Pennies
Protecting our happy places
Pennies is the leading charity working to protect and grow micro-donations for organisations like the National Trust.
Pennies allows you to donate as little as one penny at checkout to support the National Trust’s work, so you can do your bit without breaking the bank. Collectively, these small donations really do add up.
Let’s make a difference together and protect the outside spaces that bring us joy.
Why everyone needs nature
We all have favourite running routes that never fail to make us smile — be it the local park, hilly trails, or woodland paths. Together with the National Trust, we believe that running in nature should be accessible to all. Whether it's a relaxed jog, the thrill of a challenging uphill run, or a leisurely stroll, everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of running outside.
Why we’re supporting the National Trust
The National Trust plays a crucial role in protecting these happy places, working tirelessly to safeguard our most-loved landscapes. By ensuring our favourite run routes stay open, they also nurture environments where wildlife can flourish.
We're proud to support the National Trust and help raise vital funds for their Everyone Needs Nature Appeal, restoring meadows, replenishing woodlands, cultivating new green spaces, and creating an environment where nature thrives for future generations.
- £5 could restore 12 square metres of wildflower meadows, creating shelter and food for important pollinators like bees and butterflies
- £25 could help plant and protect five new saplings, helping future woodland thrive
- £50 could help provide a ranger with the equipment to restore and protect a place of natural beauty
Learn more about the National Trust’s work
What is Pennies?
Pennies is an award-winning fintech charity with an important mission: to protect and grow micro-donations, ensuring people have digital ways to keep donating the small sums of money that are so vital to charities.
As a trusted leader in digital micro-donations, Pennies has created a movement that encourages giving, offers businesses a powerful way to demonstrate social purpose, helps charities make a greater impact, and gives the public a way to donate without cash, as part of their daily lives.
In an increasingly cashless society, Pennies’ ‘digital charity box’ gives customers paying by card or digital wallet a convenient way to add a small donation to their purchase, when shopping with participating retailers. Whether in-store, online or in-app, it’s a simple, affordable, data-free way to donate, with 100% of funds raised going to charity.
Millions of people are now using the digital charity box. To date, Pennies has enabled more than 100 million micro-donations, raising millions of pounds in much-needed additional income for charities in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Together, payment providers, retailers and their customers are helping hundreds of charities make a meaningful difference to the causes and communities they serve.
Because micro-donations matter, now more than ever.
For more information about Pennies please visit:
https://twitter.com/pennies_orguk
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pennies-foundation/
*Every penny you give goes to charity: 90% to support The National Trust (registered charity no. England and Wales no. 205846) and 10% to Pennies (registered charity no. 1122489). All donations made with Pennies in our stores are non-refundable.
Pennies
Protecting our happy places
Pennies is the leading charity working to protect and grow micro-donations for organisations like the National Trust for Scotland.
Pennies allows you to donate as little as one penny at checkout to support the National Trust for Scotland’s work, so you can do your bit without breaking the bank. Collectively, these small donations really do add up.
Let’s make a difference together and protect the outside spaces that bring us joy.
Why everyone needs nature
We all have favourite running routes that never fail to make us smile – whether it’s muddy trails, breathtaking hillside paths or peaceful local woodlands. Together with the National Trust for Scotland, we believe that running in nature should be accessible to everyone. Whether it’s an exhilarating trail run a fast hike or stroll in natural beauty.
Why we’re supporting the National Trust for Scotland
y supporting the National Trust for Scotland we can play a vital role in ensuring our happy places remain accessible to enjoy. Raising funds to support the tireless work of the National Trust for Scotland’s footpaths team. Helping to protect the paths we love to run at risk of erosion from climate change and heavy use so they can be enjoyed for generations. And every penny really does count...
- £25 could help buy spades, mattocks or other hand tools
- £50 could help protect 1.2 metres of footpath
- £75 can help fund an airlift of repair materials
Learn more about the National Trust for Scotland’s work
What is Pennies?
Pennies is an award-winning fintech charity with an important mission: to protect and grow micro-donations, ensuring people have digital ways to keep donating the small sums of money that are so vital to charities.
As a trusted leader in digital micro-donations, Pennies has created a movement that encourages giving, offers businesses a powerful way to demonstrate social purpose, helps charities make a greater impact, and gives the public a way to donate without cash, as part of their daily lives.
In an increasingly cashless society, Pennies’ ‘digital charity box’ gives customers paying by card or digital wallet a convenient way to add a small donation to their purchase, when shopping with participating retailers. Whether in-store, online or in-app, it’s a simple, affordable, data-free way to donate, with 100% of funds raised going to charity.
Millions of people are now using the digital charity box. To date, Pennies has enabled more than 100 million micro-donations, raising millions of pounds in much-needed additional income for charities in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Together, payment providers, retailers and their customers are helping hundreds of charities make a meaningful difference to the causes and communities they serve.
Because micro-donations matter, now more than ever.
For more information about Pennies please visit:
https://twitter.com/pennies_orguk
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pennies-foundation/
*Every penny you give goes to charity: 90% to support The National Trust for Scotland (registered charity: Scotland no. SC007410) and 10% to Pennies (registered charity no. 1122489). All donations made with Pennies in our stores are non-refundable.
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