Mission of the Combined Federal Campaign

 

The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) is a program allowing certain charitable organizations to solicit contributions from employees of the Federal Government of the United States.

The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient, and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all.

Nearly four million federal employees and military personnel are able to contribute to the charities of their choice during the annual charity drive, which runs from September 1 through December 15 of each year.

The CFC is the largest workplace charity campaign in the United States and the only campaign authorized to solicit and collect contributions from federal employees in the workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. As the world's largest and most successful annual workplace giving campaign, each year, more than 350 CFC campaigns throughout the United States and internationally help to raise millions of dollars. Established by a Presidential Executive Order signed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, the CFC continues to be the largest and most successful workplace fundraising model in the world.

The Director of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has designated to the Office of CFC Operations (OCFCO) responsibility for day to day management of the CFC. OPM is accountable for assuring Federal employees that their designations will be honored and distributed to the charitable organization of their choice, and that all charitable organizations listed in the CFC have met strict eligibility requirements on an annual basis. OPM's Office of Combined Federal Campaign Operations works closely with the Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) in each campaign area to fulfill this responsibility. LFCCs act as the campaign's "Board of Directors", and as such, have direct oversight of the finances and conduct of the CFC in their community.

If you have questions concerning the CFC that your campaign coordinator cannot answer, please feel free to call the CFC campaign office at 336-2095 or send us an email.