'We're being blindsided': Federal charity drive suffers historic losses under Trump
Source: Raw Story
December 25, 2025 10:50AM ET
A federal charity drive is reportedly facing hardship due to Trump's actions. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10927, which authorized the U.S. Civil Service Commission to authorize nonprofit solicitations from employees of the federal government.
Then, in 1982, 10927 was replaced when President Ronald Reagan signed Executive Order 12353 and established the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) — which would be overseen by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The federal charity drive, according to Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield, has "raised more than $9 billion from federal government employees" over the years.
But Kornfield, in an article published on Christmas Day 2025, reports that the program is "facing a steep decline in donations and other challenges just months after the Trump administration weighed canceling it altogether." This year, according to Kornfield, the annual CFC "started later than expected because the Office of Personnel Management had paused planning in late August and for a time considered ending the initiative."
"OPM announced last week that it would extend the campaign through January," Kornfield explains, "but charities are worried that the drive won't be as effective — especially because the agency told its contracted organizers this week that their agreements would not be extended, according to two people familiar with the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private discussions."
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