A Direct Donation for a Direct Impact

When you Pick. Click. Give., it's up to you where your money goes. But rest assured that 100% of each donation goes directly to the organization or organizations you've selected.

Thanks to a generous grant from the Rasmuson Foundation, the state incurs no administrative costs to run the program for its first three years. That means every dollar - and we mean every dollar - you donate is directed straight to the organizations you pick when you file for your PFD online.

Through the 2009 Pick. Click. Give. program, Kenai Peninusula Food Bank received $1,875 that will help them process a million pounds of food this year, says Linda Swarner, executive director, in her Letter to the Editor in the Peninsual Clarion.

The America Red Cross of Alaska received just over $15,000 dollars to help support Alaska families who have lost their homes due to fire, flood or other natural disaster. (You can watch a video about the impact of Pick. Click.)

Now that's the kind of impact you can make.

When you pick the organization(s) you wish to support while filing online for your PFD in January 2010, you'll have the option to check a box that authorizes the state to send your name, contact information and the amount you give when it sends the contributions to an organization. Or you can choose to remain anonymous. It is entirely up to you.

If you choose to reveal your name, that means the organization(s) you support will know about your contribution and be able to share with you how it's being used as well as publicly recognize your support.

What organizations are you picking in 2010? It's time to pick your clicks!