Donate Your Airplane to Help Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Start the multi-step aircraft donation form on this site. Share basic aircraft details, condition, location, and documentation status. Airplane Donations reviews each submission and follows up to discuss next steps.

In many cases, yes. Non-flying aircraft are reviewed individually. The donation may rely on ground transport rather than ferry flight and depends on documentation and logistics.

Damaged airframes and salvage aircraft can be reviewed for donation. Acceptance depends on condition, title, location, and logistics.

Unfinished homebuilts, partial restorations, and stalled builds may be reviewed for donation. Documentation, ownership, and parts inventory affect the review.

Yes — Airplane Donations works with families and estate executors handling an inherited aircraft. Title, ownership, and estate authority are part of the review.

Aircraft donations may qualify for a tax deduction depending on IRS rules and the donor's tax situation. Airplane Donations does not provide tax advice. Please consult a qualified tax advisor.

No. A tax deduction is not guaranteed. It depends on IRS rules, the aircraft's value, the donor's tax situation, and any required documentation such as an independent appraisal and IRS forms.

Many aircraft donations involve an independent appraisal, especially when the donor plans to claim a deduction above IRS thresholds. Airplane Donations does not appraise aircraft.

Aircraft donations frequently involve IRS documentation such as Form 8283 (Noncash Charitable Contributions). The specific requirements depend on aircraft value and the donor's tax situation. Consult a tax advisor.

Logbooks are helpful and often important for valuation and documentation, but missing or incomplete logs do not automatically prevent a donation review.

Clear ownership is part of any aircraft donation. Title and FAA registration are reviewed. Estate situations or unclear chain-of-ownership are handled case by case.

Pickup is reviewed individually. It depends on aircraft location, condition, documentation, hangar access, and logistics. Pickup is not automatic and not guaranteed.

Airplane Donations is based in Chesapeake, VA and reviews aircraft donation pickup within a reasonable range that includes Hampton Roads, Virginia, and neighboring areas. Distance, logistics, and aircraft condition affect feasibility.

Yes — Virginia is in our primary review area. Pickup feasibility still depends on aircraft condition, hangar access, and documentation.

Aircraft along the Virginia–North Carolina border, in the Outer Banks region, and elsewhere in NC are reviewed individually.

Donation proceeds are intended to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Airplane Donations is an independent program. Formal affiliation, licensing, or trademark use should be confirmed in writing before being represented publicly.

Airplane Donations does not claim formal affiliation with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The St. Jude name is used here only to describe the intended charitable beneficiary unless and until a formal relationship is confirmed.

Aircraft parts, avionics, instruments, control surfaces, and other aviation components can be reviewed for donation.

Aircraft engines and powerplants — Lycoming, Continental, and others — may be reviewed for donation.

Cessna donations — 150, 152, 172, 182, 206, and other models — are reviewed individually based on condition, documentation, and logistics.

Piper donations — Cherokee, Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Saratoga, and others — are reviewed individually.

Experimental, amateur-built, and homebuilt aircraft can be reviewed for donation. Documentation and registration status are part of that review.

Aircraft with expired annual inspections can be reviewed for donation. They may rely on ground transport rather than ferry flight.

Airplane Donations reviews the form, follows up to confirm details about the aircraft and its location, and discusses next steps for documentation and possible pickup.

Timelines depend on aircraft condition, documentation, ownership, and pickup logistics. Simple cases may move quickly; estate or damaged-aircraft cases often take longer.

Hangared aircraft are common in our review. Hangar access, ground egress, and any storage liens are part of the pickup discussion.

Estate aircraft are handled with care. Title, executor authority, and probate status are part of the review.

Yes — executors, probate attorneys, and family members can request an aircraft donation review.

Yes. Many aircraft owners choose donation over a private sale because it can offer a charitable outcome and may simplify the transition. A donation does not replace tax advice; consult a qualified tax advisor.

Airplane Donations is based in Chesapeake, VA and reviews aircraft donations across Hampton Roads, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Washington, DC, and the broader Delmarva region. Other areas may be reviewed individually.

Airplane Donations is based at 5172 US-460, Chesapeake, VA 23321.

Yes. The multi-step aircraft donation form on this site is the fastest way to start an airplane donation review.