Address 567 W. Lake St., Suite 1150 Chicago,IL 60661 Phone Number (312) 252-0280 Fax Number (312) 252-0285 TTY Number Email [email protected] Website http://www.economicprogress.org/ Executive Director David Marzahl Founding Year 0 Incorporating Year 0 Mission Statement The Center for Economic Progress (CEP) helps low-income, working families by providing tax and financial services, such as tax prep assistance, a tax clinic, financial education and coaching. Program Name Financial Services & Tax Help Program Contact Program Phone Program Email Year Program Founded 0 Description of Service CEP provides workshops and one-on-one financial coaching to help clients set financial goals; create a spending plan; access safe and affordable bank products like bank accounts and small dollar loans; and review and correct credit reports and improve credit scores. CEP provides low-wage workers with free, high quality tax preparation and an alternative to paid tax preparers. Through their tax clinic, they provide free, professional representation to low-wage taxpayers facing an IRS controversy. They also offer tax training for small businesses to establish sound business practices, build their knowledge of record keeping and self-employment tax laws. Conditions/Public Service Requirements CEP serves low-income Illinois families and individuals. Award Website http://www.economicprogress.org/about Related Arts Category Discipline Secondary Tertiary Multidisciplinary Dance Media Arts Media Arts, All Folk/Traditional Arts Folk/Traditional Arts, All Design Arts Design Arts, All Literature Literature, All Music Music, All Performance Art/Interdisciplinary Arts-Related Professions Theater Theater, All Visual Arts Visual Arts, All Residency State City County Neigborhood Illinois Any Any Any Gender No Requirement Age Can Previous Awardees Re-apply? Ethnicity No Requirement Career Point No Requirement Special Population No Requirement Other Restrictions