July 22, 2004

Charities Say Congressional Plans Could Put the Brakes on Car Donations

By Lauren Kafka

Washington

Nonprofit groups that benefit from car-donation programs are scrambling to preserve what has become a small but steady source of income while responding to Congressional concern that donors are claiming inflated deductions and that charities are getting too little financial benefit.

Legislation to change how donors claim deductions for cars, as well as boats and airplanes, donated to charity has been passed by both the Senate and the

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