Employee Giving Program - See our impact!

In 2010, King County employees donated $1.56 million dollars through payroll deduction, vacation or comp time donation, special events and one time donations. These funds went to support over 700 nonprofit organizations participating in the annual giving drive. And THEN raised another $286,000 for the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Effort!

Your donations are hard at work all year long and they have a tremendous impact on the community and the world. These are investments and you can use this page to see the returns. Every dollar makes a difference!

Read about what some of our participating nonprofit organizations are doing and how you are making the world a better place on our factsheets and donation power pages.

Hear about how other King County employees are connected to, have benefited from, and are inspired by participating nonprofit organizations in employee connections. Do you have a connection? E-mail us your personal story. See some examples of your what your donation can do!

CHANGES IN TAX LAW REGARDING WORKPLACE CHARITABLE GIVING

RE: IRS Notice 2006-110 "Recordkeeping Requirements for Charitable Contributions made by Payroll Deduction”

New rules apply to contributions made January 1, 2007. Please follow the new rules for employee charitable contributions:

Payroll deduction: To claim an income tax deduction the employee must have a pay stub, W-2 or other employer document showing the total amount withheld for the charitable organization AND a photocopy of the donor pledge card. This is needed to substantiate and claim a tax deduction. A letter prepared by or at the direction of the charity (stating the date, amount donated, and "no goods or services language") also qualifies.

Cash, a check, or other monetary gift: To claim an income tax deduction, the employee must have a bank record (cancelled check, bank or credit card statement) OR written acknowledgement from a charitable organization showing the date, amount contributed, and name of the organization.

Please keep:

-Your last pay stub of the year. It shows the total amount donated to charity via payroll deduction.

-A copy of your pledge form.