Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

OPM and the CFC

The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for providing regulatory oversight and determining procedural guidance of the annual Combined Federal Campaign. There are currently more than 300 defined CFC geographic areas within the United States and one covering all Federal and military employees working overseas.

The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, which established the Office of Personnel Management, recognized the importance of a governmental role that “… encourages and enables active employee participation in community and that fosters collaboration with … the nonprofit sector….”

The OPM website is the authoritative reference for all questions pertaining to the Combined Federal Campaign. There are detailed sections covering CFC regulations, application procedures for charitable organizations, annual campaign information, as well as special guidance notices for the CFC of the National Capital Area. The OPM website contains a search engine and is continually updated.

OPM Combined Federal Campaign Staff:

Mark Lambert: Director
Mary Capule: Compliance Specialist
Curtis Rumbaugh: Operations Specialist
Cherlynn Stevens: Operations Specialist
Karen Burton: Staff Assistant

Contact OPM:

CFC@opm.gov
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E St NW
Washington, DC 20415
202-606-1800

Please click here for OPM's CFC regulations

Please click here for frequently asked questions regarding OPM and the CFC

February 4, 2008 Memo announcing Mark Lambert CFC Director:

February 4, 2008

CFC MEMORANDUM 2008-1

TO: LOCAL FEDERAL COORDINATING COMMITTEES, PRINCIPAL COMBINED FUND ORGANIZATIONS, AND NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONS AND INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS

FROM: HOWARD C. WEIZMANN

DEPUTY DIRECTOR

U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT: Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Director

I am pleased to announce Mark W. Lambert has been selected as the new Director of the Office of CFC Operations. Mr. Lambert has over 18 years of experience with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), including a working knowledge of the operations of the CFC dating back to 1991 as a member of OPM’s Office of the Inspector General, which performs audits of campaign compliance with Federal regulations. Mr. Lambert has served the Office of CFC Operations for over 5 years in various positions; most recently as the Acting Director, overseeing such projects as the recoding of all CFC charities and verification of each participating charity’s tax-exempt status with the IRS. I am confident Mr. Lambert will continue to lead the CFC in a positive direction and know he looks forward to working with each of our stakeholders to improve this already successful campaign.

Thank you for your support of the CFC and best wishes for successful 2007 and 2008 campaigns.