TSD's State Employee Charitable Campaign
WELCOME TO TSD's SECC webpage.
What is the SECC?
Created in 1993 by the state legislature, the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC) allows employees of the state and retirees to contribute to their favorite charities through an annual workplace giving campaign, which runs annually from September to October.
Through the efforts and generosity of state employees since, Texas agency and higher education employees (both active and retired) have contributed $182.93 million through the SECC – providing aid to their family, friends, neighbors, and countless others in need across the state.
How does it work?
- Each fall, employees have the opportunity to learn about the charities in the SECC.
- Employees have the chance to choose the ones they want to help.
- Once charities have been selected, employees can fill out a pledge form to indicate how much to donate to which groups.
- Employees can either make a one-time gift by cash or check. Or the employee can also have their gift deducted from each paycheck beginning at the first of the next calendar year.
What charities are involved?
- A wide variety of charities and causes available to donate through SECC, ranging in scope from small, local grassroots organizations, to well-known national and international groups.
- Charities that participate must meet stringent legal requirements, then scrutinized by teams of state employees to ensure the following:
- 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization and registered with the Secretary of State
- Audited and reviewed annually by an accountant in accordance with generally-accepted auditing standards
- Provide direct or indirect health and human services
- Spend no more than 25% percent of funds raised on administration
How much should I donate?
How much to give is totally up to you; your generosity is no one's business but your own and remains confidential.
What will my gift provide?
$2 PER MONTH for one year:
- provides a child with complete, basic childhood immunization against six diseases, supporting a healthy start.
- provides vital cancer survivorship information and supports to 80 cancer survivors.
- provides seeds for one community or school garden, allowing families to grow nutritious, affordable food for themselves.
- provides prescription glasses for five people in a Third world country.
- covers the costs of planting 100 tree saplings.
$5 PER MONTH for one year:
- sponsors eyes exams for two children in need.
- provides 12 students with an interactive CD on college-age depression and suicide.
- covers the registration fee for one patient or family member to attend the National Organization for Rare Disorders Patient/Family Conference.
- underwrites equipment and supplies for five people to spend a morning cleaning a beach or river bank.
$10 PER MONTH for one year:
- underwrites free museum admission for 30 students.
- pays for a veteran's occupational certification to find employment.
- will help a family in crisis with their monthly utility or grocery bills.
- provides lifesaving medicines to 7,200+ children and families around the world.
- sponsors two local health advocates to attend a National Pesticide Forum and learn the skills needed to make positive changes in the community.
$20 PER MONTH for one year:
- provides a full year of groceries for a homebound AIDS patient.
- provides food for one guide dog in advanced training.
- buys six cases of non-latex gloves to keep volunteers safe during beach cleanup.
- supports training in an environmental career for a person with a disability.
- provides scholarship assistance for inner-city children to attend a nature camp.
$45 PER MONTH for one year:
- installs a water distribution system to provide a reliable communal tap, delivering safe, clean water to communities in need.
- offers transitional housing to a homeless veteran.
- provides a $500 matching scholarship award for college tuition.
- ensures safety from cholera for 50 people.
- provides two high schools with science curriculum materials about the proper handling of chemicals found in the home.
- furnishes a back brace to prevent further spine curvature to a patient with scoliosis.
HOW TO DONATE
PowerPoint Presentation
Don't know which charities to donate? Check out the listings below.
