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GIF may identify a payroll gift to an institution or employer-supported charity. The earlier glossary used a Swarthmore College example; that does not make this a universal payroll definition.
Employer-specific label: this is a possible interpretation. Confirm the full meaning in the codebook for the employer that issued your statement.
How to read this entry
Use the possible interpretation Employer-designated charitable gift alongside the column heading. An earnings amount, an employee deduction and an employer-cost memo can have different effects even when their labels look similar.
Example on a pay statement
A $15 recurring gift should match a signed giving election and the named recipient. A different employer may use GIF for a different purpose.
Examples illustrate the checking method. They are not a personal tax calculation or a promise of a particular benefit.
What to check with payroll
Verify the recipient and whether the deduction is voluntary, recurring or a one-off gift.
Compare related entries
Read the benefits, reimbursements and voluntary deductions guide to compare the entries in this part of your statement. Use the full pay stub code directory when a second abbreviation is unfamiliar.
Reference and scope
Official guidance on benefits, reimbursements and voluntary deductions provides background on the underlying rules. It does not validate an individual employer’s internal abbreviation.