A Short History of CASH Oregon

Springing from the ground up
CASH Oregon was born out of a desire to better focus the outreach and education efforts of the Oregon Tax Credit Coalition. In 2005, Social Venture Partners Portland, a local nonprofit organization, joined with the Oregon Tax Credit Coalition to form CASH Oregon.

Local human service agencies, in conjunction with the United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, formed the Coalition to educate communities in the Portland Metro Area about tax credits available to low-income families and individuals. The Coalition consists of community partners, volunteers, and nonprofit organizations and continues to work with CASH Oregon. In previous years, the Coalition established Volunteer Income Tax Aide (VITA) sites throughout the city to aid low-income individuals in filing their taxes with free preparation services. CASH Oregon was granted 501(c)3 status by the IRS in December 2007.

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This website was originally built through many hours of volunteer work by our friend Larry Bartasavich. He also served as our primary web developer for the past two years. Without his guidance and ready assistance, the new website you are viewing today would not have been possible.

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Did You Know?
The Bread for the World Institute estimates that the average tax payer pays $300 a year in tax service fees? CASH Oregon and AARP Tax-Aide are committed to providing the highest quality returns at absolutely no charge.

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After Jim Harper told me about the mission of CASH Oregon I was eager to lend a hand building the first generation of the organization's web presence. It's great to see to see how the Web site has been taken to new heights this year.

- Larry Bartasavich