10 Pontiac donations, 10 caring causes

As we wrap up our month-end accounting (our first one of 2026!), Pontiac donations are making their giving mark for Western Canadian charities.

It’s been a unique first month of the year for Pontiac donations. Typically we see makes and models spread across the country. From PEI to Vancouver Island, all kinds of makes and models roll in. What’s unique about the Vibes, Montanas, and Sunfires this month? They are all BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba donations!

Another unique outcome? Each donor selected a different charity of choice! Often we’ll see multiple donations for some of the country’s more well known national charities. Not this month.

Here’s how it all breaks down…

Check out these interesting stats…

Three Pontiac Vibes were donated this month — two from Alberta, and one from BC. Their receiving charities: Medicine Hat SPCA, the Alberta Cancer Foundation, and the Knowledge Network Corporation.

One G5 and two G6 donations rumbled in. The donors’ chosen charities: ALIES & the Back Porch, Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, and the Linden Benevolent Society for Seniors.

Up next, a triple run of Montana donations! Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Vancouver Island, Centre Flavie Laurent, and the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre will receive their respective gifts in the next few days.

Charities all set for a winter boost

There’s nothing to clear the winter blah’s like a zot of funds to keep doing the work you love! Any charity in Canada can receive a vehicle donation through Donate a Car Canada. These Pontiac donations add up to hundreds of precious donation dollars for their receiving charities.

Charities do not pay any fees to be part of our program. Between ourselves and CanadaHelps, all aspects of the vehicle donation process are managed on each charity’s behalf. This is important because managing this as an individual charity could be cost prohibitive and unwieldy. We’re here to take care of everything from paperwork to free tows so that your charity of choice can simply keep doing the compassionate things they do best!

From Pontiac to Plymouth, every car counts

Your unused and unwanted vehicle will make a big difference for the charity you love. Donating is simple and quick. First, fill in our online donation form (this takes just a few minutes). Then, wait for your phone to ring (it’s the transport agent calling to arrange your free pick up). Finally, watch your inbox. Your tax receipt will arrive via email just as soon as we have payment from the agent and have disbursed your gift to your chosen charity.

If you’d like to talk to a real person (we’re actual funny, capable, humans!), we’re just a call away: 1-877-250-4904 will get one of us on the phone. We love providing exceptional donor support and we welcome your call.

However you go about it, we are at-the-ready to work alongside you on behalf of the charity you care about!

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Saskatchewan company, K+S Potash Canada, puts people first

We first “met” K+S Potash in September of 2023. They arrived on the site with a single F-150 and a question: Would it be possible to donate several decomissioned company vehicles from their Bethune, Saskatchewan location? Eighteen (18!) trucks later and we can heartily say, Yes! It most certainly is possible.

The company asked themselves,

“What does it mean to be a good neighbour?”

And they came up with a robust answer: Being a good neighbor means considering others. 

They strive to be respectful, aware, and approachable. They aim to do the right thing, and to always keep in mind the full lifecycle of our projects. Being a good neighbour is a vital part of they are, helping them operate in Saskatchewan for years to come. 

They demonstrate their commitment to being a good neighbour through community involvement and environmental care. Building and maintaining meaningful relationships with local Indigenous Peoples and communities in the regions were K+S Potash Canada operates is key to this commitment, too.

Building Youth in Saskatchewan and British Columbia

You’ll want to visit the K+S Potash Canada Face Book page! But before you do, we just want to circle back to this company’s vehicle donation generosity.

After our first encounter with K+S and their Ford F-150 in September of 2023, the rolled into our program in a big way just two months later. That November they donated eight (8!) more trucks. One of the perks of vehicle donation here is that you can choose ANY Canadian charity to receive your gift. This company’s charity-of-choice? Diabetes Canada!

Flip the calendar forward to just a few weeks ago: In early October 2024 we received another ten (yes…10!) truck donations…for the same charity!

