Tax Resources

Internal Revenue Service : Bureau of the Department of the Treasury that helps taxpayers understand and meet their tax responsibilities, including the VITA program.

The Benefit Bank: an online service connecting people providing easy access to benefit applications and free tax preparation, part of the Works Supports Initiative at MDC

National Community Tax Coalition: provides technical assistance, resources, and research for free tax preparation sites

EITC Platform: provides resources and tools to EITC campaigns and low-income tax preparation services, developed by the Aspen Institute

Asset Building Resources

NC Saves: a state-wide pledge campaign to raise awareness about the importance of savings run by the Collaborative

Tax Time Savings Bonds: A national campaign of the Doorways to Dreams Fund that encourages taxpayers to buy Savings Bonds at tax time and use them as a savings vehicle

National Foundation for Credit Counseling: a non-profit credit counseling organization that provides financial literacy education and counseling

College Foundation of North Carolina: the service provider for North Carolina’s 529 College Savings Plan

The Collaborative: a non-profit working to promote a culture of savings in North Carolina

Asset Platform: a repository of information and training materials on assets developed by the Aspen Institute

Research and Policy Resources

MDC: a non-profit focused on expanding opportunity, reducing poverty, and addressing structural inequity. EITC Carolinas is an intiative of MDC.

Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED):  a research and policy organization committed to asset-building for low and middle income populations.

Doorways to Dreams Fund: an incubator for new financial produces and policies that promote savings for low-income consumers.

North Carolina Justice Center: a North Carolina advocay and research organization offering timely analysis of state tax and budget issues

Save EITC: a campaign promoting the renewal of the North Carolina EITC sponsered by the North Carolina Justice Center

Community Reinvestment Association of NC: a research and advocacy organization highlighting the high cost of refund anticipation loans and other forms of predetory lending.

North Carolina Assets Alliance: a state-wide coalition of public, private, and non-profit institutions seeking to expand economic opportunity and financial stability

UNC Center for Community Capital: a source for research and policy analysis on the power of capital to transform households and communities

Tax Credits for Working Families:  a communications and public policy firm managed by the The Hatcher Group that has up-to-date information on EITC campaigns in all 50 states

Brookings: an independent, nonpartisan think tank devoted to research, analysis, and public education, including a seiries on the EITC and comprehensive data on EITC filers

New America Foundation’s Asset Building Program: a public policy institute that conducts research, policy analysis, and holds events on asset-building topics

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: a fiscal policy organization that analyzes federal and state tax credits and related policy issues

Center for Framily Economic Success: an initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation promoting EITC outreach and free tax preparation services in order to build better futures for disadvantaged children and their families

Center for Social Development: a research and policy institute at Washington University in St. Lewis that designs and implements asset building demonstration projects