# Noncommercial Educational Station Fundraising for Third-Party Non-Profit Organizations
> **Federal Communications Commission** · Final rule. · Published 2017-05-05 · Effective 2017-07-05 · 82 FR 21127
## Document
- **Document number:** 2017-09002
- **Category:** broadcasting
- **Federal Register citation:** 82 FR 21127
- **CFR reference:** 47 CFR 73
- **Publication date:** 2017-05-05
- **Effective date:** 2017-07-05
- **FCC docket:** MB Docket No. 12-106
## Abstract

In this document, the Commission revises its rules to allow noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast stations to conduct limited on-air fundraising activities that interrupt regular programming for the benefit of third-party non-profit organizations. Permitting NCE stations to conduct third-party fundraising on a limited basis will serve the public interest by enabling NCE stations to support charities and other non-profit organizations in their fundraising efforts for worthy causes without undermining the noncommercial nature of NCE stations or their primary function of serving their communities of license through educational programming.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/05/05/2017-09002/noncommercial-educational-station-fundraising-for-third-party-non-profit-organizations)
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