Yes—if your vehicle is physically picked up on or before December 31 anywhere in the DFW Metroplex, the IRS treats that pickup date as your donation date for this tax year. With Drive Change, you can start in about two minutes, get a call back within 1–2 business hours, and in most Fort Worth areas have a licensed tow truck at your door the same day or next business day. You sign the title at pickup, the tow is completely free, and Heritage for the Blind mails your IRS‑ready acknowledgment after the vehicle is sold.
Drive Change partners locally with Heritage for the Blind, a 501(c)(3) helping people who are blind or visually impaired. We pick up vehicles all over Fort Worth and the DFW Metroplex—Downtown, West 7th, TCU/Westcliff, Arlington Heights, Benbrook, North Richland Hills, Keller, Arlington, Irving, Grand Prairie, and more. Your car doesn’t need to run, pass inspection, or have current registration. If you’re ready to donate, this page gives you the fastest path: start the short form or call now, lock in a December 31 pickup, and secure your deduction while doing something meaningful close to home.
Your year-end donation timeline
Start your donation in about 2 minutes
2 minutesSubmit the quick online form with your contact info, vehicle details, and Fort Worth pickup address, or call Drive Change’s partner, Heritage for the Blind. No need to hunt for paperwork right now—basic info is enough to get you in the pickup queue for December 31.
Get a confirmation call and schedule pickup
Within 1–2 business hoursA donation coordinator calls you back (weekdays) to confirm your details, answer tax‑timing questions, and lock in your free pickup date and time. In most Fort Worth and DFW Metroplex locations, you can choose same‑day or next‑business‑day towing, including right up to December 31 if slots are open.
Free tow truck arrives at your Fort Worth address
Same day or next business day in most areasA licensed tow truck comes to the address you provide—home, office, or repair shop—in Fort Worth or surrounding cities. Your vehicle can be non‑running, wrecked, or missing inspection; the tow is still completely free to you. You do not need to be there if paperwork is pre‑arranged.
Sign the title and complete the donation
About 5–10 minutes at pickupAt pickup, you sign the title over to Heritage for the Blind. The driver can guide you where to sign under Texas title rules. Once the vehicle is hooked and the title is signed, your donation is complete. The physical pickup date is what the IRS uses as your donation date.
Vehicle sale and mailed tax receipt
Within 30 days of saleYour vehicle is transported, processed, and sold. Heritage for the Blind then mails you IRS‑required documentation—Form 1098‑C or an equivalent written acknowledgment—within 30 days of the sale, stating the gross sale price for your potential deduction if you itemize.
Year-end tax deduction facts
December 31 is the key IRS deadline
For vehicle donations, the IRS uses the date your car is transferred—your physical pickup date—as the donation date. If your car is picked up on or before December 31, it counts toward this tax year’s charitable contributions.
1098-C documents your car donation
When Heritage for the Blind sells your vehicle, they send you IRS Form 1098‑C or a written acknowledgment. This shows the vehicle details and gross sale price, and is what you use to substantiate your deduction with your tax return.
Deduction generally equals the sale price
In most cases, if you itemize deductions, your allowable charitable deduction for a car donation is the amount Heritage for the Blind receives when the vehicle is sold, not a price guide estimate. The 1098‑C provides this sale price for your records.
You claim the donation on Schedule A
Car donations are treated as charitable contributions. If you itemize, you report the value of your vehicle donation on Schedule A of your federal tax return, using the amount from your 1098‑C and keeping the acknowledgment with your records.
30-day receipt rule after the sale
By IRS rules, Heritage for the Blind sends your 1098‑C or acknowledgment within 30 days of selling your vehicle. Even if the sale happens in the new year, your donation date—and deduction year—are tied to the actual pickup date in Fort Worth.