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Your gift. Your cause. Your impact.

At UT Southwestern, giving back isn’t just something we do – it’s who we are. One of the ways we do this is through the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). This giving initiative empowers you to support causes close to your heart – from local groups to global humanitarian missions. Every participating organization is carefully vetted, ensuring your donation will create real and lasting impact.

Why give through the SECC?

  • Choice: Support what matters most to you. With hundreds of charities to choose from, you can be sure your donation goes exactly where you want it to.
  • Convenience: Whether you choose an ongoing payroll deduction or a one-time gift, giving is simple.
  • Impact: Your contribution, no matter the amount, can help improve lives across Texas, throughout the country, and around the world.

What can my gift provide?

  • $2/month for one year
    • Supplies meals for a homebound senior citizen for two weeks.
    • Provides a child with complete, basic childhood immunization against six diseases.
    • Covers the cost of planting of 100 tree saplings.
  • $5/month for one year
    • Sponsors eyes exams for two children in need.
    • Underwrites equipment and supplies for five people to clean a beach or river bank.
  • $10/month for one year
    • Helps a family in crisis with their monthly utility or grocery bills.
    • Screens one uninsured woman for breast cancer.
    • Underwrites free museum admission for 30 students.
  • $20/month for one year
    • Supplies a full year of groceries for a homebound AIDS patient.
    • Provides scholarship assistance for inner-city children to attend a nature camp.
  • $45/month for one year
    • Offers transitional housing to a homeless veteran.
    • Installs a water distribution system to provide a reliable communal tap, delivering safe, clean water to communities in need.

Find your cause and make your impact

With nearly 1,000 eligible charities to choose from – local, statewide, national, and international – you’re sure to find a cause that matters to you. Every participating organization meets strict eligibility standards set by state law and is carefully vetted by the SECC State Policy Committee.

Explore the full SECC charity database, or, for a few ideas to get you started, click through the examples below.

  • Show kindness to furry friends
    • ASPCA: American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (085021)
    • Guide Dogs of America (085311)
    • Humane Society of North Texas (288516)
    • Paws With a Cause (085421)
    • PETS Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic (291201)
  • Lift your local community
    • Habitat for Humanity Texas (470020)
    • Meals on Wheels North Central Texas (473329)
    • Mission Arlington (280075)
    • Tarrant Area Food Bank (470035)
    • Texas Homeless Network (470043)
  • Support children in need
    • Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas (283109)
    • Camp John Marc (289118)
    • Deaf Children’s Literacy Project (085365)
    • Feed My Starving Children (040384)
    • Texas CASA (470089)
  • Give some love to nature
    • American Bird Conservancy (035614)
    • Keep Texas Beautiful (035612)
    • National Wildlife Federation (035522)
    • Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (035553)
    • World Wildlife Fund (035568)
  • Make a difference in finding cures
    • Alzheimer's Foundation of America (085330)
    • American Association for Cancer Research (085175)
    • March of Dimes (055112)
    • Moncrief Cancer Institute (286590)
    • Southwestern Medical Foundation (283415)

Ways to give

During the campaign, UT Southwestern employees can make donations in several ways, including ongoing deductions from paychecks beginning in January 2026 or a single gift. Contributions can be designated for any of the charities listed in the SECC's Directory of Charities. Donations are tax deductible and remain completely confidential.

Via PeopleSoft (payroll deduction)

  1. Log in to PeopleSoft.
  2. From the Employee Self Service page, click on the Payroll tile.
  3. Select Make Charity Contribution in the left menu.

At in-person events on campus

There will be several in-person SECC events happening across campus and at select locations where you can get help making your donation, enjoy treats, and collect some swag.

Use a paper form, check, or cash

Paper forms, checks, and cash donations must be submitted in person to the UT Southwestern Cash Management office in Trinity Towers at 2777 N. Stemmons Freeway, Third Floor, Room 3.230H, Dallas (Tuesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.). Checks should be made payable to DFW SECC (not UT Southwestern). Do not submit via interoffice mail or U.S. Postal Service.

Organize a department-level fundraising activity

In past years, departments have hosted bake sales, chili cook-offs, pumpkin decorating contests, and pop-up coffee shops, as well as handed out candygrams (e.g., “boograms” for Halloween) to raise funds. For more ideas or help planning these events: brenda.timmons@utsouthwestern.edu Brenda Timmons.

News and prizes

Stay up to date with our fundraising progress, discover how your colleagues are getting involved, and check out the full list of over 50 exciting prizes you could win just by donating! Highlights include a one-of-a-kind experience with the Dallas Mavericks, tickets to the State Fair of Texas, a chance to join the FC Dallas fantasy camp, HTeaO gift baskets, and much more!

 

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