2010 CFC Applications

Charitable organizations wishing to participate in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) must complete an annual application form. Organizations that provided services in 15 or more different states or a foreign country over the three-year period 2007-2009 may apply to be listed in the National/International or International sections of the 2010 CFC Charity List. Organizations that do not meet this criterion may be eligible to participate in the Local section of the CFC Charity List. To apply to a local campaign see the information below under "Local Organization Applications".

There are two types of applications - one for federations and one for independent organizations. A federation is a group of voluntary charitable human health and welfare organizations created to supply common fundraising, administrative, and management services to its constituent members. A federation must have at least 15 member organizations, in addition to itself, that individually meet all of the CFC eligibility criteria.

If your organization does not have 15 member organizations that meet the CFC eligibility criteria or it does not intend to represent these member organizations in the CFC, it must use the independent organization application.

National/International Organization Applications

• National/International Federation Application [85 KB]

  • Member organization spreadsheet (for federation application use only)

• National/International Independent Organization Application [101 KB]

The Office of CFC Operations will host the 2010 national/international application training on Thursday, November 19, 2009, 10AM, at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (1900 E Street NW, Washington DC). The session is free. For more information or to RSVP, please send an email request to cfc@opm.gov.

2010 CFC National/International applications must be received by the Office of CFC Operations no later than 5PM (EST) January 15, 2010. Late applications will not be accepted.

National/international applications must be sent to the following address. Do not send local applications to this address. If your organization is participating as a member of a federation, you must submit the application directly to the federation. Applications will not be accepted via fax or email.

Office of CFC Operations
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
ATTN: Daymon Williams
1900 E Street NW, Room 5450
Washington, DC 20415

Local Organization Applications

• Local Federation Application [128 KB]

  • Member organization spreadsheet (for federation application use only) [insert Excel file]

• Local Independent Organization Application [97 KB]

There are more than 200 CFC campaign areas throughout the country. Organizations may apply to the campaign area where it has an office open to the public at least 15 hours per week and has a dedicated phone line. In addition, it may apply to all campaigns that are adjacent to this area. Organizations that provide services on a statewide level (in 30% of the geographic area of the state or to 30% of a target population within the state) may apply to all campaigns areas in the state. Information on the campaign regions in each state can be viewed at http://www.opm.gov/cfc/Search/Locator.asp.

Your local CFC can provide additional information on the application deadline, address to which the applications must be sent, and local organization eligibility criteria and trainings. Contact information is located at http://www.opm.gov/cfc/Search/Locator.asp. Please note that each campaign area set its own application deadline. If you are applying to more than one area, it is recommended that you verify each campaign's deadline in advance.

Local campaigns will make a public announcement of the application deadline. Charitable organizations should not expect or rely on personal notices from the local campaign, although many provide such notices. It is the responsibility of each applicant to be aware of the local campaign's application deadline.