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Donating our timeshare (by Lance C.):

patw170 wrote:

My husband and I donated our Maui timeshare to Donate For A Cause (DFAC) in 2010. The deed was transferred out of our name, we no longer received a Maintenance fee from the resort. I know that there were a few persons who were skeptical about this organization, but we did thorough analysis on DFAC before committing to it. I checked with IRS, as well as to several of the charitable organizations they work with (Cancer Association, Kidney Assoc, Heart Assoc, etc). Yes we paid a fee upfront but not until after I did my homework and felt comfortable that the organization was legit. As with any company, do YOUR homework first; don't take my or anyone's word for it. Hope things work out well for you.

Well, that's good that it worked out for you. I'm assuming that DFAC charged you thousands of dollars to do this. while this is one option to dump an unwanted timeshare, it's avery expensive one.

There are cheaper ways to do it if you're willing to put a little time and effort into it.

They probably accepted your Maui timeshare because Maui ones can usually be easily resold for a few bucks. There are a number of timeshares out there that charities won't accept because of the difficulty getting rid of them.