Frequently Asked Questions Retiree Fund Drive FAQ

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is the beneficiary of the annual Retiree Fund Drive. It provides retirees with the opportunity to support fellow Marines, Sailors and their families. The Retiree Fund Drive also provides the opportunity to build awareness of NMCRS programs and services available to retired and active duty Sea Service members.

Yes, your donation is tax-deductible. NMCRS’ EIN is 53-0204618.

NMCRS does not have access to the mailing list. DFAS provides the list for the mailing. If you do not wish to receive the annual Retiree Fund Drive information, you may contact DFAS directly and asked to be removed from the mailing list. Or, you may share your contact information with Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society; we will put your name on a Do Not Mail list that we submit prior to the next year’s drive.

You may wish to donate to the Retiree Fund Drive through a monthly allotment from your retiree pay. Retiree allotments must be initiated by NMCRS; an individual cannot start an allotment directly through DFAS. You will need to provide NMCRS with the following information to establish an allotment: Name, rank, branch, status, address, SSN, amount of the monthly allotment. NMCRS will submit your information to DFAS. An allotment continues, in perpetuity, until the retiree asks that it be stopped.

Yes, please send your donation to:

NMCRS Headquarters
Attention: Development Department
875 N. Randolph Street, Suite 225
Arlington, VA 22203

Yes, you may go online to www.nmcrs.org/rfd to donate. You may use VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover; or you may donate via PayPal.

If you would prefer not to use our online donation page for your credit card donation, you may contact the Development Department for assistance – giving@nmcrs.org or 800-654-8364.

Yes, if you are interested in other ways to support the Retiree Fund Drive – including through a donation from your Donor-Advised Fund, IRA, or a gift of appreciated stock, please contact NMCRS Development Department for assistance – giving@nmcrs.org or 800-654-8364.

You must contact NMCRS if you would like to change or stop your allotment. You will need to provide the following information: Name, rank, branch, status, address, SSN, and the change you would like to make (stop, increase or decrease). NMCRS will send your information to DFAS, who will make the change to your allotment.

PLEASE NOTE: it may take 60 days from submission until the adjustment in the allotment is made by DFAS. Once NMCRS submits the change, it is in the hands of DFAS to implement the requested change.

Each year DFAS stops allotments on May 31 and restarts them on June 1. If a retiree has an allotment, the retiree does not need to do anything to have it continue.

The old allotment and new allotment may appear on the retiree account statement simultaneously. When the end-of-month processing runs, the old allotment will be archived and the new allotment will be deducted from the July payment.

Once NMCRS submits a “stop” request to DFAS, it is in the hands of DFAS to act upon the request. It can take up to 60 days for the stop to be implemented by DFAS. Unfortunately, there are instances in which the stop is not implemented, and NMCRS must submit a second request.

Also, while NMCRS makes every effort to ensure a stopped allotment is not restarted at a later date, it does happen infrequently. Once NMCRS is informed of the accidental restart, we submit a request to DFAS for it to be stopped. Again, there is a lag (60 days) between when a request is submitted to DFAS and adjustments are made.

You may send inquiries to the Development Department at giving@nmcrs.org or 800-654-8364 and staff will respond in a timely manner.