But back to youth in Saskatchewan and BC. If you visit the company’s Face Book page you’ll see that this kind of giving is nothing new for them. They have their own initiative called Youth+Us with an aim to “build a healthier happier future” for youth. They are committed to empowering the young people in our communities and create lasting, meaningful change. 

As of 2025, K+S Potash isn’t done giving yet!

We shouldn’t have been surprised, then, when this money-where-their-heart-is company rolled back on in with another multi-vehicle donation! Creating their own Christmas miracle, they started with a Dodge Ram. And ended with a Dodge Ram. And, just for good measure, included three more Dodge Rams in between. That’s right! They donated another five 5 company trucks.

Their chosen charity for 2025? The Moose Jaw and District Food Bank.

Inspired to extend a little neighbourly generosity of your own?

K+S Potash Canada is one company that has their community foot forward in Saskatchewan and BC. If you as an individual, or as a company representative, are inspired to follow their example, there are so many creative ways to do so!

For our part, we are at the ready to support you in vehicle donation. If you are donating more than one vehicle at a time you can even choose different charities for each one. The process is kept simple and quick. The tow (or tows) is/are always free. Furthermore, you, or your company, will receive a tax receipt issued to the registered vehicle owner.

How much is that tax receipt?

Donate A Car Canada has three possible sale procedures that maximize the donation outcome for our charities:

First, your vehicle may be selected for recycling. The donation amount for a scrap-ready vehicle is between $30.00 – $800.00. This is dependent on the area in which it is donated, and what the market will pay for the year/make/model. The amount that applies to you will always be clearly communicated and you will be given the option to cancel if you feel it does not reflect the value of your vehicle. And remember: the tow is always free!

Second, your vehicle may be considered for sale at auction, and several factors go into qualifying a vehicle for this. These include, but are not limited to, drivability, type of mechanical problems (if any), age, damage, visual appearance, and mileage.

Vehicles sold at auction are sold ‘as is’ and ‘unreserved’. They are sold to the highest bidder, as a full and final sale. Outcome at auction varies. As such, we cannot guarantee a specific sale result.

What if the vehicle isn’t quite scrap ready, but it’s running too rough for auction?

Our third option applies to vehicles that may not perform well at auction, but that are not ready for recycling. Our re-sale/recycle process will see our agent pick up your vehicle for free. Once they have it on their yard they will assess it to determine if it should be re-sold or recycled. This will be based on the current market. If they see re-sale value in your vehicle, they will advertise it to their own buyer base, selling it as-is, to the highest bidder. They will send us the net proceeds from the re-sale price. If they determine that they will not find interested buyers, they will recycle your car.

After the sale of your vehicle and our accounting process is complete, we will email stating the amount of your donation. You will then receive a tax receipt via CanadaHelps within one (1) week of the charity receiving your gift through us.

Our team of funny, friendly, efficient humans are on standy-by to work with you or your company on this! We have the experience and expertise to move things along in a hassle-free manner. And you’ll feel 100% good about it every step of the way. Not forgetting your chosen charity, of course! They will benefit most of all.

What comes next? Just fill in an online donation form, or give us a call at 1-877-250-4904. We can’t wait to work with you and your company!

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20 years in and vehicle donors are giving strong!

As with any sharing opportunity that’s touched by the global economy, our program has seen its ups and downs. When metal prices go up, so do vehicle donation dollars. When anomalous fluctuations in the used or new car markets hit, so do the outcomes we see for charities. We’ve had a pretty wild ride these first couple of decades!

The constant through it all? The unabashed kindness and generosity of Canadians.

Every hour of the business day (which, for us, starts somewhere around 8:00 am MT and winds up somewhere around 8:00 pm MT — 363 days a year!) we have the happiest of roles: we hang out with giving folks!

And when we’re not processing a vehicle donation, setting up a free tow, or supporting an estate settling process? We’re connecting with the charities that donors have chosen to give to!

Donors and their charities are the best of us all. They contribute to our overall quality of life through intentional caring. It just doesn’t get any better than that.

