# Payroll giving donations up by 22% in last tax year

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/10/07/payroll-giving-donations-22-last-tax-year/
- Published: 2008-10-07T12:08:09+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Donations received through Payroll Giving schemes increased by 22.5% in the last
tax year, totalling a £109 million, according to the Association of Payroll Giving
Organisations.

The number of employees participating in Payroll Giving schemes also increased by
11.5% to over 700,000. Many employers also chose to match their employees’ contributions
last year which amounted to an additional £13 million for charities.

Currently 13,000 charities in the UK benefit from Payroll Giving.

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Jane Banks, Payroll Giving Manager at the British Heart Foundation, said: “this 
gem of fundraising is proving to be a real diamond in an economic downturn. The 
British Heart Foundation is enjoying a continued steady incremental growth in Payroll
Giving, allowing us to continue our pioneering heart research and patient care.”

Sophie Pritchard, chair of the [Association of Payroll Giving Organisations](http://www.apgo.org.uk),
said: “the unique benefits of Payroll Giving have not yet been fully realised with
the scheme currently accountable for just 1% of all charitable donations. However,
these new figures show just what a strong and reliable fundraising tool Payroll 
Giving is and we hope this will prompt more employers, employees and charities to
get involved”.

Currently 44% of employees work for organisations with a Payroll Giving scheme and
around 6% of these employees participate through this mechanism.

The Institute of Fundraising conducted a [review of Payroll Giving](http://www.payrollgivingcentre.org.uk/attachments/Payroll%20Giving%20Review.pdf)
which was published in June 2008. The report revealed that there are approximately
24 million employees paid through PAYE in the UK. Of these, 10.5 million (44%) are
employed by organisations with Payroll Giving schemes in place. In 2006/07, of these
10.5 million employees about 6% gave through Payroll Giving.

www.payrollgivingcentre.org.uk/facts%20figures.htm

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