Executive Order 13743: Charitable Fundraising
President: Barack Obama
Updated the CFC’s volunteer pledges and administration; OPM later added recurring annuity gifts for retirees.
Status: In effect.
Is Executive Order 13743 still in effect? Yes. Its Combined Federal Campaign amendments remain operative. OPM implemented recurring annuity gifts in its August 3, 2017 campaign memorandum; the Federal Register disposition entry lists no revocation as of October 16, 2026. EO 13743 disposition.
What does Executive Order 13743 do?
EO 13743 amended EO 12353, the governing order for the Combined Federal Campaign. It permitted federal employees and uniformed-service members to pledge volunteer time and told OPM to consider contributions deducted from federal annuities. The order did not itself require retirees to donate or set a deadline for introducing annuity deductions. Signed order, section 1(b).
OPM’s August 3, 2017 memorandum announced recurring gifts from civilian and military retirement annuities and employee volunteer pledges. Annuitants previously could make one-time pledges; recurring deductions were the additional avenue. The memo also described a national donor system, but those wider CFC reforms should not all be attributed to this order alone. OPM’s 2017 implementation memorandum.
Before and after
Before the order
CFC primarily collected monetary pledges from current federal and military personnel.
After the order
OPM’s later rollout added recurring annuity gifts and employee volunteer pledges. Retirees’ earlier one-time giving was not newly created.
Who had to do what
| Office | Action | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| OPM Director | Arrange annual campaigns; consider annuity deductions; publish management/results reports. | Annual campaign; no fixed report or consideration deadline. |
| OPM Director | Specify eligible recipients, donor designations and any allocation of undesignated gifts. | In solicitation arrangements. |
| Authorized outreach coordinators | Promote local campaigns under OPM/local oversight. | If authorized by OPM. |
| Authorized central campaign administrators | Administer applications and pledges; collect and distribute funds fairly. | If authorized by OPM; continuing campaign functions. |
Employee donations and volunteer pledges remain voluntary, not assigned duties. Order sections 1(b), 1(i) and 1(j).
What happened next
EO 12353 established the modern CFC framework.
EO 13743 expanded participation and pledges.
OPM announced employee volunteer pledges and recurring annuity gifts for the 2017 campaign. OPM memorandum.
OPM published its National CFC System records notice, documenting centralized donation processing. Official system-of-records notice.
Legal and source detail
How it works legally
5 CFR part 950 implements EO 12353 as amended. Participation is voluntary and federal ethics and workplace rules apply.
Sources by type
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Primary and official sources
Orders, laws, court records and official implementation material.
How we checked this
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