Programs

Closed

This organization closed in 2019. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.

  • Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program

    OPERATING ONE OF THE LARGEST AND OLDEST STATEWIDE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) PROGRAMS OF ITS KIND, CEP PROVIDES LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH FREE, HIGH QUALITY TAX PREPARATION AND AN ALTERNATIVE TO PAID TAX PREPARERS. IN 2018 CEP COMPLETED 17,640 TAX RETURNS AND SECURED $28,100,000 IN TAX REFUNDS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.6M

  • Taxpayer Advocacy and Education

    CEP PROVIDES FREE, PROFESSIONAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME TAXPAYERS FACING AN IRS CONTROVERSY. THROUGH ITS YEAR-ROUND CLINIC, CEP ALSO OFFERS EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ON THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC), TAXPAYER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, AND COLLECTION ALTERNATIVES.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $388K

  • Financial Coaching and Savings Campaign

    CEP PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS, COORDINATES A TAX-TIME SAVINGS CAMPAIGN AND OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING TO HELP CLIENTS SET FINANCIAL GOALS, CREATE A SPENDING PLAN, ACCESS SAFE AND AFFORDABLE BANK PRODUCTS LIKE BANK ACCOUNTS, REVIEW AND CORRECT CREDIT REPORTS AND IMPROVE CREDIT SCORES. PARTICIPANTS IN 2018 PROJECT MONEY REALIZED AN AVERAGE SAVING INCREASE OF OVER $250 AND AN AVERAGE DEBT REDUCTION OF GREATER THAN $3,500. CEP CONDUCTED MORE THAN 200 INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS AND IN EXCESS OF 60 PEER AND GROUP COACHING SESSIONS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $177.8K