Micro-donations matter.
11 years. 138 million micro-donations and counting. And the need for Pennies has never been greater.
We’re the leading UK charity working to protect and grow micro-donations. We partner with retailers to support charities in need, and we urge you to join us.
£35,000,000 raised for charity so far
simply by giving with Pennies when paying digitally
Over 140,000,000 small change donations
made by consumers with Pennies to date
We could raise £1billion every year
if every adult in the UK gave just 35p a week
Join the micro-donation movement
Retailers enable
Give customers the chance to make their pennies count for your charity partners. We work with your payment provider to enable Pennies across channels: in-store, online, app, and in emerging payments.
Customers donate
Customers are prompted by the card machine or at online checkout to donate a few pence. It’s an affordable way to give on your own terms, without sharing any of your personal data.
Charities receive donations
We collect and distribute the digital donations to those charities nominated by each retailer. We make those pennies count for registered charities across the UK and Ireland.
Technology unlocks giving
Our payment and technology partners ensure retailer enable the digital charity box across channels. We also continue to work with paytech and fintech leaders to unlock more ways to give digital pennies.
Family fish and chip chain The Chesterford Group introduce Pennies’ customer giving for Help for Heroes
The UK’s largest family-owned fish and chip chain, The Chesterford Group (TCG), has partnered with charity Pennies to offer online-ordering customers the chance to add a donation on their meal for Help for Heroes.
Building purpose into brand: how micro-donations support engagement at Montezuma’s
Montezuma’s co-founders dreamed of running a business where everyone wants to come and work, far removed from boring routine or being disconnected from a purposeful ethos – and Pennies is helping them realise this vision with micro-donations since 2020.
Pennies awarded top industry accolade at Card & Payments Awards 2022
Pennies has won the coveted Industry Achievement Award at the Card & Payments Awards 2022 – which recognise excellence and innovation across the industry – in a triumphant return to in-person ceremonies held at JW Marriott Grosvenor House on 5th May 2022.
Using Pennies’ digital charity box
It's simple to use
Customers see a Yes or No option on the card machine or online checkout
No added till time
The Pennies’ donation option is self-prompting and requires no staff explanation
Pennies, not pounds
We know that people prefer to give in smaller amounts, but these pennies add up
It's flexible
The donation option can work across offline, online and in-app points of sale
It’s always the customer’s choice
To give or not to give, it’s always up to the customer
No data collected
There is no data collection – and therefore no charity follow up
People love Pennies
“Working with Pennies has been a dream. This has exponentially increased the amount of money we are capable of collecting [for charity]. It has been seamless.”
“Pennies is a great example of a fintech charity giving individuals the opportunity to make a donation without disrupting customers’ payments.”
“Donating to Pennies is something I do whenever the option arises and I like to think that every single penny really can make a difference.”
“Pennies is a great way of people being able to support a charity through small donations that all add up to make a big difference to a local cause.”
Get in touch with us
If you have a question, would like to help us or want to become a partner, please get in touch using the contact form or via the details below. We will endeavour to respond to all enquiries within 5 working days:
Call: +44 (0) 20 7600 9286
Email: info@pennies.org.uk
Address:
Pennies, 1st Floor, 64 London Wall, London EC2M 5TP
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