COMDTINST 5760.12B governs Coast Guard Foundation gift acceptance and Coast Guard personnel participation in Foundation meetings and activities.
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The publication covers gift definitions, prohibited sources, acceptance authority, needs lists, gift offers, and the CGF Education Grant Program. It also sets conditions for official and private participation in CGF activities and assigns program management duties.
Applies to: Unit commanders, commanding officers, officers-in-charge, deputy/assistant commandants, and chiefs of headquarters staff elements shall comply with the provisions of this Instruction.
The Assistant Commandant for Resources (CG-8) is hereby delegated the authority to accept all gifts offered to the Coast Guard by CGF, regardless of value.
Accordingly, every CGF gift offered to the Academy having a value exceeding $100,000 must be forwarded to Commandant (CG-8) for an acceptance decision.
Although all Coast Guard personnel are prohibited from soliciting gifts from CGF, if CGF makes a written or verbal offer to provide gift support to the Coast Guard, or if CGF asks for needs lists information, the VCG or VCG’s designees are authorized to respond to CGF by providing the needs lists, or needs list information.
Liaisons are prohibited from participating in the management of CGF, sitting as an honorary or official Foundation Board member, or exercising a vote during CGF meetings or activities.
Coast Guard time, assets, or funds cannot be used to prepare for or participate in CGF meetings or activities in a private, personal capacity.