Community organizations that serve low-income Philadelphians are invited to apply for a grant opportunity to support the Claim Your Money PHL campaign to help families claim the federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC).

The CTC gives eligible parents or guardians up to $2,000 for each child aged 16 and younger.  The maximum EITC refund is $6,557, depending on income and household size. Tax refunds like these are significant poverty fighting tools and put money back in the pockets of low-income Philadelphians to spend on what they need.

That’s why the Scattergood Foundation has teamed up with the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) to make grants available to community groups for grassroots activities aimed at reaching the lowest income Philadelphia parents or guardians. Funds can be used to educate residents and help them claim the payments.  Applications are due December 1^st for work to be conducted from mid-January-June 30, 2023.

Click here to submit an application.  Once in the grantmaking system select ‘Claim Your Money PHL Grants’ application to apply.

An optional briefing session will be held for potential applicants on Thursday, November 3rd at 3pm. You must register in advance for this briefing by clicking here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

For more information:

• To access the full Call for Proposals, click here.
• To access Frequently Asked Questions, click here.

Educate

the community about the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and how to claim them.

Connect

individuals to trusted organizations that can help residents claim the credits for free, such as the Campaign for Working Families and other providers of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance.

Mobilize

Philadelphians to urge Washington to make the expanded CTC and EITC permanent, including by sharing their personal stories of how the tax credits have helped their families.

Philadelphia-based community organizations with 501(c)(3) status, or a fiscal sponsor, that already serve very low-income communities or groups that are at risk of not receiving the EITC or CTC are encouraged to apply.

We encourage applications from organizations whose staff, board, and/or volunteers include representation from the communities this project aims to reach.

• November 3rd, 2022 at 3pm

  Optional Briefing for Potential Applicants. To watch a recording of the session, click here.

• December 1st, 2022

  Proposals Due

• January 9th, 2023

  Funding Decisions Announced

• Mid- to Late-January 2023

  Grant period begins

• June 30, 2023

  Grant period ends

• July 15th, 2023

  Reports Due

Watch a recording of the November 3rd briefing for potential applicants.

To review the slides from the briefing, click here.

The Scattergood Foundation partnered with the City of Philadelphia Office of Community, Empowerment, and Opportunity in FY22 to distribute $192,000 to 17 community-based organizations conducting outreach to families who were eligible for the Child Tax Credit. 

To learn more about the grant program and the grantees, click here. 

Media coverage:

• Axios: Philly funds grants to help families claim child tax credits
• NBC Philadelphia: Are You Eligible for Thousands From the Child Tax Credit?
• WHYY: Philly pushes to connect thousands of families to expanded child benefits, stressing need to file taxes
• KYW: Child tax credit could lift 75,000 Philadelphians out of poverty, city says