The Milwaukee Asset Building Coalition (MABC) is a private/public partnership that through education, planning, and income, assists low-income Milwaukee County residents achieve financial independence. The Social Development Commission (SDC) is the lead agency for the MABC. The Coalition focuses on three facets: education/awareness, free tax filing services, and asset development and outcome evaluation. The free tax filing service promotes the earned income tax credit, child tax credits and other state and federal tax credits. The asset development links individuals filing taxes to education about the banking system and the process of obtaining savings and checking accounts, financial literacy on individual money management and asset development programs surrounding asset accumulation and maintenance. The MABC has the goal of increasing the use of free tax preparation sites, connecting individuals to the Earned Income Tax Credit and link tax filers to core social and financial services that promote sustainability and asset building. Partners include:
The Adult Learning Center Asset Builders, Inc. Automated Health Systems Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee Brewery Credit Union City of Milwaukee Health Department Community Development Management Partnerships Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Milwaukee Consuelo-Housing Resources, Inc. Easter Seals Kindcare (Southeastern WI) Federal Depository Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve Bank Chicago First Service Credit Union Forest County Potawatomi Great Midwest Bank Greater Milwaukee Foundation Helen Bader Foundation Hope Street Ministries Impact, Inc. Independence First Internal Revenue Service JPMorganChase Landmark Credit Union M&I Bank Make A Difference Wisconsin, Inc. Marquette University Law School Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors Milwaukee Workforce Investment Board NACA North Shore Bank Taxpayer Advocate Service UMOS, Inc. UW Extension University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Center for Urban Initiatives and Research University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Business Administration Urban Economic Development Association of Wisconsin Wells Fargo Bank Wisconsin Department of Revenue