Federal, Postal, Military Personnel Donate Near-Record Funds To Charity Drive
The 2002 Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) received near-record support last year from federal employees, military personnel and the Postal Service to score the second-largest pledge tally in its 42-year history–$237million–despite vigorous competition in the philanthropic community for donors’ dollars.
Worldwide contributions to the 2002 CFC campaign totaled $236,888,903, down 1.9 percent over the previous year’s record tally of $241,400,814. However, the average donation in 2002 increased to $175, up from $167 one year earlier.
The CFC was established in 1961 and is the largest workplace charity campaign in the country. Nearly four million federal civilian and postal employees and military personnel are given the opportunity to contribute to the charities of their choice during the annual charity drive, which runs from September 1 through December 15. It is the only campaign authorized to solicit and collect contributions from federal employees in the workplace.
The following are the categories and winners of the 2002 National Combined Federal Campaign Award:
Five Highest-Performing Campaigns
* National Capital Area ($47,001,033)
* Overseas Area CFC ($11,267,754)
* San Diego County CFC ($6,180,373)
* Hawaii-Pacific Area CFC ($5,425,480)
* San Antonio Area CFC ($5,308,597)
Campaigns Over $1 Million
HIGHEST PERCENT DOLLAR INCREASE:
* CFC of Pikes Peak Area (Colorado Springs) (18.4 percent increase to $1,654,035 in 2002 from $1,396,548 in 2001)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GIFT:
* King County CFC ($343.42)
Campaigns From $250,000 – $1 Million
HIGHEST PERCENT DOLLAR INCREASE:
* Rio Grande Valley CFC (McAllen, TX) (22.4 percent increase to $263,986 in 2002 from $215,715 in 2001)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GIFT:
* Smokey Mountain Region CFC ($363.27)
Campaigns under $250,000
HIGHEST PERCENT DOLLAR INCREASE:
* Henderson-Daviess CFC (Owensboro, KY) (57.4 percent to $13,841 in 2002 from $8,791 in 2001)
HIGHEST AVERAGE GIFT:
* Mid-Columbia Area CFC ($341.12)
INNOVATOR’S AWARD:
* CFC of Pikes Peak Region
* Central Oklahoma CFC
* Orange County CFC
* Southeast Wisconsin CFC
CFC Heroes
CIVILIAN:
Zachary Bunkley,
Federal Aviation Administration
Pinellas County (FL) CFC
MILITARY (UNIFORMED):
1st Lieutenant Matthew E. Gillespie,
United States Army
Overseas County Area CFC
MILITARY (CIVILIAN):
Mary Lou Bogden
United States Air Force
National Capital Area CFC
POSTAL:
Catherine Litke
United States Postal Service
Greater Hartford CFC