Florida State Employees Charitable Campaign (FSECC)

Deadline: circa March 1

www.dms.myflorida.com/fsecc

Summary

The Florida State Employees Charitable Campaign, FSECC, is the only workplace fund drive offered to state employees in Florida.  Annually FSECC raises approximately $5 million for participating charities.

Eligibility Requirements

Note: This is a summary of the eligibility requirements for admittance to FSECC.  A a complete list of the regulations as well as the current year's application can be found by contacting the campaign managers.

To gain access to the FSECC an organization must:

• Be recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization
• File Form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service
• Be audited annually by an independent public accountant whose examination confirms to generally accepted accounting principles
• Have an active board that serves without compensation
• Have reasonable expenses for fundraising.  Where administrative and fundraising expenses exceed 25%, the organization must demonstrate extraordinary circumstances that justify the expense ratio
• Be registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to solicit funds.  This form can be found at: http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/onestop/forms/10100.pdf.  Fees range from $10 - $400 depending on the size of your organization
• Have a stated policy of nondiscrimination
• Provide direct and substantial services on the community or statewide level.  Organizations must be able to provide geographic locations and scope of services provided to Florida residents on a year-round basis

Contact Information

FSECC Statewide Steering Committee
4050 Esplanade Way, Suite 235
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
(850) 488-8171

Updated: 8/29/11
Regulations and contact information are subject to change without notice.