Basic Organization Information
Independent Charities of America
- Also Known As:
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ICA; Human Care Charities of America
- Physical Address:
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Larkspur, CA
94939
- EIN:
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94-3067804
- Web URL:
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www.independentchari...
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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W Public, Society Benefit
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Z Unknown
- Year Founded:
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1988
- Ruling Year:
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1993
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Mission Statement
Independent Charities of America is a federated group representing charitable organizations that specialize in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, protecting the children and healing the sick. It's mission is to organize and 
prepare it's member charities for effective
participation in at-work charitable fund drives and other types of fundraising
activities, to screen and certify these charities  to assure they meet the
eligibility criteria to participate in these fund drives, to help educate contributors
about the work of these worthy causes, and to provide for the secure, accurate,
and timely transmission of contributions from the fund drives to the recipient
charities.  And to do all the above as cost-effectively as possible
consistent with delivering quality service.
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Program:
Screening and certification for inclusion in workplace campaigns
- Budget:
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$17,400,000
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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General Public/Unspecified
Program Description:
<p>As a federation, Independent Charities of America represents charitable organizations in
workplace campaigns (including the Combined Federal Campaign, State/local and
private sector campaigns).  To
accomplish it’s mission, ICA provides the following programs and services to
its members and the giving public:</p>
<p>-       Fund
drive application assistance </p>
<p>-        Review and certification of charitable
agency eligibility documentation</p>
<p>-       Representation
of the members before fund drive organizing and/or regulatory authorities</p>
<p>-       Disseminating
information about the work of the charities to the workplace giving public</p>
<p>-       Organizing
member participation in fund drive promotional and educational events</p>
<p>-       Forwarding
contributor name and address information, if requested, and accounting for and
transmitting of gift funds, with annual audit</p>
Program Long-Term Success:
Program Short-Term Success:
Program Success Monitored by:
ICA is in compliance with and is reviewed annually by the Office of Personnel Management
Program Success Examples:
Annually Independent Charities of America facilitates in raising and distributing millions of dollars to charitable organizations that specialize in feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, protecting the children and healing the sick.
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