Charitable Fundraising

This executive order updates the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the federal workplace charitable giving program, by replacing outdated terminology ('voluntary agencies' with 'voluntary health and welfare organizations'), allowing annuitants to contribute through annuity allotments, permitting unaffiliated local organizations to participate, and restructuring campaign administration with outreach coordinators and central campaign administrators under OPM direction.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 71571

Key directives

Replace 'voluntary agencies' with 'voluntary health and welfare organizations' throughout EO 12353
Replace 'recipient agencies' with 'recipient organizations'
OPM Director shall make arrangements for solicitation of federal employees and uniformed services members
OPM Director shall consider permitting annuitants to contribute through annuity allotments or assignments
Permit unaffiliated local voluntary charitable health and welfare organizations to participate in CFC if they meet eligibility criteria
Authorize outreach coordinators for local campaign promotion and central campaign administrators for application/pledging systems and fund collection/disbursement
Ensure coordinators and administrators operate under OPM Director direction and control
OPM Director shall publish reports on CFC management and results
Methods for solicitation must clearly specify eligible organizations and provide direct designation means
Prominent notice required where undesignated fund allocation is authorized

Who is ordered

OPM Director · OPM

Timeline

Immediate

Terminology changes take effect
Existing rules and regulations continue in effect until modified

Near term (90d)

OPM Director to consider rules for annuitant contributions
OPM to establish arrangements for annuitant participation

Long term

Potential expansion of CFC participation base
Restructured campaign administration with new coordinator and administrator roles
Published reports on CFC management and results

Risks & tensions

No explicit deadlines or implementation timelines specified in text—OPM discretion on timing is broad
Expansion to annuitants may raise administrative complexity for OPM
Local unaffiliated organization participation could increase oversight burden
Centralization of campaign administration through 'central campaign administrators' may reduce local autonomy
Order explicitly disclaims creating enforceable rights, limiting recourse for participants