Network Update

September 2023

Dear Network Member,

We are so excited about the release of our innovations briefs, Shaping the Future – Innovations to Improve Access and Build a More Equitable Tax System. In partnership with Prosperity Now, the Tax Equity Funders Network worked with network members and field leaders for over a year to identify and write about innovative strategies that can help to maximize the number of individuals and families who have access to tax credits and non-predatory tax preparation services. The brief can be found here.

Programming will be offered on September 27th and over upcoming months to share the recommendations and strategize about next steps. You can register for the September session by visiting the registration page on our website.

We are really happy to have you as a member of this network. Please share the briefs with your network and invite a colleague to join us (using the form on our contact page). We look forward to continuing this important work with all of you.

In Partnership,

Ami & Deneisha

News, Reports & Research

Briefs: Tax Equity Funders Network and Prosperity Now have recently published six briefs have been written by field experts and answer the question: What are innovations that would dramatically improve the ability of low- and moderate-income taxpayers to access all the tax benefits there are eligible for? Read the briefs here.

Report: The U.S. Census Bureau published the findings of three reports estimating income, poverty and health insurance coverage in the United States. Watch the News Confere nce and read the reports here.

Statement: The President and CEO of CLASP, Indivar Dutta-Gupta, released a statement in response to recently the released Census report listed above that declared, "Today’s U.S. Census Bureau report shows—once again—that poverty in the United States is a policy choice." Read the full statement here.

Article: According to Tax Credits for Workers and Families, "A recent analysis underscores the federal EITC as a valuable resource to help the 23% of undergraduate students who will experience food insecurity and the 8% of students who will experience homelessness across the United States." Read the article here.

Website Feature- Network Events

Did you miss one of our events? No worries, we know things come up that may prevent our members from attending some of our programming. The Network Events page on our website is a great place to get information and resources from each of our events.

Visit our Network Events page to watch videos from our webinars and meetings or to view meeting materials and resources. Materials from our Briefs Release event on September 12th can be found here.

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Network and Partner Events

Innovations to Improve Access & Build a More Equitable Tax System: Funder Strategy Session

September 27, 2023 | 2:00-3:30 PM ET | ZOOM

Join the Tax Equity Funders Network for the 2nd of two sessions connected to our release of Shaping the Future: Innovations to Improve Access & Build a More Equitable Tax System. Participate in this funder strategy session to collectively outline action steps for moving two of these innovations forward.

Session II (Sept 27th)- This session will take a deeper dive into two future-focused innovations that could significantly impact low-income taxpayers–using AI to file taxes and the implementation of pre-populated tax forms. Attendees will have an opportunity to delve deeper into these innovations, discuss implementation opportunities and challenges, and strategize with like-minded funders to outline action steps.

Participation in this meeting is limited to staff

of philanthropic organizations and philanthropic advisors.

In April 2023, Economic Opportunity Funders, Tax Equity Funders Network, and Philanthropy Missouri co-hosted a webinar to explore the ecosystem that works to improve economic security for Missourians and begin to identify strategies to strengthen it. In this follow-on conversation, we will convene a smaller group of deeply-invested funder partners to connect the dots across our work to improve economic security in MO, discuss field gaps, and identify areas of strategic funder alignment.

This in-person session will take place on October 24th from 9:30am-2:30pm in St. Louis, Missouri and is by invite only. Interested in joining us? Contact Ami Nagle for more information.

Call to Action!

Tell a Colleague About Us- We are always looking to welcome new members to the network. Please share our registration form with anyone you think could benefit from membership in the network.
Member Spotlight- We are looking for organizations to feature in our new Member Spotlight. Please complete this form to share your information with us for our Member Spotlight feature. Someone from our team will be in touch with you to finalize your submission before it is posted to our website.
Sharing Across the Network- We would love to share announcements, updates, funding opportunities, job postings or other information you have that could benefit other network members or their grantees. Please use the email Ami (ami@taxequityfunders) or use the contact form on our website to share information with us.

The Tax Equity Funders Network

is generously supported by:

Blue Shield of California Foundation

The Annie E. Casey Foundation

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund