Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc.
New York, NY Lower East Side People's FCU
- UEI
- XH72T5U3AWG5
- CAGE
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 37 Avenue B, New York, NY 10009, USA
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About the company
Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc., Lower East Side People's FCU Division is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in New York that serves as a recipient of federal grant funding to operate Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites for low-to-moderate-income taxpayers. The organization has received three successive Internal Revenue Service VITA grants (2023, 2024, 2025) as a prime recipient, with no federal contract work or subcontract footprint in the source data.
The organization's entire recent federal footprint centers on IRS VITA grants. The three awards span fiscal years 2023 through 2025, each awarded on October 1st with September 30th completion dates, and together they represent $117 thousand in combined obligations. The VITA program charges Peoples Center with extending tax assistance services to underserved populations including low-income individuals, persons with disabilities, English-language learners, Native Americans, rural residents, military families, and the elderly. Expected outcomes include ensuring at least 90 percent of returns prepared target individuals at or below EITC income thresholds, filing all eligible returns electronically, meeting annual return production targets, and demonstrating year-over-year efficiency gains and incremental growth in return preparation volume. The organization may engage subrecipients to help deliver program elements, though the source does not enumerate specific sub-recipient arrangements.
Activity has been flat — one award per year across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The 2024–2025 award completes in September 2025 and faces recompete within the next twenty-four months.
Quick answers
Is Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc. registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc.'s SAM.gov registration is active through March 9, 2027.
What is Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc.'s most recent federal award?
Peoples Center For Economic Independence Inc.'s most recent federal grant award is The volunteer income tax assistance (vita) grant was established as a matching grant program to provide funding for… (26VITA0212), from Internal Revenue Service, on October 1, 2025.
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