For nonprofits
Partner with us and turn donated cars into funding.
Your supporters donate a vehicle in your name. We handle towing, title and resale, then send you half the net proceeds. It costs you nothing and carries no risk.
Why join
Risk-free, hassle-free, and genuinely passive.
There is no fee to join, no minimum volume, and nothing to administer on your side. When a supporter donates a vehicle in your name, the work is ours and the proceeds are shared.
50% of net sale proceeds
Half of what the vehicle sells for, net, is sent to you once the sale completes. No cap, no tiering, no minimum number of vehicles.
Each vehicle assessed individually
We evaluate every donation for the best resale route rather than sending it straight to auction, because a higher sale price means a bigger cheque for you.
A marketing welcome kit
You get materials to tell your supporters the option exists — the part most partners underestimate, and the one that actually drives donations.
Nothing to lose
The program absorbs administrative costs and any losses on a vehicle sale. If a car sells for less than it cost to process, that is our problem, not yours.
Most partners are enrolled within a couple of weeks. There is no fee and no commitment beyond a short MOU.
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Every dollar. More impact. More good.
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Why we can send you more than the others.
National vehicle donation programs are usually for-profit processors. Marketing, call centres and salaries come out of the sale before the charity sees anything. Cars 2nd Chance has no paid staff at all.
- No paid staff and no hidden costs, so the benefit stays in the community
- No markups taken anywhere in the process
- The program absorbs administrative costs and losses on vehicle sales
- Vehicles are refurbished and sold retail wherever that earns more
- A small team means donors get a personal experience, not a ticket number
- Built on 35 years of combined industry experience
Simple to partner
Four steps from hello to enrolled.
- 1
Get in touch
Call us or send the partner form. A person reads it — there is no queue and no sales team.
- 2
We verify status
We confirm your 501(c)(3) standing and may follow up with a question or two about your organization.
- 3
Sign the MOU
We send a short Memorandum of Understanding setting out what each side is responsible for. No exclusivity, no term lock-in.
- 4
You are enrolled
Once the signed MOU is back, you are added to the donor form and the partner list, and we send your onboarding tools.
Timing depends almost entirely on how quickly the signed MOU comes back.
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Partner with us today.
By partnering with 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, we exponentially extend the impact of the Cars 2nd Chance program. It takes about two minutes.
Partner impact
This is what your share pays for.
Every vehicle that sells sends money to a partner nonprofit doing real work in its own community. These are some of them.
Before you apply
Partner questions.
What does it cost to join?
Nothing. There is no fee, no minimum number of vehicles, and no exclusivity requirement. You can partner with us and still run other fundraising however you like.
When do we get paid?
Half of the net sale proceeds are sent to you after the vehicle sells. Sale and paperwork usually take six to twelve weeks end to end, depending on the vehicle and how it is sold.
Do we have to promote it?
You do not have to, but partners who tell their supporters the option exists receive far more vehicles than those who do not. That is what the marketing welcome kit is for.
What if a supporter names us before we have joined?
They can name you on the donation form anyway. We will contact your organization about joining so the donation can be directed to you.
Who handles the title and the towing?
We do, entirely. Your organization has no role in intake, paperwork, towing or resale — the only thing you receive is the cheque and the donor’s goodwill.
Want to talk it through first?
Partnership questions are usually faster on the phone than by form, especially if your situation is unusual.
Simple to partner. Powerful in impact.
Join the 138 nonprofits already receiving half the proceeds of vehicles donated in their name.
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