I’ll just quote Wikipedia for a moment:
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.
It’s a painstakingly long and arduous process to get your organization listed as a CFC charity.
However, we now have the first explicitly non-theistic organization on the list:
The Freedom From Religion Foundation was accepted as a CFC charity for 2008!
32519
Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. (Freedom from Religion Inc) (608)256-8900 www.ffrf.org EIN#391302520 Help our national association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics), founded in 1978, to promote and defend the constitutional principle of separation between church and state. 7.3% R,B,Z
A quick explanation (DOC) of the numbers:
- 32519 = the five-digit CFC code
- 391302520 = the employer identification number
- 7.3% = FFRF’s administrative and fundraising expense rate (AFR)
- R = FFRF is a “Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy” organization
- B = FFRF is an “Educational Institutions & Related Activities” organization
- Z = FFRF is an “Other” organization
You can see them on the official list here (DOC). Here’s further information on the CFC 2008 inductees.
For many years, there were only religious groups on the list (in addition to altogether secular charities).
Finally, there is an alternative for federal employees.
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