HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Each year during the Combined Federal Campaign, which is under way now and scheduled to run through Jan. 12, numerous questions are raised about fundraising on the installation. The Hanscom Judge Advocate Office wants to provide answers. During the CFC, other fundraising on the installation is reduced significantly. This affects private organizations, unofficial activities and others planning fundraising.
The Air Force Assistance Fund and CFC organizations are the only campaigns authorized to solicit and collect contributions from federal employees in the workplace. Throughout the CFC period, a narrow exception to these rules allows some fundraising activity, but only under very specific circumstances.
A private organization or unofficial activity that is composed primarily of Airmen is generally not able to raise funds in the workplace during the CFC. These organizations may solicit away from the workplace with the Installation Commander’s approval. It is the Commander's responsibility to ensure that these activities do not detract from the CFC. This must be an internal fundraiser directed exclusively at an organization’s own members and the funds must exclusively benefit Air Force members.
For example, if ‘XYZ club,’ a private organization, wants to hold a pizza sale fundraiser in non-work areas of the unit and the sale is only open to members of ‘XYZ club’ to directly benefit Air Force members, this fundraiser may be allowed after proper routing and approval. If the same club wanted to host a fundraiser that benefited an outside charity or the event were open to non-members, this fundraiser would not be allowed during the CFC.
Organizations that wish to conduct a fundraiser that would be open to non-members during the CFC are able to do so, but the profits would have to be donated to the CFC. That fundraiser also would count toward the organization’s authorized two fundraisers per quarter in accordance with the Air Force’s Private Organizations Program.
Requests to fundraise must be received by the 66th Force Support Squadron at least three weeks prior to the proposed event. Specific questions regarding proposed fundraisers should be raised through the installation private organization manager.
For more information on Hanscom’s CFC drive this year, email Captain Chulete Wallace-Keane at chulete.a.wallacekeane.mil@mail.mil or Mr. Justin Mitiguy at justin.mitiguy@us.af.mil