# Pennies from Heaven raises its 250 millionth penny for charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/09/pennies-heaven-raises-its-250-millionth-penny-charity/
- Published: 2013-10-09T13:44:47+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Pennies from Heaven, the workplace microdonation scheme, has now raised 250 million
pennies for charity since it began in 1999.**

Once employees have signed up to the system, it works by rounding down the monthly
salary and taking the remaining pennies as a charitable donation. If someone earned
£850.23 a month, they would receive £850 and 23p would be donated to their selected
charity. No-one will ever donate more than 99p each month.

All donations are eligible for Gift Aid.

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[Pennies from Heaven](http://www.penniesfromheaven.co.uk/) reports that donations
via its service rose by 9% during 2011/12 and are up by 12% in the first six months
of 2013.

Warwickshire County Council’s staff have demonstrated how much pennies can amount
to in larger organisations. Its staff donated £32,000 for charity using the scheme
in the year to March 2013.

Charity staff as well as donors can use the scheme. For example, Mencap receives
£1,000 each month from the rounded down pennies of its staff.

Managing Director Anthony Law commented that Pennies from Heaven is proving particularly
popular with people who work part-time or flexible hours and who can’t commit to
a regular monthly payroll giving donation.
  

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