IR-2016-32, Feb. 26, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today announced $10.72 million in matching grants to 129 recipients across the country for development, expansion or continuation of qualified Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITCs) for the 2016 grant year. The IRS plans to award additional part-year matching grants pursuant to a supplemental application period open to qualifying organizations in certain identified underserved areas. For more see news release IR-2016-31. LITCs are organizations that represent low income taxpayers in federal tax disputes with the IRS for free or for a nominal fee and provide tax education and outreach to taxpayers who speak English as a second language (ESL). Through the LITC program, the IRS awards matching grants of up to $100,000 per year to qualifying organizations. The LITC program is a federal grant program administered by the Taxpayer Advocate Service, led by the National Taxpayer Advocate, Nina E. Olson. Although LITCs receive partial funding from the IRS, LITCs, their employees, and volunteers are independent from the IRS. More information about LITCs and the work they do to represent, educate, and advocate on behalf of low income and ESL taxpayers is available in IRS Publication 5066, LITC Program Report PDF. IRS Publication 4134, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic List PDF, provides information about LITCs by geographic area, including contact information and details about the languages, in addition to English, in which each LITC offers services. Publication 5066 and Publication 4134 are available at IRS.gov. The grant year began on Jan. 1 and ends on Dec. 31. A list of organizations awarded grants for the 2016 grant year can be found on IRS.gov. The following is a list of organizations awarded a grant for the 2016 grant year: 2016 LOW INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS Name of Organization City State Award Amount Alaska Business Development Center, Inc. Anchorage AK $48,250 Legal Services Alabama, Inc. Montgomery AL $50,000 Legal Aid of Arkansas, Inc. Jonesboro AR $60,000 University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock AR $98,000 Catholic Community Services of Southern Arizona, Inc. Tucson AZ $75,000 Community Legal Services, Inc. Phoenix AZ $85,000 DNA-People's Legal Services Window Rock AZ $60,000 Bet Tzedek Los Angeles CA $85,000 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo CA $95,000 Central California Legal Services, Inc. Fresno CA $90,000 Chapman University Orange CA $100,000 Chinese Newcomers Service Center San Francisco CA $60,000 Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco San Francisco CA $90,000 Koreatown Youth and Community Center, Inc. Los Angeles CA $85,000 Legal Aid Society of Orange County Santa Ana CA $100,000 Legal Aid Society of San Diego San Diego CA $100,000 Pepperdine University Malibu CA $85,000 President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College Santa Clara CA $95,000 The University Corporation Northridge CA $70,000 University of San Diego San Diego CA $90,000 University of Denver (Colorado Seminary) Denver CO $100,000 Quinnipiac University Hamden CT $100,000 University of Connecticut Storrs CT $90,000 American University Washington DC $90,000 The Catholic University of America Washington DC $82,000 University of the District of Columbia Washington DC $90,000 Delaware Community Reinvestment Action Council, Inc. Wilmington DE $70,000 Bay Area Legal Services, Inc. Plant City FL $60,000 Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. Daytona Beach FL $75,000 Gulfcoast Legal Services, Inc. St. Petersburg FL $95,000 Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. Plantation FL $75,000 Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. West Palm Beach FL $85,000 Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc. Miami FL $100,000 Legal Services of North Florida, Inc. Tallahassee FL $100,000 Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. Gainesville FL $45,000 Georgia State University Foundation, Inc. Atlanta GA $100,000 Legal Aid Society of Hawaii Honolulu HI $70,000 Iowa Legal Aid Des Moines IA $100,000 La Posada, Inc. Twin Falls ID $80,000 Regents of the University of Idaho Moscow ID $99,722 Administer Justice Elgin IL $90,000 Center for Economic Progress Chicago IL $95,000 Loyola University of Chicago Chicago IL $85,000 Prairie State Legal Services, Inc. Rockford IL $100,000 Indiana Legal Services, Inc. Indianapolis IN $100,000 Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic Indianapolis IN $100,000 The Lutheran University Assoc. Inc. d/b/a Valparaiso University Valparaiso IN $75,000 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN $70,000 Kansas Legal Services, Inc. Topeka