New Jersey
Employees Charitable Campaign (ECC)
Deadline: circa November 6
www.njsecc.org
Summary
The New Jersey State Employees Charitable Campaign, ECC, is the
only authorized workplace giving campaign offered to New Jersey’s
nearly 190,000 state employees. Each year state employees raise approximately
$2 million for nearly 1,500 qualified nonprofit organizations.
Eligibility Requirements
Note: This is a summary of the eligibility requirements for
admittance to ECC. Contact the Campaign Manager for a copy of the
full regulations and application.
- To gain access to the ECC an organization must:
- Be recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization
- File form 990 with the Internal Revenue Service
- Have a financial statement audited by an independent certified
accountant unless gross revenue is under $100,000. Organizations
that raised less than $100,000 in gross revenue must have a certified
financial statement signed by an authorized officer
- Be registered to solicit funds with the New Jersey Division of
Consumer Affairs Charitable Registration and Investigation Unit.
Click on the following link for registration
information. Fees range from $60-$250 depending on the size
of the organization
- Be governed by an independent board of directors, the majority
of whom serve without compensation
- Produce an annual report, made available to the public, that
describes the organization’s activities and identifies board
members and chief administrative personnel
- Have raised at least $15,000 from citizens of New Jersey for
each of the past two fiscal years. This total amount of funds should
be verifiable from the organization’s IRS Form 990
- Be in compliance with the US Patriot Act
- Be engaged in health, welfare or human services in New Jersey
defined in the ECC application as, “services provided directly
or indirectly, meeting the human needs of health, welfare or care,
including, but not limited to the relief of human suffering and
poverty, public education and welfare, education, civil and human
rights, and the environmental restoration and conservation.” International
organizations are exempt from this requirement
Contact Information
ECC
c/o United Way of Greater Mercer County
3131 Princeton Pike, Bldg. #4, Suite 113
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Attn: Campaign Manager
609.637.4901
Updated 8/29/11
Regulations and contact information are subject to change without notice.
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