About the CFC

Most charities are raising less through the Combined Federal Campaign, some a lot less.  As a result, many are cutting back on CFC promotion. But if you’re still raising significant money through the CFC, data on CFC giving is showing that now is not the time to do that.

The results of the 2014 Combined Federal Campaign were released on a Friday afternoon without a press release, which unfortunately tells you something about how the CFC did in 2014.

Since 2009, when the amount raised by the CFC started to go down, the average national charity has lost almost half of its CFC support, dropping from about $75,000 to $41,000.

To be eligible for the Combined Federal Campaign and thus for this website, charities must meet 10 accountability standards. They must: 1. Reveal the percentage spent on fund-raising and administrative costs.

One of the best ways for charities to raise money short of the church collection plate is workplace fundraising. By far the biggest workplace fundraising drive in the country is the federal government’s Combined Federal Campaign, which raised more than $78 million in 2021.