About the Combined Federal Campaign

For more than four decades, the U.S. government has sponsored the Combined Federal Campaign - the world's largest workplace fundraising drive. Each fall, beginning in September, Federal employees - civilian, military and postal - are invited to support eligible national and local charities. Each year more than 1.3 million employees pledge over a quarter billion dollars.

Employees choose the groups they wish to support from a list of charities that have submitted applications and been deemed qualified by the CFC. More than 2,000 national organizations and 20,000 local organizations qualify for the Campaign annually.

Donors may give once or request that a specific amount be withheld from their paychecks throughout the following calendar year. Employees overwhelmingly select the ongoing payroll deduction program.

The CFC's combination of donor control and payroll deduction leads to high levels of enthusiastic support. Over a third of the federal workforce participates in the CFC each year, with the average pledge exceeding $150.

The CFC's long history, significant success, and special concern for the screening of charities has led other similar campaigns to follow its lead. Administrators of numerous state, municipal and private-sector campaigns incorporate all or part of the CFC list of charities into their own fundraising drives.

For more information about the CFC, see: www.opm.gov/cfc