Donate Car St Paul, MN

Turn an Unused Vehicle Into a Life-Changing Opportunity

If you're ready to donate car, truck, SUV, or another personal vehicle near St. Paul, MN, Newgate School gives that donation a purpose that goes far beyond a simple transaction. Your vehicle becomes a hands-on training tool, a funding source for tuition-free automotive programs, and sometimes a reliable car for a working mother who qualifies for our Wheels for Women program. One car. Real change. 

• Donated vehicles go straight into our shop, where students use them for hands-on training under the guidance of master-level instructors.
• We handle all the title paperwork on-site and offer towing for vehicles that can't be driven in, keeping the process simple from start to finish.
• As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, every donation to Newgate School is tax-deductible, and every dollar goes back into funding free training for our students.

At Newgate School in Minneapolis, we've kept our programs running for decades without tuition, fees, or government funding. Donated vehicles are what make everything possible. When you donate car, truck, or SUV models to Newgate, it doesn't end up in a junkyard. It gets put to work in the shop, where it helps a young adult build the skills for a career that can genuinely change the direction of their life.

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Simple Donation Process

Getting started is easy. You contact us, we schedule a time that works for you, and our staff handles the title transfer right here at the school. We're licensed by the Minnesota Department of Driver and Vehicle Services to process titles on-site, so you won't need to make a separate stop at the DMV. We also handle the paperwork that protects you from future liability, making it easier than ever to hand over the keys with peace of mind.

If your car doesn't run, that's not a problem. Towing is available in the Minneapolis metro area for vehicles that can't be driven. A blown engine, serious rust, or years sitting in a driveway? Those are exactly the kinds of challenges our students are trained to take on. When you're ready to get started, visit newgateschool.org to connect with our team.

Where Your Donation Goes

Every donated vehicle that arrives at Newgate School gets put to use right away. Most go directly into our training programs, where students spend weeks working on them, learning to diagnose problems, make repairs, and bring a vehicle back to working condition. When that work is done and the cars are sold, the proceeds go straight back into funding the school, covering tools, equipment, instructor salaries, and program costs.

Select donated vehicles in better condition are refurbished and awarded at no cost to qualifying women through our Wheels for Women program. To date, we've provided nearly two million dollars' worth of vehicles to working single mothers in the Twin Cities who need reliable transportation but couldn't otherwise afford it. Your contribution could be the reason a single mom gets to work, keeps her kids in school, and builds something better for her family. If you'd like to learn more before donating, we're happy to walk you through how the process works.

What We Accept When You Donate Car Near St. Paul, MN

We accept a wide range of vehicles from donors throughout the Twin Cities. Whether your car has mechanical problems, body damage, or both, we can put it to use in the shop. Here's a closer look at the types of donations we accept and how each one helps.

Not sure whether your specific vehicle qualifies? Just reach out. We'd rather answer a quick question than have a good donation go somewhere else.

Building Real Careers, One Car at a Time

The students who come to Newgate aren't looking for a traditional classroom experience. Many struggled in conventional school settings, couldn't afford post-secondary training, or simply needed a different kind of opportunity. Our approach works for them in ways that lecture-based programs often don't. With no tuition, no loans, and training that happens entirely in the shop, students can focus on the work itself without financial pressure hanging over them.

By the time a student graduates, they've worked on dozens of real vehicles, earned a certificate of completion, and received a full set of tools to take into the field. Our job placement rate consistently runs between 95 and 100 percent, and graduates are in demand at shops and dealerships throughout the Twin Cities. Many go on to long, rewarding careers in automotive work. That outcome starts when someone decides to donate car, truck, or SUV models.