Advancing Tax Systems That Work for All
About the Network
The Tax Equity Funders Network (formerly the EITC Funders Network) brings together national, regional and local level funders working to improve equity and economic security by reducing the tax burden on lower-income workers and modernizing state and federal tax systems. The Tax Equity Funders Network seeks to use the tools of our tax systems to undo historic race, ethnic, gender, and ability discrimination and provide avenues for low- and moderate-income families and communities to thrive.
As a result of our work, funders are more informed about the inequities of the tax system and tax-linked strategies to reduce poverty and improve equity, and able to shape the field according to emerging innovations and best practices.
What do we mean by “tax equity”?
The tax code is one of the largest tools federal, state, and local governments can use to provide families with economic security and wealth-building opportunities. Yet the tax code systematically disadvantages women, people of color, immigrants, and low-income families. The Tax Equity Funders Network is committed to using the tools of our tax systems to undo historic race, ethnic, gender, and ability discrimination and provide avenues for low- and moderate-income families and communities to flourish.
We use the D5 Coalition’s definition of equity to ground our work: “Improving equity is to promote justice, impartiality and fairness within the procedures, processes, and distribution of resources by institutions or systems. Tackling equity issues requires an understanding of the underlying or root causes of outcome disparities within our society.“
Network Goals
The Tax Equity Funders Network works to increase equity, reduce financial stress, and improve health, education and employment outcomes for lower-income Americans by:
Reducing the tax burden to improve outcomes
Expanding access to federal and state tax credits
Removing financial, system, and process burdens
How We Do It
The Tax Equity Funders Network engages philanthropic partners in addressing equity, reducing financial stress, and improving health, education and employment outcomes for lower-income Americans by:
Connecting
Strategizing
Building
Events & Webinars
In-person Meeting: Improving The Lives Of Children And Families – The Hidden Gem Of The Tax Code
The Tax Equity Funders Network along with our co-hosts, Children, Youth and Family Funders Roundtable, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, Economic Opportunity Funders, Funders Together to End Homelessness, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Grantmakers in Health and Funders for Maternal Mental Health invite you to attend an in-person session on Thursday,…
Learnings from the National Direct File Pilot and Implications for Tax Equity
Low-and moderate-income families spend precious time and money filing their taxes each year. This year, IRS’s Direct File pilot aimed to test if building a free, easy-to-use filing tool would improve the tax-time experience and save taxpayers money and time.…