KS $58,816 Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky, Inc. Prestonsburg KY $75,000 Center for Great Neighborhoods of Covington, Inc. Covington KY $75,000 Legal Aid Society, Inc. Louisville KY $50,000 Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corp. Hammond LA $95,000 Southern University and A&M College Baton Rouge LA $60,000 Bentley University Waltham MA $85,000 Greater Boston Legal Services Boston MA $70,000 President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge MA $90,000 Springfield Partners for Community Action Springfield MA $50,000 Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Inc. Baltimore MD $90,000 University of Baltimore Foundation, Inc. Baltimore MD $80,000 University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore MD $70,000 Pine Tree Legal Assistance, Inc. Portland ME $95,000 Accounting Aid Society Detroit MI $80,000 Legal Aid of Western Michigan Grand Rapids MI $77,000 Michigan State University College of Law East Lansing MI $100,000 The Regents of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI $85,000 Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance Minneapolis MN $90,000 Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN $100,000 Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of UMKC Kansas City MO $100,000 Legal Aid of Western Missouri Kansas City MO $67,300 Washington University St. Louis MO $80,000 North Mississippi Rural Legal Services Oxford MS $58,500 Montana Legal Services Association Helena MT $65,000 Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, Inc. Charlotte NC $100,000 North Carolina Central University Durham NC $80,000 Legal Aid of Nebraska Omaha NE $36,000 NH Pro Bono Referral Program Concord NH $75,000 Legal Services of New Jersey Edison NJ $90,000 Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corp. Jersey City NJ $85,000 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Newark NJ $100,000 South Jersey Legal Services, Inc. Camden NJ $70,000 The University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM $90,000 Nevada Legal Services, Inc. Las Vegas NV $84,000 Brooklyn Legal Services Corp. A Brooklyn NY $85,000 Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc. Buffalo NY $82,500 Fordham University Bronx NY $95,000 Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc. Albany NY $100,000 LSNY-Bronx Corp (d/b/a Legal Services NYC-Bronx) Bronx NY $90,000 Queens Legal Services Corp. Jamaica NY $100,000 South Brooklyn Legal Services, Inc. Brooklyn NY $100,000 Syracuse University Syracuse NY $100,000 The Legal Aid Society New York NY $100,000 Community Legal Aid Services, Inc. Akron OH $61,500 Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. Toledo OH $75,000 Legal Aid Society of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH $85,000 The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Cleveland OH $95,000 Ohio State Legal Services Association Columbus OH $78,000 The Legal Aid Society of Columbus Columbus OH $80,000 Oklahoma Indian Legal Services, Inc. Oklahoma City OK $70,000 Catholic Charities Portland OR $88,000 Legal Aid Services of Oregon Portland OR $100,000 Lewis and Clark Law School Portland OR $100,000 MidPenn Legal Services, Inc. Harrisburg PA $85,000 Philadelphia Legal Assistance Center, Inc. Philadelphia PA $85,000 Southwestern Pennsylvania Legal Services Washington PA $43,284 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA $85,000 Villanova University Villanova PA $100,000 Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc. Providence RI $100,000 South Carolina Legal Services, Inc. Greenville SC $85,000 University of South Dakota Vermillion SD $80,000 Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands Nashville TN $100,000 Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. Memphis TN $65,000 Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Inc. Houston TX $70,000 Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Fort Worth TX $100,000 Lone Star Legal Aid Houston TX $90,000 Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. Weslaco TX $100,000 Texas Tech University Lubbock TX $85,000 Centro Hispano Provo UT $57,000 Legal Services of Northern Virginia Fairfax VA $85,000 The Community Tax Law Project Richmond VA $100,000 Washington and Lee University Lexington VA $85,000 Vermont Legal Aid, Inc. Burlington VT $65,000 Corporation of Gonzaga University Spokane WA $94,000 University of Washington Seattle WA $100,000 Legal Action of Wisconsin, Inc. Milwaukee WI $100,000 Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc. Milwaukee WI $94,000 Wisconsin Judicare, Inc. Wausau WI $80,000 Legal Aid of West Virginia, Inc. Charleston WV $44,000 Legal Aid of Wyoming, Inc. Cheyenne WY $60,000 Follow the IRS on New Media Subscribe to IRS Newswire
