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:
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2003 LITC Program Participants |
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Organization |
Location |
State |
Grant Amount |
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Alaska Business Development Center |
Anchorage |
AK |
$72,000 |
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Poarch Band of Creek Indians |
Atmore |
AL |
$33,000 |
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Lawson State Community College |
Birmingham |
AL |
$85,000 |
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law |
Little Rock |
AR |
$85,000 |
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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 |
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Quinnipiac University School of Law |
Hamden |
CT |
$85,000 |
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University of Connecticut |
Hartford |
CT |
$85,000 |
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American University |
Washington |
DC |
$85,000 |
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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 |
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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 |
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University of Idaho College of Law |
Moscow |
ID |
$85,000 |
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Center for Economic Progress |
Chicago |
IL |
$71,250 |
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Illinois Institute of Technology/Chicago-Kent College of Law |
Chicago |
IL |
$85,000 |
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Korean American Resource and Cultural Center |
Chicago |
IL |
$20,000 |
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Loyola University Chicago School of Law |
Chicago |
IL |
$40,000 |
|
Tax Assistance Program - It Adds Up |
Chicago |
IL |
$10,000 |
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Su Casa Columbus |
Columbus |
IN |
$22,800 |
|
Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic |
Indianapolis |
IN |
$65,550 |
|
The Lutheran University Association |
Valparaiso |
IN |
$67,450 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Bentley College |
Waltham |
MA |
$85,500 |
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Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services |
Baltimore |
MD |
$70,000 |
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National Tax Clinic, Inc. |
Bowie |
MD |
$25,000 |
|
Pinetree Legal Assistance |
Portland |
ME |
$85,500 |
|
Accounting Aid Society |
Detroit |
MI |
$19,000 |
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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 |
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Regents of the University of Minnesota |
Minneapolis |
MN |
$85,500 |
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Budget and Financial Management Assistance |
Kansas City |
MO |
$66,500 |
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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 |
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North Mississippi Rural Legal Services |
Oxford |
MS |
$21,850 |
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Montana Legal Services Association |
Missoula |
MT |
$23,750 |
|
Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Inc. |
Charlotte |
NC |
$85,500 |
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North Dakota Legal Services |
New Town |
ND |
$28,500 |
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Nebraska Legal Services |
Omaha |
NE |
$33,250 |
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Legal Advice & Referral Center |
Concord |
NH |
$12,000 |
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NH Pro Bono Referral System |
Concord |
NH |
$10,000 |
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South Jersey Legal Services |
Bridgetown |
NJ |
$47,500 |
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Accountants for the Public Interest-NJ |
Hightstown |
NJ |
$28,500 |
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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 |
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Nevada Legal Services |
Las Vegas |
NV |
$71,250 |
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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 |
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Fordham University |
New York |
NY |
$85,000 |
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The Legal Aid Society |
New York |
NY |
$85,000 |
|
Rural Opportunities, Inc. |
Rochester |
NY |
$85,500 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Northeastern State University |
Tahlequah |
OK |
$13,300 |
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Community Action Project of Tulsa County, Inc. |
Tulsa |
OK |
$47,500 |
|
Legal Aid Services of Oregon |
Hillsboro |
OR |
$32,000 |
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Northwestern School of Law Lewis and Clark College |
Portland |
OR |
$55,000 |
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Philadelphia Legal Assistance |
Philadelphia |
PA |
$35,000 |
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Duquesne University School of Law |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
$80,000 |
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University of Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
$85,000 |
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Villanova University School of Law |
Villanova |
PA |
$85,000 |
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Rhode Island Tax Clinic, Inc. |
Johnston |
RI |
$85,000 |
|
Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. |
Providence |
RI |
$31,200 |
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The South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice |
Greenville |
SC |
$85,500 |
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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 |
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Central Dallas Food Pantry, Inc. |
Dallas |
TX |
$17,000 |
|
Legal Services of North Texas |
Dallas |
TX |
$40,000 |
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Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. |
Houston |
TX |
$85,500 |
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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 |
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Salt Lake Community College |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
$47,500 |
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National Society of Public Accountants |
Alexandria |
VA |
$30,000 |
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Boat People S.O.S., Inc. |
Falls Church |
VA |
$64,600 |
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Legal Services of Northern Virginia |
Falls Church |
VA |
$25,000 |
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The Community Tax Law Project |
Richmond |
VA |
$85,000 |
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University of Washington |
Seattle |
WA |
$82,650 |
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Gonzaga University |
Spokane |
WA |
$51,300 |
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