Prepare + Prosper

About P+P

We are the largest Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in Minnesota! Our nonprofit, founded in 1971 and located in the Twin Cities of MN, provides free tax preparation, financial coaching, banking and credit support, and other no-cost financial services to help Minnesotans with low to moderate incomes build a better financial future.

Each tax season, we offer these services at locations across the Twin Cities, including our new main office in Northeast Minneapolis. By partnering with community organizations to host our tax clinics, we make these services more accessible to our customers.

Our work continues beyond tax season. We offer additional summer and fall tax clinics at our main location, as well as offer some of our free financial services year-round, including one-on-one financial coaching, banking assistance, and credit support. 
 

“I'm blown away by my overall experience and especially with how awesome the staff were. I actually look forward to returning next year to do my taxes!”
— P+P customer, 2026
 
 Our Impact by the Numbers
 Last year, P+P:

• Completed 23,498 tax returns
• Served 11,820 customers
• Helped return $25,846,515 in refunds to our customers

  
  

Tax Refunds Can Provide Stability

Tax credits play an important role in helping individuals and families with low to moderate incomes meet their everyday needs. 


For many of our customers, a tax refund is one of the largest amounts of money they receive at once during the year. It can help them catch up on rent, pay overdue bills, buy groceries, repair a car, or set aside money for emergencies.


Through free tax preparation, we help customers claim the valuable tax credits and refunds they're eligible for, putting more money back into the pockets of individuals and families.


We Help With More Than Taxes

 Our support doesn't end when a tax return is filed. We also offer free financial services.

This includes:

• One-on-one financial coaching through our Money Mentors program
• Help opening bank accounts
• Credit report and score reviews
• Financial planning appointments
• Access to prepaid debit cards


 We can connect customers with trusted community partners who offer services such as debt consolidation, first-time homebuyer counseling, and help with payday loans. We're here to help our community build brighter financial futures.

Our Customers

• Our customers had an average annual income of $17,948. 

•  About 70% identified as BIPOC.

•  Roughly half were older adults and about half lived in a household with someone with a disability.

  
  

Moving Forward in 2027

We're looking forward to an exciting year at P+P! 


Here's what's ahead as we prepare for the 2027 tax season:


1. A new home in Northeast Minneapolis. The 2027 tax season will be our first at our new main location in Northeast Minneapolis. We're excited to welcome customers, volunteers, and community members into our new space.
2. A new tax clinic at North High School. We're opening a free tax clinic at North High School, bringing tax preparation and financial services to a central location for individuals and families in North Minneapolis.
3. Banking and credit support at every clinic. We're expanding banking and credit support to all of our tax sites, with specially trained staff available to help.
4. More days and more shifts. We're adding shifts at existing tax clinics to make more appointments available and help customers find times that work for their schedules.


Help Us Keep Moving Forward


Your support helps make this work possible.

We've seen the difference these services can make for individuals and families across the Twin Cities, and when you give to P+P, you build on that work in 2027.

Make a gift today!