WV Alliance For Sustainable Families Inc.

WV Alliance For Sustainable Families Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Charleston, West Virginia, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on volunteer-led tax preparation and financial access services for low- to moderate-income populations. The organization acts predominantly as a prime grant recipient (80% of recent awards) with limited sub-award activity, and holds no federal contracting vehicles.

The organization's federal footprint centers on the Internal Revenue Service's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Matching Grant Program (CFDA 21.009). WV Alliance has received five consecutive annual VITA grants since 2021, with the most recent award of $169,809 for the October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 performance period. Under VITA, the recipient delivers free tax return preparation and electronic filing services to underserved populations including persons with disabilities, non-native English speakers, Native Americans, rural residents, military members and families, and elderly taxpayers across West Virginia. Each grant award requires matching non-federal funds equal to the federal award amount. Performance requirements mandate that at least 90 percent of prepared returns serve individuals whose earned income does not exceed EITC thresholds and that all eligible returns be filed electronically. The organization operates multiple VITA sites with stated objectives to increase electronic filing capacity, enhance volunteer training, strengthen quality control, and improve return accuracy.

The Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service accounts for the dominant share of WV Alliance's federal relationships (9 awards out of 20 total awards), with the broader Department of the Treasury contributing 6 additional awards. The Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Children and Families and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) represents secondary customer engagement across 5 awards. Over the past five years, award volume has remained modest and variable—one award in 2022, two in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025, and one in 2026—reflecting the cyclical, annual nature of VITA grant cycles. Combined obligated dollars across all awards total $4.7 million. WV Alliance also holds sub-award relationships with the West Virginia Department of Human Services and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources for EITC coalition coordination, planning, and public awareness campaigns, with sub-awards dated February 2026, February 2025, and November 2023.