CFC Charity Timeline

January: Reminder notice sent out to 2009 and 2010 participating charities.

February: Charity Application Workshop in Honolulu and Video Teleconference (VTC) with Guam.

March: (Tentative) Application Period and Deadline to submit application for the 2011 campaign.

April: LFCC Eligibility Committee will review all local applications. Approved charities will be submitted to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for final approval. Denied charities may have a chance to appeal decision.

May: Denied charities who appealed will receive notice of appeal decision.

Late Summer: OPM will provide their decision on the local charities.

Fall: CFC Campaign will begin. Dates are selected by the 2011 CFC Planning Committee.

March: Participating charities will be notified of total designations/undesignated funds along with donor contact release.

April: Receive first payment from the previous year's campaign.

Do you want to be a CFC Participating Charity?

All charities must apply annually.

Local charities must be able to meet the following criterias:

  1. Be an IRS certified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in good standing.
  2. Have a street address with a staffed office or dedicated portion of a residence in one or more of the following areas:
    • State of Hawaii
    • Guam
    • Northern Marianas
    • American Samoa
  3. Must have a dedicated local phone number for your organization.
  4. Open to the public for 15 or more hours.
  5. Be able to provide a recent IRS Form 990 in accrual method.
  6. Organization with total annual revenue over $150,000 but less than $250,000, must have an audit completed. For organizations with total annual revenue over $250,000, must submit a recent audit in accordance to GAAP and GAAS auditing procedures with their application.
  7. Report an active board of directors.

*All charities receive final approval from Office of Personnel Management (OPM) before they can participate in the CFC*

Please click here to view a SAMPLE APPLICATION.

Charity Applications

The local application period is set by the Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) following the publication of Office of Personnel Management's annual calendar.

In recent years, the application period has occurred during the month of March. Please "tickle" your organizational calendar to check this website or contact the CFC office in late January or early February to see if the local application period has been set.

 

NOTE: This is for charities located within the Hawaii-Pacific Area only. National/International charities and those located in other states or territories, please visit: www.opm.gov/cfc for more information.)