Virginia CASH Campaign: January- April 2008
Posted by Carolyn Spohrer at 10:12 AM Coalition Partners | Press Releases | VITA
To complete the big picture of the success of the past tax season, VACAP is pleased to release overall stats of the Virginia CASH Campaign. Because the impact comes not only from the data, but also from the stories of families that have been helped, VACAP has also included memorable quotes from individuals who particiapated in the campaign.
| Overall Results | |
| # Federal returns: | 17,564 (56.5% increase over last year) |
| Total refunds: | Total refunds= $15,018,444 (41% increase over last year) |
| Average refund: | $855 |
| Tax prep savings: | $3,512,800 (approx. $200/return) |
| Economic Stimulus returns (paper): | 5,262 |
| EITC Results | |
| EITC returns: | 4,636 |
| Total EITC refunds: | $6,260,463 |
| Average EITC refund: | $1,350 |
| State Results | |
| State returns: | 15,392 (60.3% increase over last year) |
| State refunds: | $1,875,635 (15.3% increase over last year) |
| Volunteer Results | |
| Volunteers: | 921 |
| Volunteer hours: | 39,717 |
| Volunteer rate: | $19.92/hour (VEC) |
| Some coalitions are continuing to assist Stimulus Return filers and will continue to do so until October 15, 2008. Key EITC events include: Inaugural Common Cents Conference in September and Governor’s Housing Conference in November. | |
What People Are Saying
“Busiest but most rewarding tax season yet”
“Our volunteers were great”
“My work with VITA was one of the most rewarding experiences I have ever had”
“One lady sat and talked with us about her problems, and then we did her taxes”
“Over this tax season existing partnerships have been strengthened through the EITC Coalition and new ones have been formed”
