Grantees in the News

The Foundation is proud of its grantees and their dedication to building a movement of working families. This section highlights the efforts of our grantees through media. Click on a month or year to read news articles about the Foundation's grantees.

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September 2004

ACORN Calls Attention to EITC Dollars Unclaimed by Low-Wage Workers and Drained by Predatory Tax Preparers - September 1, 2004 - ACORN - New Orleans, LA The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) today released a new report documenting that as many as seven million U.S. low-income working households may be missing out on more than $12 billion in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refunds to which they are entitled. The report – titled “Increasing Incomes & Reducing the Rapid Refund Rip-Off” – also shows that tax preparers siphon off over one billion dollars per year from low-income working families through the sale of unnecessary bank products such as Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs). To download a pdf of the full press release please click here. To download a pdf of the full report please click here.

Collecting The Small Rewards - September 7, 2004 - The Seattle Times - Seattle, WA "Armed with a $1 million grant from the Seattle-based Marguerite Casey Foundation, ACORN is teaching people about the money they deserve. And it is putting pressure on local governments to require tax preparers to inform clients of all of their options — not just offer fast money at faster rates."

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