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2009-10 Results

During the 2009-10 tax season, From the end of January to April 15, 2010, The Campaign for Working Families:

For tax year 2009-10:

  • Completed 11,748 taxes, including 591 small business returns
  • Brought back $22.2 million in state and federal tax refunds
  • Offered 716 new banking savings products: pre-paid debit cards, saving bonds and savings accounts
  • Completed 396 FAFSA and public benefit applications (Food Stamps, CHIP, Medical, LIHEAP)
  • 610 IRS-certified volunteers spent 15,398 hours staffing 11 free tax preparation sites
  • Processed 63 ITIN applications for individuals not eligible for a social security number, in collaboration with Ceiba

100% of the refunds went directly to the tax filers.


Mayor Michael Nutter announced the Campaign’s cumulative results in May 2008

Cumulative Results

Over the past eight years, The Campaign for Working Families has brought $146 million directly into the homes of low-income working families. And it has saved these families an additional estimated $20.2 million in interest, fees, and charges for tax preparation and check cashing, and loans.

Also over the past eight years, The Campaign has prepared and e-filed 90,610 tax returns, opened over 800 bank accounts, 500 prepaid debit cards, provided financial education for over 700 individuals, and trained 2,500 volunteers to provide free tax preparation in community settings.

The Campaign has injected $219.6 million of economic stimulus dollars directly into the Philadelphia economy since beginning in the 2003 tax season.

During the 2009-2010 tax season, the average adjusted gross income of tax customers served at Campaign sites was $19,625. Of the 11,748 tax payers served, 75% were African American, 10% were Latino/Hispanic, 8% were White, and 3% were Asian/Pacific Islander. These households came from all over Philadelphia.

EITC is a tax benefit for families and individuals who earn, in 2009, less than $48,279 (with 3 or more children) or less than $13,440 (no children). EITC refunds can be up to $5,657 per year, based on family size and income.

For more than 30 years, the EITC has reduced the annual tax burden for low-income working families and emerged as America's largest and most effective anti-poverty program. In Philadelphia, an estimated 39,000 eligible households do not file EITC claims, leaving approximately $66.3 million in unclaimed credits.