Please Make a Donation to the PVGP Charities
Since our founding in 1983, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association’s mission has remained the same: to produce a world-class vintage racing event to raise funds to support individuals with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities. Last year we raised $275,000, bringing our 41-year donation to more than $6.7 million for Autism-Pittsburgh and Merakey Allegheny Valley School.
Starting in 2005 the PVGP selected an ambassador from each of our charities. The PVGP Ambassador Program was such a success that after 10 years we added more ambassadors. Each person represents the impact that our event and charities have on our community. Thousands of lives have been dramatically improved through the educational and residential programs that the Autism Pittsburgh and Merakey AVS provide. Our ambassadors help to put a face on the charities and let the public see that their donations and efforts have a real and lasting effect.
If you want to donate, below are several ways to make your charitable dollars go even further!
Make a Direct Donation
You can help add to the total today…make a tax-deductible contribution directly to the PVGP online by clicking the blue box or by writing a check to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association and mailing to:
Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
1000 Gamma Drive, Suite 106
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Legacy Giving
Earlier this year, the late Robert MacDowell’s estate made a $22,000 bequest to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix from Robert’s award-winning 1968 Droptop Woodie Mercury Park Lane Convertible sale proceeds. It was his favorite car among the dozens of Fords he owned. He kept this Mercury for so long because he enjoyed seeing people’s reactions when they looked at it since most of them had never seen a convertible from this era with wood-grain side panels before. He was an Edsel parts man in 1957, learned auto mechanics and bodywork, went for Ford training, and became a certified Ford mechanic in 1960.
Please get in touch with the PVGP for more details
Donate Your Used Car, Truck, RV or Boat to the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix and Help Fuel our Charities!
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In partnership with Vehicles For Charity, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix accepts pre-owned vehicles that will be auctioned to raise money for our charities. Fast, free pick-up, friendly service and better than a low trade-in or high repairs. You will also get a tax benefit while helping those less fortunate. Save yourself the work and aggravation of selling your vehicle on your own. Over the past 15 years dozens of PVGP fans have donated cars, ranging from $250 to $10,000 each. Every dollar is important to our charities.
Vehicles For Charity makes the whole process easy. They will pick up the vehicle and take it to the auction for sale. No problem if the car is not running – it will be loaded onto a flatbed truck.
- Give us a call at 412 559-3500 or complete the short online form
- Pick-up is arranged – all you need to do is have the keys and sign the vehicle title
- The vehicle is sold and the PVGP receives the funds
- You will be sent a letter that will allow you to deduct the full sale price on your taxes
- Everybody wins!
Give Through United Way
Does your company participate in United Way campaigns? Would you like your contributions to stay right here in Pittsburgh and help us help others? We’ve got great news! The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is enrolled as a Contributor Choice Agency of the United Way. That means that the dollars you give to the United Way can be steered to the Grand Prix! Simply select Agency ID #1308229 when you contribute to the United Way at home or at work, and your United Way contributions will help our charities.
Sport a PVGP License Plate – Vanity Plates Now Available!
Show your pride with your very own PVGP license plate! What could be more appropriate for anyone who reveres the glory days of the automobile – especially all of us who identify with the nation’s premier vintage racing event – than a Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix vanity plate. Replace that old, nondescript standard PA plate with this fully legal PVGP license plate and show your Grand Prix pride! The PVGP license plate is the brainchild of the Grand Prix’s own Scott Rupert, who worked with PennDOT to make this happen. It’s going to turn into a significant fundraiser over time, as well as a year-round awareness builder for our event. The plate must be ordered directly from the PVGP, and the price is only $75 to receive an assigned 4 digit number. You can also create your own vanity plate with the PVGP logo for $200. Both options are available on the form below. Allow 8-10 weeks, please. PVGP License Plate Form-PDF
Shop at AmazonSmile
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the PVGP every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at Amazon Smile you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will make a donation to the PVGP charities.
To shop at AmazonSmile simply click here and you will automatically be linked through the PVGP portal and your donations will start rolling in!
The Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association is a Federally certified 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. A copy of the official nonprofit registration and financial information of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Association may be obtained by calling 800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.