The Charitable Fund
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An Opportunity and a Responsibility
The Utah State Employees' Charitable Fund Campaign encourages and enables State employees to contribute to non-profit agencies easily and confidentially. (Read what the Governor has to say.) The Charitable Fund campaign:
- Provides an opportunity for all State employees to support non-profit agencies through payroll deduction.
- Eliminates administrative costs—100 percent of your money goes to the agency or federation you designate!
- Informs State employees about the critical role non-profit agencies play in our communities and our world.
- Encourages generous, voluntary participation and preserves employees' confidential right to give or not give.
The Charitable Fund meets legal requirements set by the Utah Department of Commerce and is audited regularly.
Guidelines for Giving
A suggested gift would be one day's pay based on individual pay scales—it is not a quota or an assessment. Your decision to give is a personal decision. Let it reflect your concern for the people and quality of life in our world.
Designate Your Gift
You may designate your gift to any of the Agencies or Federations listed by entering the appropriate code and the amount you wish to contribute on your pledge form.
Payroll Deduction is Simple and Confidential
Fill out your pledge form and authorize payroll deduction with your signature (or pledge online). Deductions in the amount you specify will begin with the first payday in January following the campaign and continue through the year until the last payday in December. You may cancel or change your contribution at any time during the year by contacting the Charitable Fund Board. You also have the option of making a cash contribution. Fill out your pledge form, but do not sign the payroll deduction authorization. Make checks or money orders payable to the Utah State Employees' Charitable Fund.
The Charitable Fund Guarantee
One hundred percent of your gift goes to your designated agency or federation! Contributions are deposited into an interest-earning account managed by the Charitable Fund Board. Administrative costs are paid with the interest, not your contribution. Funds are disbursed semiannually in the following ways:
- Contributions to agencies listed in this brochure are sent to those agencies.
- Contributions to agencies not listed in this brochure, but which meet bylaw requirements, are sent to those agencies. The Charitable Fund Board may reallocate donations made to agencies that do not meet Charitable Fund criteria.
- Gifts to independent agencies without preference are divided equally among all independent agencies.
- Gifts to federations without preference are sent to the designated federations for distribution according to federation guidelines.
Charities Must Qualify for Your Support
To qualify for Charitable Fund donations, charities must:
- Be in compliance with the Utah Charitable Solicitations Act administered by the Utah Division of Consumer Protection.
- Have current IRS 501C3 non-profit, tax exempt status.
- Complete an Application for Inclusion in the Utah State Employee' Charitable Fund Campaign.
- Be approved by the Charitable Fund Board.
A charity's participation in the Charitable Fund does not constitute an endorsement by the State of Utah or the Board. If a charity is not listed in this brochure, the board cannot guarantee its tax status.
President, Charitable Fund Board
Denise Beaudoin
Department of Natural Resources
801-538-4798
Your gift makes a difference.
Thank you.
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