Pennies from Heaven can support any charity, no fees, no fuss
Pennies from Heaven is an additional fundraising tool for charities, providing regular and fee free donations. Millions of pounds has been donated to date.
Pennies from Heaven can support any charity, no fees, no fuss
Pennies from Heaven is an additional fundraising tool for charities, providing regular and fee free donations. Millions of pounds has been donated to date.
Employers choose the charity that all staff give to
Zero fees to charities
Complimentary to other fundraising schemes
750,000,000 pennies donated so far





How can I fundraise using Pennies from Heaven?
Pennies from Heaven can be introduced to your corporate partners and connections as an additional way for them to support the work of your charity. We can support you in introducing the concept and will help your corporates set up and administer the scheme. If you have an employer who expresses interest get in touch and we can do the rest of the work for you.
What are the benefits to charities?
How would an employer set it up?
There are no costs
There are no charges to charities to be part of the scheme, you simply receive the donations.
High take up rates
A quarter of our Award winners had more than 40% of staff taking part every month.
Access new donors
Donations are always less than £1 so everyone can afford to join in regardless of salary.
Regular income
Staff sign up just once and then donations are automatically made each month from pay.
Complimentary
Most employers offer payroll giving and Pennies from Heaven together.
Gift Aid
Gift Aid can be claimed on Pennies from Heaven donations adding an additional 25%.
Staff numbers
Our rough guide is that employers need more than 750 staff just to ensure that the pennies turn into lots of pounds.
Check payroll
Most UK payroll systems can run the scheme including ADP, Ceridian, iTrent, Northgate, OpenPeople, Oracle, SAP and Workday.
Choose a charity
Employers can choose any registered charity or charities that all staff give to and charities can change annually.
Design communications
Pennies from Heaven can design bespoke artwork and share best practice from other employers running the scheme.
Invite staff to join
Option to join via the Pennies from Heaven website, paper applications or sign up via benefits platforms.
Collect the pennies
Donations are automatically deducted and sent to Pennies from Heaven via one BAC’s transfer per month.

Through Pennies from Heaven we have raised over £210,000 and the annual donation is increasing year on year. It is a simple and efficient fundraising initiative we can offer any company and a fantastic way for employees to support us. Their pennies have turned into thousands of pounds for Macmillan supporting our work helping people living with cancer get the support they need.
Nicola Keith | Head of Partnership Management, Macmillan Cancer Support
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Could our charity run the scheme?
Yes. Did you know that other UK charities are raising new funds by asking their own staff to donate to their charity via Pennies from Heaven. Mencap raise over £1,300 a month from their own staff donating through the scheme. Contact us to find out more.

Pennies from Heaven is one of the easiest ways for staff to raise vital funds so we can continue to support people with learning disabilities in the UK. Our staff already give us lots of their time above and beyond the call of duty, but they are truly committed and passionate about our work and donating their ‘spare’ payslip pennies is another, great way to contribute to our cause.