The math on those donation dollars

Donate a Car Canada’s first 20 years have seen donors hit some crazy dollar amounts! Here are some individual donation outcomes that will inspire your socks off:

Check out the donation outcome on 2023’s Tesla donation (Spoiler alert! It earned over $66,000.00 for the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation!).

Or read about a 2015 successful auction sale of a beautiful Mercedes that drew a donation of over$27,000.00 for Prostate Cancer Canada!

And not to be forgotten, just this summer a gorgeous vintage Model A Ford raised almost $11,000.00 for the Canadian Cancer Society.

And what about overall outcomes for certain charities? Vehicle donors have filled the coffers to the tune of…

Canadian Cancer Society: Close to $2 million!

Canadian Red Cross: Almost half a million dollars!

Diabetes Canada: Just under $1 million donation dollars and cents!

Heart & Stroke Foundation Canada: Just short of $1 million helping dollars!

These are just a few of the more recognizable charity names supported by donors. Hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds) of lesser known organizations have received thousands of dollars, too. And these numbers will continue to climb as long as givers like you choose to donate their unused, unwanted vehicles for critters, conservation, health, education, research, and community care!

Caring at every turn of the road

Canadian vehicle donors are as diverse the cars they drive. We are excited to provide each of them with exceptional, friendly, timely donor support. You’ll discover this for yourself when you donate a beloved (or despised!) car. The donation process is simple and quick. You can manage everything online (never speaking to a human soul at all). You can interact with us and your tow crew over the phone if you prefer! We’re a friendly and funny little crew. The donation process is here for you. And, as you’ve discovered already, you really will be met at every curve in the highway: from charity of choice to tow support to communications. This gig is all about you, generosity, and Canadian kindness!

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Looking to donate a car in Regina? Here’s how…

You have come to the right place if you wish to donate a car in Alberta. We have been serving Regina charities for over 15 years. Your charity of choice (Yes, you read that right: you can choose ANY charity in Canada!) will never pay a penny for this care. And for you? Well, it just doesn’t get any easier:

1. Click below, or call (1-877-250-4904)
2. Fill in the information form (this is where you’ll choose your Saskatchewan charity, too). This will take less than 10 minutes!
3. Take a call from the towing agent and hand over the car, truck, van, SUV, or motorcycle

Leave the rest to our donor support crew here at Donate a Car!

How do I select my cause?

When you fill in your vehicle information form you will easily see our drop-down list of charities. This is a very long list! In fact, we have had some donors tell us that they end up delaying their donation just so that they can take a little extra time to choose carefully.

If you would like to explore charity options before you get started, our charities page can help. Another option? Spend some time on the CanadaHelps website. Their list of Canadian charities is vast — and we are able to serve them all!

‘Need a short list to get your giving juices flowing? Here are just a handful of the beautiful works you can gift your unused/unwanted vehicle for:

ALS Society of Saskatchewan

Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan

Canadian Mental Health Association Saskatchewan

Cerebral Palsy Saskatchewan

Habitat for Humanity Saskatchewan

Provincial Association of Transition Houses of Saskatchewan (PATHS)

Regina Humane Society

Regina Palliative Care

RSAC (Regina Sexual Assault Centre)

Sofia House

Special Olympics Saskatchewan

YWCA Regina

Is it really worth it to donate a car in Regina?

Absolutely! Saskatchewan car, truck, SUV, van, and motorcycle donors raise thousands of dollars for Canadian causes each year. Your four-wheeled scrapper can make such a difference! A car in working order? Well…read on…

We may recycle your car: this results in a flat-rate donation determined by what our agent will pay for the vehicle. This can earn your charity hundreds of dollars.

Whenever we can, we have our agents re-sell donated cars. This ensures that the charity can receive a gift of thousands of dollars if the car has that kind of value.

Whatever your cause, we are here to serve.

Not quite ready to donate? Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter to get an overall feel for how we care for each other and our charities here. This is a community you want to be part of!

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