Benefits of Payroll Deduction: An Opportunity to Do More

  • Payroll deduction maximizes your contribution: $5 per month become $60 over a year.
  • Payroll deduction saves time and takes little effort: giving this way allows you to support your cause(s) every month without having to remember to write separate checks to recipients.
  • It gives charities evidence of on-going support within the community, a key factor in getting matching grants or additional support from big foundations.
  • It allows recipient charities to plan their services in a strategic manner, using donations to their optimal effect.

How Your Monthly Gift Can Help

$2 per month for one year:

  • provides a child with complete, basic childhood immunization against six diseases.
  • provides vital cancer survivorship information and support to 80 cancer survivors.
  • provides seeds for one community or school garden, allowing families to grow nutritious, affordable food for themselves.
  • provides prescription glasses for five people in a Third World country.
  • covers the cost of planting 100 tree saplings.
  • provides meals for a homebound senior citizen for two weeks.

$5 per month for one year:

  • sponsors eye exams for two children in need.
  • provides 12 students with an interactive CD on college-age depression and suicide.
  • covers the registration fee for one patient or family member to attend the National Organization for Rare Disorders Patient/Family Conference.
  • underwrites equipment and supplies for five people to spend a morning cleaning a beach or river bank.

$10 per month for one year:

  • underwrites free museum admission for 30 students.
  • pays for a veteran's occupational certification to find employment.
  • helps a family in crisis with their monthly utility or grocery bills.
  • provides lifesaving medicines to 7,200+ children and families around the world.
  • sponsors two local health advocates to attend a National Pesticide Forum and learn the skills needed to make positive changes in the community.
  • screens one uninsured woman for breast cancer.

$20 per month for one year:

  • provides a full year of groceries for a homebound AIDS patient.
  • provides food for one guide dog in advanced training.
  • buys six cases of non-latex gloves to keep volunteers safe during beach cleanups.
  • supports training in an environmental career for a person with a disability.
  • provides scholarship assistance for inner city children to attend a nature camp.

$45 per month for one year:

  • installs a water distribution system to provide a reliable communal tap, delivering safe, clean water to communities in need.
  • offers transitional housing to a homeless veteran.
  • provides a $500 matching scholarship award for collection tuition.
  • ensures safety from cholera for 50 people.
  • provides two high schools with science curriculum materials about proper handling of chemicals found in the home.
  • furnishes a back brace to prevent further spine curvature to a patient with scoliosis.

$83.34 per month, only $2.74 per day (or $1,000 per year):

  • Four days of child care in an accredited facility …
  • and 32 meals for the elderly …
  • and 104 days of parenting classes, teaching effective discipline and conflict management …
  • and 48 students receiving assistance in math and sciences …
  • and 48 days of a support group for teens having experienced violence or sexual abuse …
  • and 28 days of mentoring for at-risk youth ...
  • and 40 acres of land for wildlife habitat or public open space that provides both recreation and cleaner air …
  • and 50 children receiving bicycle helmets and cycling instruction to prevent accidents and encourage environmentally-friendly methods of transportation …
  • and crisis intervention services to 65 at-risk women and children in violent family situations …
  • and art, music or dance therapy for two people with disabilities for an entire semester!