Provide financial support organizations in Illinois which are actively engaged in programs directed toward community improvement, social change, education, and empowerment.

Your commitment and financial support to the fund through contributions from payroll deductions. All contributions to the Public Interest Fund of Illinois are divided among the member organizations, unless directed by a donor to a specific member organization.

Effective:

• As a fundraising mechanism, workplace solicitation has a remarkable track record. In 1990, United Ways raised more than $2 billion from payroll deductions. In 1980, alternative funds raised 3.5% of what the United Ways raised, by 1990 they had raised $205 million or more than 10% of all workplace contributions.

Efficient:

• Due to employer subsidies, employee receptivity and volunteer/member organization work, the costs of maintaining a federation are usually kept to less than 25% of total receipts. Many funds keep their admnistrative costs under 20%.

Stable:

• Almost 80% of workplace donors repeat their gifts to the same federation year after year. On a national average, 30% of a given workforce contributes through workplace solicitation. Of this 30%, Alternative Funds usually receive between 7% and 20% of all gifts.

Message:

• PIFI empowers both donors and constituents with funding self-help and constituency controlled organizations. Presenting this message to millions of employees each year makes workplace solicitation worthwhile, aside from the money raised.

Join PIFI today!