Workplace Giving

What is Workplace Giving?

Workplace Giving is a simple and effective way for employees to regularly donate to The Alannah and Madeline Foundation through automated payroll deductions. By simply nominating an amount to their payroll department, donations will be made directly from their pre-tax income to the Foundation each pay.

What are the benefits of Workplace Giving?

Donating via a workplace giving system allows employees to regularly support a worthy cause whilst receiving the benefit of an immediate tax deduction in their wage.

Workplace Giving does not require a lot of time or effort by you. Once a contribution is set up, the donation will be automatically deducted by your employer.

 There is no need for the employee to keep a record of receipts. 

Often employers choose to match their employees donations dollar for dollar, effectively doubling the benefit to the Foundation. 

Workplace Giving Systems result in positive publicity, both internal and external, enhancing the employers reputation among employees and the community.

How does Workplace Giving help the Foundation?

The Foundation relies on donations from the community and corporate sector to continue our work. Your pledge to donate via Workplace Giving helps to reduce our administration costs and allows us to plan for the future of the Foundation.

What happens at tax time?

With a pre-tax Workplace Giving System employees have already received the tax benefit throughout the year for their donation. Therefore, employees only need to record the amount on their tax return rather than keeping receipts and claiming for the amount.

Your organisation will keep a record of your donations across the year and provide you with a statement along with your group certificate for the amount you have donated.

How do I get started?

For employees

Find out if your organisation has an existing workplace giving program.

If they do, nominate The Alannah and Madeline Foundation as a charity partner and ask your employer to complete the attached form to advise us.

If they don't have a program established already, speak to your payroll department about setting one up. See the "For Employers" section below.

For employers

Employers who wish to establish a workplace giving program can start by inviting their employees to participate in the program. Consult with your employees to select a list of charities to donate to.

Employees can then select their preferred charity and the amount they wish to donate each pay period. The donation will then be forwarded by the employer to the charity.

 You may choose to join an existing workplace giving program such as:

For more information about Workplace Giving, phone the Foundation on 03 9697 0666 or submit the form below.