IR-2002-132, Dec. 5, 2002 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service announced today it has awarded $7 million in matching-fund grants to 138 tax-exempt organizations and academic institutions under the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic program. The Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) grant program, now entering its fifth year, helps organizations provide low-cost legal assistance to taxpayers to resolve tax disputes. In addition, LITCs inform and educate taxpayers for whom English is a second language regarding their tax rights and responsibilities. Many taxpayers are helped each year by the clinics. For many of these taxpayers, the clinics are a low-cost means of getting assistance when they have tax problems or are trying to comply with the tax laws. The LITC program has grown from 127 clinics in 2002 to 138 for 2003. Clinics are located throughout the country in 48 states and the District of Columbia. The 2003 program participants are listed below: 2003 LITC Program Participants Organization Location State Grant Amount Alaska Business Development Center Anchorage AK $72,000 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Atmore AL $33,000 Lawson State Community College Birmingham AL $85,000 University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law Little Rock AR $85,000 Community Legal Services, Inc. Phoenix AZ $55,000 DNA-Peoples' Legal Services, Inc. Window Rock AZ $42,000 Central California Legal Services Fresno CA $60,000 Community Based Education & Development Los Angeles CA $60,800 Filipino American Service Group, Inc. Los Angeles CA $43,700 HIV & AIDS Legal Services Alliance, Inc. Los Angeles CA $14,250 Korean Resource Center Los Angeles CA $25,000 Pepperdine University Malibu CA $20,000 Chapman University School of Law Orange CA $85,000 Association of Cultural Social Advancement for Vietnamese, Inc. Redwood City CA $57,000 University of San Diego School of Law San Diego CA $85,000 Nihonmachi Legal Outreach San Francisco CA $35,000 San Francisco Bar Assn Volunteer Legal Services Prog San Francisco CA $59,850 Legal Aid Society of Orange County Santa Ana CA $85,500 University of Denver Colorado Seminary Denver CO $50,000 Quinnipiac University School of Law Hamden CT $85,000 University of Connecticut Hartford CT $85,000 American University Washington DC $85,000 Central American Resource Center Washington DC $15,000 Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc. Wilmington DE $23,750 Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. Wilmington DE $19,950 Central Florida Legal Services, Inc. Daytona Beach FL $80,000 Coalition of Florida Farmworker Organizations, Inc. Florida City FL $62,700 Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Miami FL $60,000 Northwest Florida Legal Services, Inc. Pensacola FL $22,800 Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. Tallahassee FL $71,250 Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. Tampa FL $25,650 Atlanta One Stop Capital Shop, Inc. Atlanta GA $18,000 Georgia State Foundation, Inc. Atlanta GA $85,000 Morehouse College Atlanta GA $20,000 Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. Gainesville GA $15,000 JC Vision and Associates, Inc. Hinesville GA $65,550 Hawaii Pro Bono Lawyer Referral Project Honolulu HI $35,500 Legal Aid Society of Hawaii Honolulu HI $50,000 Legal Services Corporation of Iowa Des Moines IA $85,500 University of Idaho College of Law Moscow ID $85,000 Center for Economic Progress Chicago IL $71,250 Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law Chicago IL $85,000 Korean American Resource and Cultural Center Chicago IL $20,000 Loyola University Chicago School of Law Chicago IL $40,000 Tax Assistance Program - It Adds Up Chicago IL $10,000 Su Casa Columbus Columbus IN $22,800 Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Indianapolis IN $65,550 The Lutheran University Association Valparaiso IN $67,450 Emporia State University Emporia KS $35,150 El Centro, Inc. Kansas City KS $6,000 University of Kansas Legal Services for Students Lawrence KS $44,650 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights KY $73,150 Legal Aid Society, Inc.