# Payroll giving is 20 years old this year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/02/06/payroll-giving-20-years-old-year/
- Published: 2007-02-06T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Payroll Giving, the tax-efficient method of giving to charity from your salary,
was introduced in 1987 in the UK. This year the Institute of Fundraising is urging
employers and employees to increase income to charities by signing up to this still
under-utilised opportunity to give.**

In the first full year of Payroll Giving (1987/1988) £1,034,695 was raised for charities.
By 2005/2006 £84,740,956 was received and distributed by the Payroll Giving Agencies
to charities from employees donating from their pre-tax pay.

The number of employees giving through Payroll Giving has increased from 60,629 
in 1987/1988 to over 600,000 in 2005/2006.

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Lindsay Boswell, Chief Executive of the Institute of Fundraising, said: “Payroll
Giving raises £84 million for charities for each year, yet only 2-3% of the population
give to charity in this way. It is therefore essential for charities to promote 
Payroll Giving in 2007as a means of maximising their income.”

CAF runs the Give As You Earn scheme and was the first agency to receive approval
when Payroll Giving was launched. More than 75% of the money being received by charities
from Payroll Giving is distributed by CAF.

To set up a Payroll Giving scheme, employers simply have to sign-up with a Payroll
Giving Agency who will transmit the donations on their behalf. Any organisation 
that signs up to Payroll Giving will receive a Quality Mark certificate that recognises
and rewards organisations for making Payroll Giving available to their staff. The
Quality Mark comprises a certificate and a logo, as well as Bronze, Silver and Gold
Awards.

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