127480 SEFA 2017.qxp 9/13/17 9:41 AM Page 1 127480 SEFA 2017.qxp 9/13/17 9:41 AM Page 2 www.sefanys.org/pledge Make your pledge on-line when it’s convenient for you! The campaign website (www.sefanys.org) allows you to search for allowable charities • By Name • By area • By keyword Or you can browse this charity book. Both the website and this charity book lists: • Contact information • Federal ID # • Administrative and fundraising rate Coming Soon…….. Retirees will be able to participate in the SEFA campaign through their retirement checks. Information will be announced on SEFA website and on Facebook. 127480 SEFA 2017.qxp 9/13/17 9:41 AM Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS STATE EMPLOYEES FEDERATED APPEAL (SEFA) INTRODUCTION . .2 ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF STATEWIDE & LOCAL CHARITIES . .3 FEDERATIONS INDEX . .97 America’s Best Charities . .97 America’s Best Local Charities . .98 America’s Charities . .98 Animal Charities of America . .98 Children’s Charities of America . .98 Community Health Charities . .98 Community Works of NYS . .99 EarthShare New York . .99 Global Impact . .99 Health and Medical Research Charities of America . .100 Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America . .100 Neighbor To Nation . .100 CAMPAIGN AREA INDEX . .101 Allegany . .101 Broome/Chenango/Tioga . .101 Capital Region . .101 Central New York . .102 Chautauqua . .103 Chemung . .103 Clinton/Essex/Franklin/Hamilton . .103 Cortland . .103 Delaware/Otsego . .104 Dutchess . .104 Greater Rochester . .104 Herkimer/Madison/Oneida . .105 Jefferson/Lewis . .105 Long Island . .106 New York City . .107 Niagara Frontier . .107 Orange . .109 Rockland . .109 St. Lawrence . .109 Statewide . .109 Steuben/Yates . .111 Sullivan/Ulster . .111 Tompkins/Schuyler . .111 Westchester/Putnam . .111 NEED MORE INFORMATION OR A PLEDGE FORM? GO TO WWW.SEFANYS.ORG ★ 1 127480 SEFA 2017.qxp 9/13/17 9:41 AM Page 2 Can I Specify Which Charity Will Receive My Contribution? Yes, SEFA is a donor-designated campaign. By using the code of the charity of your choice, you ensure that your donation goes to meet the needs that you feel are most important. Simply designate the charity(s) of your choice where indicated on your pledge form by entering its code and the amount you wish to pledge. Except for documented expenses for the operation of the local region and unfulfilled pledges, all contributions are distributed as designated. There is no limit to the amount of contributions a charity may receive through SEFA. There is also no limit to the number of participating charities to which you may designate a contribution. What is State Employees Federated Appeal (SEFA)? To give to more charities than can be added to the pledge form, complete additional pledge SEFA is the solicitation of State employees in their workplaces on behalf of approved charities, forms with your name on them, and staple them together. The top pledge form must contain authorized thru State Law and Regulations and supported by labor and management. the sum of all pledges. You cannot designate to a charity that is not listed in the SEFA Charity Book. Adding charities not listed, or write-ins, is prohibited and donations to such charities Through SEFA, state employees can support charities of their choice through a single pledge, will be treated as undesignated funds. In addition, pledges made using anything other than easily paid through payroll deduction or by check. the assigned codes cannot be honored and will be treated as undesignated funds. Any pledges State employees continue to make SEFA one of the largest and most successful state without a valid SEFA code will be considered undesignated. Undesignated funds are distributed workplace philanthropic fundraisers in the United States. Continuing a long-standing tradition proportionally to those charities within a local campaign region that received designated of selfless giving, in 2016, State employees contributed over 5 million dollars for local and donations. national charitable causes that help our communities, our neighbors and our world. What Are Federations and Unaffiliated Charities? Structure of SEFA A federation is a charitable organization that provides common fundraising, administrative SEFA is made up of six regions. In those regions, there are 23 local area campaigns that and management services to its member charities. Member charities may pay dues or fees organize the annual fund raising effort in State workplaces in their respective areas. Each to that federation as a service charge. Unaffiliated charities are not members of a federation local campaign has a Local Committee, composed of State employees and representatives of and participate in SEFA on their own. labor unions. They are responsible for the oversight of the local SEFA campaign. Each Region appoints two Local Committee members to the Statewide Council which provides guidance and support to the Local Committees. The Office of General Services (OGS) regulates SEFA What Happens if the Charity I Select Goes Out of Business Before All and provides guidance and oversight. Funds Have Been Disbursed? SEFA will disburse funds to designated charities until it is notified that the charity is unable to accept any further funds due to closure. The remaining designation to the charity will be The SEFA Charity Book disbursed as undesignated funds. The Charity Book is a document or web-based display of charities that have met SEFA eligibility requirements. A sample charity listing is shown below with key elements shown in italics. Key elements include: the charities SEFA code, the IRS Business File name is in parentheses after What Is The Payroll Deduction Option? the doing business as name, a 25-word statement of purpose, and its administrative and Payroll deduction makes it convenient for you to give by spreading your contribution across fundraising expense rate (AFR). the entire year. Payments on payroll deduction pledges begin on the first pay period beginning in January and conclude with the last pay period in December. You may cancel a payroll deduction at any time during the year by notifying your payroll office in writing. There is no Making Informed Giving Decisions simpler way for you to make good things happen for so many people than to contribute using The information below is included to help you identify charities that meet your interests and payroll deduction. Payroll deduction helps you care for your community and your world. performance standards. Sample Charity Listing Will I Receive A Receipt For My Contribution? ABC Charity (Legal Name) Code: 50-00567 (Capital Region) You should keep a copy of your pledge form, as well as your final pay stub (if you made a www.abccharity.org EIN# 12-3456789 800-555-5555 payroll deduction contribution), as a receipt of your pledge. A State employee who makes a We attack the causes of hunger and poverty by promoting effective and one-time (check or money order) contribution must maintain a bank record and a copy of the innovative community-based solutions that create self-reliance, economic pledge form to show the name of the charities contributed to, the date of the contribution, justice, and food security. 15.8% and the amount of the contribution. You should consult a tax adviser to determine if additional The Employer Identification Number (EIN).