Economic Advancement Resources Network, Inc.

Economic Advancement Resources Network, Inc., doing business as Earn USA, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Albany, New York, that receives federal grants from the Internal Revenue Service to deliver tax representation, education, and advocacy services to low-income and underserved taxpayers. Earn USA operates as a grant recipient only — it does not hold federal contracts, contract vehicles, or subcontracts. The organization's entire federal footprint consists of four IRS grants awarded between October 2024 and January 2026, with a combined obligation of $247 thousand.

Earn USA's capability portfolio focuses on three concrete service lines. Under the Low Income Taxpayer Clinics (LITC) program (CFDA 21.008), the organization received a $147,700 project grant effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026 to provide direct IRS representation of eligible taxpayers in controversies, conduct educational activities on taxpayer rights and responsibilities, and advocate for improvements to IRS processes and administration. Services target households with incomes not exceeding 250 percent of federal poverty guidelines and English as a Second Language taxpayers in New York, delivered at no more than nominal cost. Under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant program, Earn USA received two project grants (October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025 and October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) to support community volunteer tax preparation and return filing services for low-to-moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, English as a second language speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, and military families, with an emphasis on achieving 90 percent electronic filing for qualifying returns and meeting 100 percent return-production targets. Under the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) program, Earn USA received a cooperative agreement (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) to train volunteers and deliver free tax counseling and return preparation for taxpayers aged 60 and older, with a benchmark of 65 percent electronically filed returns.

Earn USA faces three grant awards — combined value approximately $247 thousand — reaching completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete or renewal by the IRS.