Northern Lights CFC

The Combined Federal Campaign is the single workplace giving campaign for the federal government. It is comprised of several geographically-defined campaigns across the country that provide the federal employees in those areas the opportunity to donate to charities of their choice through payroll deduction, cash, or check.

The Northern Lights CFC includes counties in Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.

1. For agencies that sign up, their employees can make their respective payroll deduction pledges through an online tool accessible from the Northern Lights CFC website (www.northernlightscfc.org).
2. The online tool conforms to the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) E-Technology Guidelines and maintains the highest security for data.
3. The pledging tool is linked to a searchable online charity database with the approved charities that have OPM-assigned 5-digit codes.
4. It contains all the fields of the paper pledge form including the options to volunteer and to release one's name and/or donation amount to charities.
5. It is voluntary; employees who choose to use paper pledges may still do so.