CFC Application Process

United Way of Pierce County is the Principal Combined Fund Organization (PCFO) for the CFC of South Puget Sound.

The PCFO is the charitable organization selected by the Local Federal Coordinating Committee (LFCC) to administer the
local campaign. The PCFO operates under the direction
and control of the LFCC.

CFC Application Process

2008 CFC Application Workshop

2008 Application for Local Federations

2008 Application for Local Independent Organizations and Members of Federations

2008 LIO Application Checklist

Records Retention Policy for all CFC ParticipantsThe governing CFC regulation (5 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 950), paragraph 950.604 directs that "Federations, PCFO's and other participants in the CFC shall retain documents pertinent to the campaign for at least three campaign years. Documents requested by OPM must be made available within 10 business days of the request."All CFCs across the country have been instructed to remind participants about records retention. Typically, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) may ask for federation and/or agency documents when a local CFC is being audited. However, OPM may also ask for records at other times, as required.OPM interprets the records retention requirement to mean the "current year plus three full campaign years." Thus, federations must maintain their member CFC applications for the current year plus three. Additionally, federations and unaffiliated agencies must keep CFC records such as applications, reports and letters on file for the same specified period. For example, for 2007 retain the following records: Current year (2007) plus complete records for campaign years 2006, 2005 and 2004.

You can download current CFC Regulations and the 2007 Application by going to http://www.opm.gov/cfc/.

Agencies are encouraged to submit their applications in March to allow CFC staff an opportunity to do a courtesy review before the due date.

The due date for United Way of Pierce County affiliated agences is March 31 at 5 p.m.
The due date for local federations and unaffiliated organizations is April 15th at 5 p.m.

In accordance with CFC regulations, applicants submitting missing, incomplete, or out-of-date documents will not be permitted to correct their applications during the Eligibility Committee review process. The CFC staff will review applications on a first-come first-serve basis and contact you if we find any discrepancies.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Sean Armentrout at (253) 597-7488 or seana@uwpc.org.

Sean Armentrout, CFC Manager • 1501 Pacific Ave • P.O. Box 2215 • Tacoma, WA 98401 • 253-597-7488