Love Makes Cent$ Inc.

Love Makes Cent$ Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Richmond, Indiana, operates as a recipient of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) federal grants from the Internal Revenue Service, providing free tax preparation and filing services to underserved populations including low- to moderate-income individuals, persons with disabilities, non-English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and their families, and the elderly.

The organization has received six consecutive annual VITA project grants from the IRS, one per fiscal year from October 2021 through October 2025, with each award covering a twelve-month performance period. The most recent grant award is dated October 1, 2025, with ultimate completion September 30, 2026. Across all six awards, Love Makes Cent$ Inc. has obligated $610 thousand in combined federal funding. As a grant recipient (not a federal contractor or IDV holder), the organization operates entirely within the IRS VITA matching grant program — a single-agency, single-program footprint with no contract vehicle participation, no prime contracting work, and no subcontracting relationships.

VITA grant recipients are required to extend services to hardest-to-reach populations in both urban and non-urban areas, increase electronic filing capacity, strengthen quality control, enhance volunteer training, and improve return preparation accuracy. Love Makes Cent$ Inc. is expected to follow existing VITA site operations guidance, ensure at least 90 percent of returns prepared serve individuals at or below the maximum Earned Income Tax Credit thresholds, file all eligible returns electronically, achieve 100 percent of return production goals, and demonstrate year-over-year improvements in efficiency and return volume. The organization may utilize subrecipients to deliver program elements provided they adhere to VITA program guidelines.

Activity shows consistent annual participation — one grant per year from 2021 forward — with one award (the FY 2024–2025 grant) scheduled for ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore subject to recompete.