Support

1. • Educate

     the community about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and how to claim them.

   • Connect

     individuals to trusted organizations that can help residents claim the credits for free, such as the Campaign for Working Families and other providers of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

   • Mobilize

     Philadelphians to urge Washington to make the expanded CTC and EITC permanent, including by sharing their personal stories of how the tax credits have helped their families.

• Nonprofit Status

  Is the organization recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code? If not, does the organization have a fiscal sponsor?

• Geographic Location

  Is the organization based in and serving communities located in Philadelphia County?

• Community Engagement

  Does the organization serve very low-income communities or groups that are at risk of not receiving the EITC or CTC?

• Representation

  We encourage applications from organizations whose staff, board, and/or volunteers include representation from the communities this project aims to reach.
  

Activities we seek to fund can include, but are not limited to: 

• Distributing materials and/or making presentations at existing community events or meetings, or at new community events or meetings organized specifically for EITC/CTC outreach. 
• Partnering with community institutions like libraries, health care institutions, banks, affordable housing providers, community service providers, or others for outreach/assistance at their locations. 
• Outreach through grassroots methods such as canvassing, flyering, phone calling, texting, etc.
• Gathering the stories of families that claimed the EITC/CTC in testimonials that may be delivered via video, photographs, audio, or in writing to be used to demonstrate the importance of making the expanded EITC/CTC permanent and/or extending it for additional years (if combined with any of the activities above). 
• Or any other activities that will reach and assist Philadelphian families at risk of not receiving EITC/CTC. 

Activities we will not consider funding include: 

• The purchase of advertising such as radio, print, billboards, or web-based ads. 
• Tax filing or preparation services, other than referring Philadelphians to local tax prep assistance.
• Activities that solely or predominantly occur on social media; proposals must include outreach using other methods to reach individuals in groups or in one-on-one settings. Social media activities can be included if they complement other direct outreach. 
• Activities conducted outside of Philadelphia or targeted at families that do not live in Philadelphia.