Neighbors helping neighbors · Sun City Summerlin & Las Vegas
We will purchase your golf cart or vehicle hassle free!
SNTF pays more than the national companies do. We purchase golf carts running or not — we can repair and refurbish a golf cart. We also purchase vehicles, but only if they are running. A golf cart or vehicle liquidated to SNTF goes to a senior who needs reliable transportation of their own, to get to a part-time job and keep the independence, income, and self-worth that come with it.
IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit · Organized under Nevada NRS Chapter 82
No senior should have to choose between groceries and medicine.
The Seniors in Need of Transportation Foundation (SNTF) is dedicated to empowering seniors to gain more independence in their lives. We know how hard it can be to live on Social Security alone. Through conversations and meetings with the seniors who call us, SNTF has found that the average senior in need lives on about $1,000 or less a month. Too many face an impossible choice — put food on the table, or fill the prescription their doctor ordered — while the electric bill, the gas bill, and the rent still come due. We believe a part-time job can change that — for many seniors, part-time work is a necessity. But a job is only within reach if you can get there — reliably, on time, and on your own terms, not at the mercy of a bus schedule. That is where SNTF comes in. We purchase golf carts running or not — we can repair and refurbish a golf cart. We also purchase vehicles that are running; we don’t purchase a non-working vehicle. What we purchase is liquidated so seniors can own their own way to get to and from a part-time job independently. The extra income raises their standard of living — and restores a sense of self-worth that no check can buy. SNTF helps beyond the sale, too: we assist seniors in filling out job applications, provide references, and refer seniors to companies that are interested in hiring seniors — so an employer–employee relationship can begin.
“A vehicle of your own is what makes this mission come to life — one car, one job, one neighbor at a time. — The SNTF mission statement”
What a vehicle of your own makes possible:
- A part-time paycheck — Get to and from work on time, every shift.
- Food on the table — Groceries and essentials, without trade-offs.
- Prescriptions filled — Medication picked up on schedule — and trips to the doctor.
- Bills kept current — Electric, gas, and rent paid without falling behind.
- Independence & self-worth — Going where you need to go, when you need to go.
We purchase. We prepare. We sell.
- We purchase golf carts running or not. Vehicles, only if running — The Foundation buys golf carts running or not, because we can repair and refurbish a golf cart. The Foundation also buys vehicles, but only if they are running — we don’t purchase a non-working vehicle.
- We get them ready to sell — We prepare each golf cart or vehicle we purchase so it is ready for its next owner here in the community.
- We sell to local seniors — Seniors purchase a vehicle or golf cart from the Foundation and drive it as their own — to a part-time job, the store, and everywhere else, on their own schedule.
Have a golf cart or vehicle to pass on? The Foundation purchases golf carts running or not. It also purchases vehicles that are running.
If you have a golf cart gathering dust in the garage — or a vehicle you no longer use — pass it on to SNTF, and it can go to a fellow senior right here in our community.
- We purchase golf carts running or not — we can repair and refurbish a golf cart. We also purchase vehicles that are running. We don’t purchase a non-working vehicle.
- We handle the paperwork — you don’t have to list it or sell it yourself.
- Donations are welcome too, and tax-deductible. SNTF works to acquire donated vehicles; a donated vehicle valued at over $500 allows the donor a tax write-off, and the foundation will provide a donation letter.
- Consignments welcome — we can also sell a vehicle or golf cart on your behalf. Ask us how it works.
- Trade-ins welcome — you may also trade in a golf cart or an automobile; a vehicle trade-in must be running. Ask us how a trade-in works.
- Cash gifts help too — they help the Foundation purchase more golf carts and vehicles for seniors who need them.
Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815 to tell us about your golf cart or vehicle, and we’ll arrange the details.
Looking to purchase a vehicle or golf cart?
If you need transportation of your own — for getting to a part-time job, the store, and everywhere else — start here. When you buy from SNTF, the vehicle or golf cart is yours.
- Are a senior living in the Las Vegas area
- Are looking to buy a vehicle or golf cart of your own
- Call us about what is available now — vehicles and golf carts come and go quickly
- Looking for part-time work? We can help with that, too — see Our Mission above.
Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815 to tell us what you are looking for, and we will let you know what we have for sale.
- Reach out — Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815.
- See what’s for sale — We’ll tell you what vehicles and golf carts the Foundation currently has available for purchase and talk through prices.
- Purchase & drive your own — Complete your purchase, take the keys, and drive your own vehicle or golf cart wherever you need to go.
Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815. Email: sntfinkind@gmail.com. Location: Seniors in Need of Transportation Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Golf carts: the neighborhood way to get around.
