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SUBJ/2024 ACTIVE-DUTY FUND DRIVE IN SUPPORT OF THE NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF 
SOCIETY// 
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAVINST 5340.7B/02JUN2023// 
AMPN/REF A IS SECNAVINST 5340.7B, FUNDRAISING AND SOLICITATION IN SUPPORT OF 
NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY// 
 
RMKS/1.  For 120 years the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) has 
provided confidential, needs-based financial assistance to over 5 million 
active-duty and retired Sailors, Marines, and their families, providing $2 
billion in assistance.  The NMCRS programs and services also include tuition 
scholarships, budget counseling, thrift shops, and visiting nurses to help 
address the unique challenges of military life and service.  The NMCRS 
operates around the globe, in more than 200 offices located on land and sea, 
staffed by thousands of volunteers and a small cadre of paid employees.  In 
2023, the NMCRS provided $50 million in interest-free loans and grants to 
approximately 47,000 Sea Service members and their families. 
 
2.  Beginning 1 March 2024, the NMCRS kicked off its annual Active-Duty Fund 
Drive (ADFD) benefitting NMCRS.  The goal for the 2024 ADFD is to raise $8 
million.  While the opportunity to support the NMCRS with a financial 
contribution is an option, the most important objective is to raise awareness 
of the programs and services available to Active Duty Sailors, Marines, and 
their families and to raise funds to support the programs and services 
offered by NMCRS. 
 
3.  The ADFD is an all hands effort and depends on leaders at every level of 
command to stay engaged and committed to a successful campaign. 
 
4.  Reference (a) provides guidelines to the Chief of Naval Operations and 
Commandant of the Marine Corps on establishing respective Service financial 
goals in support of the NMCRS ADFD.  Consistent with rules for the use of 
appropriated funds, commanders may authorize the use of appropriated funds 
for traditional kickoff events, recognition ceremonies, and other non-
solicitation events to support the ADFD. 
 
5.  Released by the Honorable Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy. // 
 
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