Week 5 Winners

Nixon Uniform Service & Medical Wear & Cosi: Regal Cinemas gift card & Cosi beverages & entrées for two, value: $55—Matthew Turner, HUP

Landmark Theaters & Thermo Fisher Scientific: Two VIP guest passes & $50 gift card to Cheesecake Factory, value: $70—Sherena Davis, Pennsylvania Hospital

Philadelphia Museum of Art: Four guest passes, value: $80—Kimberly Brown, CPUP

Penne Restaurant & Wine Bar: gift certificate, value: $100—Jared Finch, HUP Corporate

The Logan Hotel: Spa Services gift certificate, value: $100—Janae Ehrke, HUP

Morris Arboretum: Family membership, value: $100—Jessica Rodgers, CPUP

Thermo Fisher Scientific: iTunes gift card, value: $50­—Amanda Pozza, HUP

Thermo Fisher Scientific: J.C. Penney gift card, value: $50—Rae Goodman, Office of EVP

Thermo Fisher Scientific: Starbucks gift card, value: $50—Marissa Scafidi, HUP Corporate

Penn’s Way 2017 Grand Prize

11/30 Drawing

Division of Business Services: iPad Pro 12.9 Deluxe Package: folding keyboard, extra AC adapter, $50 iTunes gift card & carrying case, value: $1,000

* Drawing dates are estimated; actual drawings take place upon the notification from Payroll that all data has been entered from prior week. Entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday for inclusion in a given week’s drawing.

Note: Prizes valued at over $100 are subject to state and federal income taxes. Winners of those prizes will be contacted individually about how those taxes are to be handled.

Q: How much of my donation actually benefits the work of the organization(s) to which I give?

A: This question addresses the issue of overhead, known in fundraising as the “administrative rate.” All charitable organizations are faced with the challenge of having to spend money to raise money. Development and fundraising are critical components of any non-profit’s operating budget, and workplace giving (like the Penn’s Way 2017 workplace charitable giving campaign) is considered to be the most inexpensive method of raising money because it allows charities to reach large groups of people at the same time. Options such as payroll deduction allow donors to stretch their charitable dollar further than if they made a one-time gift. Nonetheless, there are fees associated with your gift:

The Center for Responsible Funding (CRF) administers an 8% flat fee to each of the eight funds/federations that receive donations through the Penn’s Way campaign. Four of CRF’s funds/federations (AIDS Fund, Bread & Roses Community Fund, Delaware Valley Legacy Fund, and WOMEN’S WAY) do not charge additional fundraising fees. The remaining CRF funds/federations (America’s Charities, Community Health Charities of PA, Environmental Fund for PA, and Global Impact) charge additional membership and/or fundraising fees. These fees are assessed in a variety of ways and their amounts can vary depending on membership status, volume of donations, and additional services provided to individual member agencies. Historically, these four funds/federations have received fees ranging from 4-17%. Each year fees are reviewed and calculated. For more information, or to inquire about a particular fund/federation or member agency, please contact CRF at (215) 925-6140.

The United Way administrative fee is 12.5% (4.1% administration and 8.4% fundraising). In other words, organizations that receive money through the United Way receive 87.5 cents of every $1 donated. United Way does not use any further intermediaries in the fund distribution process (funds go directly to direct service agencies unless the donor designates their funds to an intermediary), so there are no additional administrative fees charged.

Gifts made to Penn Medicine organizations are administered by the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania (UWSEPA) and, as such, are charged the UWSEPA 12.5% administrative rate.