In Sun City Summerlin, a golf cart isn’t a hobby — it’s how you get around. This is a golf-cart-friendly community: many residents use a golf cart exclusively — shopping at Smith’s through the back gate, banking, CVS, Walgreens, and the restaurants and fast-food spots right on the property. Many residents move in with two vehicles and, once retired, find that liquidating one automobile and acquiring a golf cart is the next logical step. The Foundation assists with that whole process — helping seniors liquidate an automobile or golf cart, and helping seniors who are interested in acquiring an automobile or golf cart.
- Looking to purchase a golf cart? We offer a nice selection of pre-owned golf carts at wholesale prices, with a limited warranty.
- Have a golf cart to sell or donate? See Sell or Donate above.
- Refurbished, cleaned up, and improved — every golf cart the Foundation takes in is refurbished, cleaned up, and improved before it is offered for sale.
- New service: lithium battery conversions — upgrade your existing golf cart’s old batteries to a new lithium battery. The new battery is maintenance-free.
- Golf cart in the way? We’ll remove it — the Foundation will remove your dusty golf cart, gas or electric, running or not. Reduce stress, declutter, tidy up, and make room in your garage.
- A safe, friendly place to deal — the Foundation creates a safe and friendly environment to purchase or liquidate a golf cart, neighbor to neighbor, right here on the property.
- Nevada neighbors only — we keep our golf carts and our help close to home.
Run by a neighbor, for neighbors.
The Seniors in Need of Transportation Foundation is based right here in Sun City Summerlin. SNTF was founded on a simple observation: in this community, some seniors have a vehicle or golf cart they no longer need, and others need one to keep working and living independently — and the Foundation helps neighbors on both sides of that exchange. Every sale happens person to person, right here at home. When you call SNTF, you talk to a real person. No call center, no runaround — just a neighbor who knows the community and its golf carts and cars inside out. We at SNTF are service-oriented: we answer the phone or call you right back, and we strive for benevolence, courtesy, and kindness to our seniors.
As seen on The Morning Blend
On November 27, 2016, Charles ‘Doc’ Carr sat down with host JJ Snyder on Las Vegas’s morning show, The Morning Blend, to talk about the Foundation’s work. Doc shared how SNTF helps Sun City Summerlin seniors stay independent — owning reliable transportation of their own, getting to a part-time job, and getting around the neighborhood. It remains one of the Foundation’s favorite moments: the mission, explained on morning television for the whole community to hear.
Give a few hours. Gain a neighborhood.
SNTF runs on volunteers — and 90% of our volunteers are Sun City Summerlin residents, neighbors helping neighbors right here at home. It is one of the most enjoyable ways to stay active in the community.
- Better health — Volunteering improves physical and mental health.
- A sense of purpose — Your hours put a fellow senior behind the wheel of their own vehicle or golf cart.
- Valuable skills — Volunteering teaches new skills and puts old ones to good use.
- Relationships — It nurtures new and existing relationships.
We need more volunteers! Meet a few of the volunteers pictured here. If you have a few hours to give, call us at 702-439-7815 and join them.
Neighbors, in their own words
[Testimonials to be added here only when quotes are supplied — none invented for this draft.]
Questions, answered plainly
Are donations tax-deductible?
Yes. Donations are tax-deductible; details including donated vehicles valued at over $500 and the donation letter are in Sell or Donate above.
Does a golf cart or vehicle have to be running?
A golf cart does not have to be running — running or not is fine, because the Foundation can repair and refurbish a golf cart. A vehicle does have to be running: the Foundation purchases vehicles, but it does not purchase a non-working vehicle.
How do I purchase a vehicle or golf cart?
Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815 to tell us what you are looking for. Golf cart pricing and warranty are in Golf Carts.
How do I sell or donate a golf cart or vehicle?
Just call and speak to a real person at 702-439-7815 to tell us about your golf cart or vehicle — year, make, model, and whether it runs. A golf cart may run or not; a vehicle must be running.
What is the difference between liquidating, donating, and consigning?
Liquidating to the Foundation means we purchase it from you; a donation gives it to the Foundation outright; and with a consignment, we liquidate it on your behalf. Just call 702-439-7815 to talk through which option fits you best.
Where is SNTF based, and who do you help?
We’re rooted in Sun City Summerlin, Las Vegas — and we keep our help to Nevada neighbors.
How else can I help?
Cash gifts help the Foundation purchase more golf carts and vehicles, you can volunteer, or you can spread the word to neighbors with a spare car or golf cart. Just call 702-439-7815 to get involved.
Talk to a real person
Whether you have a golf cart or a running vehicle to liquidate, you’re looking to purchase a vehicle or golf cart, or you just have a question — just call and speak to a real person: 702-439-7815.
- Call or Text: 702-439-7815
- Email: sntfinkind@gmail.com
- Location: Seniors in Need of Transportation Foundation, Las Vegas, Nevada
- seniorsautodonation.org
Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
