Since 2002

 
  • Prepared 9,838 tax returns resulting in $14,491,469 in refunds and $1,967,600 in saved tax preparation fees 

  • Secured 1,195 ITIN numbers for unauthorized immigrants

  • Helped 127 people apply for the Philadelphia Municipal ID

  • Ceiba organized 6 "Neighborhood Pop-Up" site for Philadelphia's Municipal ID Program; including the very first one in the history of the Program

  • Graduated 64 participants from matched savings programs

  • Organized 783 financial literacy workshops

  • Pioneered the integration of various asset building programs with housing counseling in Philadelphia's Latino community

  • Presented at National Community Tax Coalition conference about ITINs as a tool to promote economic development in immigrant communities

  • Recognized for innovating one of the top three Best Anti-Poverty Solutions by the Philadelphia Social Innovations Lab and its literary counterpart, the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal, for the use of free tax return preparation as a gateway to asset building

  • Pioneered a new matched savings program and credit building program for new citizens

  • Received Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations Human Rights Award

  • Published in the book titled: Partnerships for Health and Human Service Nonprofits: From Collaborations to Mergers (2015) for its use of collaborative leadership principles.

  • Forged and became the backbone to the Ceiba - Latino Equitable Development Collective (Ceiba - LEDC) for more info about the Collective visit https://ledcphiladelphia.org