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Private & Unofficial Organizations

Private Organizations VS. Unofficial Activity Comparison

Private Organization

Private Organizations are self-sustaining special interest groups, set up by people acting exclusively outside the scope of any official capacity or agents of the Federal Government. They operate on Air Force installations with the written consent of the installation commander

Unofficial Activity

Unofficial activities’ fundraising efforts are considered “for us, by us” fundraising.
Unofficial Activities are still Federal entities and may not solicit gifts from outside sources or engage in off base fundraising.

 
Private Organization
Unofficial Activity

Approval Authority to Operate

 82 MSG/CC Unit CC, (file w/82FSS)

Fundraiser Approval Authority

 82 FSS/CC Unit CC – Not base wide
# of Fundraisers per Quarter? 3 per quarter Unit CC discretion
Fundraise Off-Base? Yes No
Solicit Gifts from Outside Sources Yes No, but may accept gifts, ‘for us, by us’

Operating Documents

Private Organization

Constitution & Bylaws Renew every 2 years
Insurance Waiver  Renew Annually
Current Officer Listing Update Annually
Treasurer Statement  Update Annually
Meeting Minutes Frequency Determined by Bylaws
Financial Statement  Provided Annually

Unofficial Activity

Notification of UA Status Renew Annually
Not Required
Current POC Listing  Update Annually
Not Required
Not Required
Financial Statement  Provided Annually

Fundraising/Donation Documents

Private Organization

Fundraiser Request – 3 allowed per quarter

Unofficial Activity

Unit Commander approves requests to fundraise within the unit only.
May not fundraise base-wide or off-base.

Regulations / Guidance