If you’re ready to donate your car today in Alaska, you can start in the next two minutes. Alaska Wheels Forward, benefiting Heritage for the Blind, can usually pick up your vehicle the same day in major areas like Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau when you call before noon on a weekday. Outside the big hubs—from Wasilla and Palmer to Kenai, Soldotna, and the Mat-Su—pickup is typically the next business day, weather and access permitting. Either way, you can lock in your donation date today.
Here’s how it works across Alaska: start by calling our live donation coordinators Monday through Saturday, or open our quick online form. In about two minutes we confirm your vehicle’s year, make, model, condition, and exact location—whether it’s in Midtown Anchorage, Eagle River, the Hillside, North Pole, Ketchikan, or a rural driveway off the Parks or Glenn Highway. We then schedule your free tow or flatbed pickup, even if the car won’t start or is missing a title in some cases. After your vehicle sells, you receive a written tax receipt, typically within 30 days, that meets IRS Form 1098‑C requirements for donations over $500.
Your complete donation timeline
Start your donation in 2 minutes
2 minutesCall Alaska Wheels Forward or open our secure online form. In just a couple of minutes, share your car’s year, make, model, condition, and exact Alaska location—from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Kenai, Palmer, or Juneau—so we can schedule pickup right away.
Confirm details with a live coordinator
5-10 minutesA live coordinator (Monday–Saturday) reviews your car’s condition, checks access for a tow or flatbed, and confirms your preferred pickup window. For weekday calls made before noon in most Alaska metro areas, we aim for same‑day pickup; otherwise, we schedule for the next business day.
Free tow or flatbed pickup at your location
15-30 minutes at pickupOur local towing partner comes to your driveway, workplace, or storage lot—whether that’s in Midtown Anchorage, Eagle River, Chena Ridge, or along the Kenai. Your car does not need to run. The driver handles the loading and basic paperwork at no cost to you.
Your driveway is clear and your gift is on its way
Same day as pickupOnce the vehicle is on the truck, your donation is considered complete. The tow truck provides a pickup document for your records. You can remove insurance and make space in your driveway, garage, or lot that same day in most Alaska locations.
Vehicle sale and IRS-ready tax receipt
Within 30 daysAlaska Wheels Forward, benefiting Heritage for the Blind, arranges the sale of your vehicle. Within about 30 days of pickup, you receive a written tax receipt by mail or email that satisfies IRS Form 1098‑C requirements for donations valued over $500.
Why the process is genuinely fast
2-minute start from anywhere in Alaska
Whether you’re in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, or a smaller community, you can launch your donation with a quick call or our online form in about two minutes. That’s all it takes to lock in today’s donation date.
Same-day or next-business-day pickup
Weekday calls before noon in most metro areas, like Anchorage, Fairbanks, and the Mat‑Su, can often be picked up the same day. Otherwise, we set the next available business day, typically within 24–48 hours, weather and road conditions allowing.
Monday–Saturday live dispatch
Our coordinators are available Monday through Saturday to schedule and dispatch tows across Alaska. You’re not waiting days for a callback—we confirm timing and pickup windows with you in real time while you’re on the phone.
Non-running and damaged cars welcome
Your vehicle does not need to start or move under its own power. We send a tow or flatbed at no cost, even if the car is wrecked, has a dead battery, or has been sitting all winter in your driveway in Spenard or North Pole.
No inspection or repairs needed
You don’t have to fix anything or schedule an inspection before donating. We accept as‑is vehicles, saving you time and hassle and allowing you to complete your donation today instead of waiting on a mechanic.