EITC Toolkits

The Earned Income Tax Credit is one of the most important financial supports available to lower-income individuals and working families. Simply by filling out an additional form while filing taxes, families who earn up to 48k annually may be eligible for cash back that can be as much as $5666.

National Human Service Assembly and Corporate Voices for Working Families EITC Toolkit This toolkit is specifically designed to do effective EITC outreach in the non-profit workplace. Materials include everything an HR or employee supervisor needs to understand what benefits are out there and how to connect their teams with them, including: an easy-to-use guide, fliers, posters, paycheck stuffers, and more.

The Center for Budget and Policy Priority EITC toolkit consists of everything you need to get an EITC awareness and enrollment campaign aimed at reaching constituents up and running in your organization or community. Materials include: Paycheck stuffers; fliers in 21 languages, checklist of materials needed to file; outreach strategies; posters in English and Spanish, and more.

The National League of Cities’ YEF EITC Toolkit provides a comprehensive look at EITC and how to mount a full scale campaign. Although oriented for municipal leaders, this toolkit has a wealth of resources, information and outreach ideas.