The CFC Charity List
The CFC Charity List
The Charity List is a paper or web-based display of National, International, and Local organizations that have met CFC eligibilty requiements. National and International organizations are approved by OPM, and Local organizations are approved by the LFCC’s.
Each organization’s Charity List information includes the following: organization’s name and CFC new five-digit code number, statement of purpose, phone number, website address, legal name of the organization in parentheses if it is doing business under another name, the employer identification number (EIN), and its fundraising and administrative expenses as a percentage of total support and revenue. The EIN provides donors another point of reference for obtaining information about an organization’s finances from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (1-877-829-5500). Please note that some organizations may be covered under an umbrella organization’s tax exemption status and may not list the EIN. Religious organizations are exempt from the requirement of having an EIN.
Interested donors may also obtain information about a charity’s finances and compliance with charitable organization standards of accountability by contacting the Better Business Bureau’s Wise Giving Alliance (www.give.org). For general information about trends in giving and volunteering or data on the nonprofit sector, donors may contact:
USAFreedomCorps (www.usafreedomcorps.gov), the National Center for Charitable Statistics (www.nccs.urban.org), or the American Association of Fundraising Counsel (www.aafrc.org).
