Re: Combined Federal Campaign 2026
The latest outrage of the tЯump administration is an attack on charitable giving. That’s right, his hand-picked Director of the US Office of Personnel Management wants to end the Combined Federal Campaign. The CFC is the government’s way to enable military and civilian employees to give through payroll deductions. The reasoning for this action is questionable. If the CFC is cancelled, it will hurt hundreds of important local and national charities. Since this may be my last opportunity to give through CFC, I made sure some “Woke” charities got some of my money. These include a women’s health organization and an immigrant rights group. In addition, I have written the following to my Senators and Representative to express my concerns.
Letters to Senator Kelly, Senator Gallego, and Congressman Ciscomani:
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
October 6, 2025
Dear Sir:
The Combined Federal Campaign is in danger of being terminated by USOPM Director Scott Kupor. As you surely know, the CFC is the primary means for federal civilian and military personnel to donate to worthwhile charities. Since its inception by President Kennedy in 1962, it has raised well over one billion dollars. It is an efficient and effective way for government personnel to give to reputable and carefully vetted local and national charities through payroll deductions.
Director Kupor is now threatening to end this vital and worthwhile program after the current campaign. In proposing this, he cites some highly questionable cost factors associated with the campaign. His numbers are ridiculous. This is a simple and efficient payroll deduction program. As a retiree, I just made my 2026 pledges online. My input required virtually no effort by any paid federal employee. You can be assured of this because I did it during the Government Shutdown. While I was an active employee, most of the effort directed toward conducting the CFC was done as a collateral duty. Again, I ought to know. As a federal employee, I participated in running the campaign. While doing so, I made sure that none of my official duties were neglected.
Below you will find a link to Director Kupor’s preposterous reasons for wanting to cancel the CFC in the future, published under the heading of “Secrets of OPM”. In it Kupor states that, “….OPM is concerned about excessive administrative costs associated with the CFC, along with steadily declining participation, and it is evaluating changes to the CFC for 2026 (including whether to continue the program).”
I would hope that you understand the value of the Combined Federal Campaign and do your part in preserving it.
Sincerely,
Larry D. Thill
What You Should Know About the Combined Federal Campaign
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