Thank you for your interest in applying for this year’s State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC)!
The SECC gives current and retired state and higher education employees in Texas the opportunity to contribute to participating charitable organizations. Since its beginning, state employees have contributed more than $209.69 million to participating organizations! To apply for inclusion in this year's campaign, please review the following information.
Questions? Please contact State Campaign Manager Greg Bennett: greg.bennett@uwtexas.org or 512-694-2872
STATEWIDE CHARITY APPLICATION
If your organization provides services to two or more, non-contiguous regions in Texas (map below), please review the requirements and consider applying in 2026. The 2025 deadline was Friday, February 21st, Midnight (Central)
LOCAL CHARITY APPLICATION
If your organization provides services in one of the SECC regions (map below), please review the requirements and consider applying in 2026. The 2025 deadline was Friday, March 28th, Midnight (Central)
NOTE TO ALL 2026 APPLICANTS:
Statewide and local charities interested in applying to the SECC in are encouraged to review the following statute and regulations:
- Subchapter I Charitable Contributions Sec. 659.131
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 12
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1, Chapter 5, Subchapter D, Rule 5.48
Resources (For Statewide and Local Charities as Needed):
- Application checklist (federations) (federation members) (unaffiliated charities) designed to help you as you complete the application forms
- 2025 SECC Timeline
- SECC Regions (with a list of counties that make up each region)
- List of Texas MSA Metropolitan Areas (by county)
- Map of Texas MSA Metropolitan Areas