(Volunteer Lawyer Program) Louisville KY $24,700 Southern University Law Clinic Baton Rouge LA $71,250 New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation New Orleans LA $13,000 Greater Boston Legal Services Boston MA $25,450 Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. Lynn MA $20,000 Southeastern Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation New Bedford MA $12,000 Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc. Somerville MA $19,000 Bentley College Waltham MA $85,500 Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services Baltimore MD $70,000 National Tax Clinic, Inc. Bowie MD $25,000 Pinetree Legal Assistance Portland ME $85,500 Accounting Aid Society Detroit MI $19,000 Michigan State University-Detroit College of Law East Lansing MI $50,000 Legal Services of Eastern Michigan Flint MI $10,000 Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Minneapolis MN $59,850 Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN $85,500 Budget and Financial Management Assistance Kansas City MO $66,500 University of Missouri Kansas City Tax Law Foundation Kansas City MO $71,250 Southwest Missouri State University Springfield MO $62,700 Southeast Mississippi Legal Services Corp. Hattiesburg MS $25,650 North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Oxford MS $21,850 Montana Legal Services Association Missoula MT $23,750 Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Inc. Charlotte NC $85,500 North Dakota Legal Services New Town ND $28,500 Nebraska Legal Services Omaha NE $33,250 Legal Advice & Referral Center Concord NH $12,000 NH Pro Bono Referral System Concord NH $10,000 South Jersey Legal Services Bridgetown NJ $47,500 Accountants for the Public Interest-NJ Hightstown NJ $28,500 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey New Brunswick NJ $85,000 Passaic County Legal Aid Society, Inc. Paterson NJ $85,500 New Mexico Advocates for Children & Families Albuquerque NM $64,600 Nevada Legal Services Las Vegas NV $71,250 Albany Law School Albany NY $85,000 Bronx Legal Services Bronx NY $85,500 Bedford Stuyvesant Community (LSO) Brooklyn NY $59,850 Brooklyn Legal Services Corp B Brooklyn NY $85,000 Erie County Bar Assn Volunteer Lawyers Proj, Inc. Buffalo NY $10,000 Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc. Elmsford NY $85,500 Young Korean-American Service & Education Center, Inc. Flushing NY $25,000 Ithaca College Ithaca NY $24,700 Circulo de la Hispanidad, Inc. Long Beach NY $20,000 Project Challenge of Long Island NY, Inc. Long Beach NY $23,750 Fordham University New York NY $85,000 The Legal Aid Society New York NY $85,000 Rural Opportunities, Inc. Rochester NY $85,500 Volunteer Legal Services Project of Monroe County, Inc. Rochester NY $8,000 Syracuse University Syracuse NY $85,500 Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. Akron OH $85,500 Friendship Foundation of American-Vietnamese, Inc. Cleveland OH $55,000 The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Cleveland OH $40,000 Ohio State Legal Services Association Columbus OH $23,375 Legal Aid Society of Dayton, Inc. Dayton OH $23,375 Lake Erie College Painesville OH $13,000 Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. Toledo OH $31,000 Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. Oklahoma City OK $33,250 Northeastern State University Tahlequah OK $13,300 Community Action Project of Tulsa County, Inc. Tulsa OK $47,500 Legal Aid Services of Oregon Hillsboro OR $32,000 Northwestern School of Law Lewis and Clark College Portland OR $55,000 Philadelphia Legal Assistance Philadelphia PA $35,000 Duquesne University School of Law Pittsburgh PA $80,000 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA $85,000 Villanova University School of Law Villanova PA $85,000 Rhode Island Tax Clinic, Inc. Johnston RI $85,000 Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. Providence RI $31,200 The South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice Greenville SC $85,500 Technology for the Rural Enhancement of Communities Vale SD $47,500 Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands Oak Ridge TN $85,000 Central Dallas Food Pantry, Inc. Dallas TX $17,000 Legal Services of North Texas Dallas TX $40,000 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. Houston TX $85,500 Texas Tech University Lubbock TX $49,000 Centro Familiar Cristiano, Inc. Sugar Land TX $38,000 Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. Weslaco TX $25,650 Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City UT $47,500 National Society of Public Accountants Alexandria VA $30,000 Boat People S.O.S., Inc. Falls Church VA $64,600 Legal Services of Northern Virginia Falls Church VA $25,000 The Community Tax Law Project Richmond VA $85,000 University of Washington Seattle WA $82,650 Gonzaga University Spokane WA $51,300 X X X
