Additional Reading Car Donation- Checking up on the Charity Donating my Car - Tax deduction information Donate a Car - Fair market value Donate your Car - Responsibilities as a car donor Animal Charities Purple Heart Car Donations - Helping veterans and their families. A Leg Up Animal Rescue - Helping animals find owners. Community Concern for Cats - Addresses the problem of cat overpopulation Feral Cat Foundation - Volunteer group that works to reduce the suffering of feral cats and kittens. Friends of Animal Services works close with the Antioch animal shelter. It has begun a campaign of educating the local community regarding the need to spay and neuter pets. HALO (Homeless Animals Lifeline Organization) works with the Antioch animal shelter and saves cats and dogs HARP (Homeless Animals Response Program) is an organization that operates with volunteers for the welfare of all animals. Hayflakes Sanctuary is an organization from Danvile that provides animal rescue, placement and shelter. Home at Last Animal Rescue has a strong vision about pet rescuing, promoting a ‘no-kill’ movement. House Rabbit Society  is a foundation where people can find out more on rabbit grooming and conduct. Humane Society of Sonoma County delivers quality services and a secure shelter for companion pets. Lindsay Wildlife Museum was founded in 1955. Ever since, the museum contains one of the most important wildlife rehabilitation hospitals in the US. Northern California Sled Dog Rescue (NorSled) is a non-profit organization founded by volunteers that has an important mission for all unwanted and abandoned dogs. Rocket Dog Rescue was founded by a number of volunteers who wanted to save abandoned and stray dogs from over crowded animal shelters. Historical Charities Aircraft Carrier Hornet Foundation holds the famous aircraft carrier USS Hornet. Homeless Charities Fresh Start Walnut Creek organization! It provides the ones in need several support services Music Charities California Symphony is one of the best choices in Walnut Creek Religious Charities Episcopal Charities is located in Oakland and it has as a main goal providing funds for a large number of Episcopal churches and dioceses in Northern California. Jewish Community Center of the East Bay is a religious organization located in Berkeley.

Children / Youth Charities Challenge Day is one of the best programs that were created to block the violence and the alienation that many youths deal with each and every day. Deer Hill Ranch is a working farm located in Lafayette. All children are invited to experience life in the outdoors Habitot Children's Museum is located in Berkeley and it has a deep educational mission. Lafayette Community Center Foundation is totally committed to the rehabilitation and extension of the Lafayette Community Center. Ravenswood Youth Athletic Association  is a sports association whose vision is to strengthen the character and the bodies of youths through various sports activities. East Bay Innovations is a company that has a major role in providing customized support for persons with developmental disabilities. Education Charities Building with Books – Institution that supports people of developing countries to enhance their self-confidence through the positive action of education. Emeritus College of DVC - Diablo Valley College's Emeritus College supports people who want to educate themselves and enrich their personal knowledge. Elderly/ Low Income Charities Friends House, located in Santa Rosa, focuses on providing better living conditions and health related services for senior people. The Trinity Housing Foundation has established three main goals back in 1996, when it was founded: to maintain and ensure convenient housing Environment Charities Save Mount Diablo is a foundation who wants to preserve the beauty and the integrity of the Mount Diablo’s area. Health / Wellness Charities Sacred Dying Foundation is a place where all the society’s misconceptions and limited beliefs about the death experience St. Luke’s Hospital Junior Auxiliary is a foundation that collects funds for St. Luke’s Health Care Center in SF. Wellness Community is always close to cancer patients and their families in order to relieve some of the suffering that this terrible disease causes. Movement Groups Agape Foundation is the best way to start making a difference, as the foundation sponsors numerous institutions that promote non-violent changes. Western States Legal Foundation observes and examines the course of several US nuclear weapons programs