Employee Giving 

Regular pre-tax donations matched dollar for dollar by AGL

AGL's Employee Giving program helps employees support the causes they care about through regular or one-off donations made direct from their salary, allowing them to receive an immediate tax deduction.

Donations are matched dollar for dollar, by AGL (up to an annual maximum of $200,000).

Since the program began in 2003, we’ve donated more than $1.2 million to a select group of causes close to the hearts of AGL people.

We recognise that it is important to review our Employee Giving charity partners from time to time to ensure that they reflect the overall interests of our employees.

During 2009, these charity partners were selected following feedback from our employees about the community causes that are most important to them, as well as aligning with our core focus around homelessness.

Charities supported under the program include:

	beyondblue beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia. beyondblue works in partnership with health services, schools, workplaces, universities, media and community organisations, as well as people living with depression, to bring together their expertise around depression.
	Cancer Council Australia As Australia's peak national non-government cancer control organisation, Cancer Council Australia advises the Australian Government and other bodies on practices and policies to help prevent, detect and treat cancer. Cancer Council’s vision is to minimise the threat of cancer to Australians, through successful prevention, best treatment and support.
	CanTeen CanTeen's mission is to support, develop and empower young people living with cancer. CanTeen provides a high quality Australia-wide peer support network who share experiences, have fun, offer resources and promote understanding, well being and leadership. CanTeen's main objective is to provide peer support for its members who include 12-24 year old patients, their siblings and the offspring of a parent or primary carer living with cancer.
	CARE Australia CARE Australia, the Australian face of overseas aid, is a non-religious, non-political organisation that provides humanitarian assistance to serve the poorest individuals and families in the world. CARE Australia is part of CARE International, providing projects in sustainable development, health support, general education and environmental rehabilitation. Together, CARE international supported more than 1,000 projects in 69 countries in 2007 delivering aid to over 40 million beneficiaries.
	Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity Australia seeks to help people caught in a rent-induced poverty trap by building affordable homes for underprivileged families.  Recipient families are chosen on the basis of need alone, purchase their own homes on no-interest mortgages with Habitat. They also contribute 500 hours of "sweat equity" to the building of their own home, or that of another family. Donations of land, finance, and labour are sought from governments, businesses, churches, service clubs and individuals. Since being established in Australia in 1988, nearly 80 homes have been completed nationally since 1991.
	Kids Help Line Kids Help Line is Australia's only free, 24 hour telephone and on line counselling service specifically for young people aged 5 to 25 years. Each week, over 12,000 kids try to get through to Kids Help Line. However, counsellors answer only 6,000 calls and emails each week – often regarding serious issues.  Every day Kids Help Line refers a child to an emergency service to deal with a serious issue like child abuse or self harm.  Four times each day counsellors speak with children and young people having suicidal thoughts and One in five counselling calls relate to mental health, self injury or suicide.
	The RSPCA The RSPCA's mission is to prevent cruelty to animals by actively promoting their care and protection. First founded in Victoria in 1871, The RSPCA now operates in every state and territory of Australia making it Australia's only truly national, non-government, animal welfare charity. Created by the community, and driven by strong community support, The RSPCA would cease to function without public backing, and the future of thousands of animals would look very bleak.
	SA Seabird Rescue SA Seabird Rescue is a seabird rehabilitation facility, housed on donated land within the AGL Torrens Island Power Station in Port Adelaide. A sister initiative of Project Dolphin Safe Assoc Inc, SA Seabird Rescue provides rehabilitation respite for injured sea and shore birds rescued from the surrounding Port River waterways, via a purpose-constructed facility of cages, ponds and enclosures. Located on the edge of a lagoon, the rehabilitation centre allows injured birds to remain close to their natural habitat, while receiving the medical attention and physiotherapy they need for full recovery. Torrens Island Power Station provides dedicated land for the rescue service as well as some ongoing funding for the project.
	The Salvation Army Affectionately known as 'The Salvos', The Salvation Army is one of the largest and most visible providers of care and social service to the Australian community, assisting more than 1 million people every year. AGL and employees distribute their support across two of their most important programs: Money Care is the financial counselling arm of The Salvation Army which works face to face with clients to provide basic financial counselling and advice. Orana Lodge provides safe and secure emergency accommodation for women and children who are homeless or fleeing domestic violence.
	WWF-Australia WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: Conserving the world's biological diversity Ensuring the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable Promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption WWF-Australia works towards practical solutions for our big environmental problems – such as the threats to our unique wildlife, their habitats and our natural resources.  Their work is focussed on five priority areas: threatened species; oceans and coasts; freshwater; forests, woodlands and grasslands; and natural resources.