About TAFI

The Tennessee Alliance for Financial Independence (TAFI) is a collaboration of partners that fosters asset development and preservation programs that increase the financial stability of Tennesseans. This is accomplished through three main focus areas: Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) outreach and coordination of local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) free tax preparation programs; promotion of Asset Development and Preservation services; and other asset-building programs; and Public Policy Education.

TAFI was formed in the fall of 2007 as a result of the first statewide EITC Symposium, which was funded by a grant from the Tennessee Department of Human Services. TAFI is an initiative of the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville.

The collaboration includes a diverse mixture of United Ways, for profits, non-profits, government, financial institutions, and individuals. These members are involved in a variety of local and statewide financial initiatives including Bank On initiatives and Individual Development Accounts.

Membership is free and is largely governed by the TAFI Advisory Board. This Advisory Board is comprised of members from across the state representing both the geographical of the state and the organizational diversity of the TAFI membership.

A sampling of the membership includes: 

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• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
• Internal Revenue Service SPEC office
• Nashville Alliance for Financial Independence
• Tennessee Association of Broadcasters
• Tennessee Association of Community Action
• Tennessee Housing and Development Agency
• Tennessee Department of Human Services
• Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
• Tennessee Disability Coalition
• Tennessee Saves
• United Way of Greater Knoxville
• United Way of the Greater Clarksville Region
• United Way of the Mid-South
• United Way of Metropolitan Nashville
• United Way of West Tennessee
• United Way of Williamson County
• United Ways of Tennessee
• Urban League of Greater Chattanooga

To learn more about these partners and to find a TAFI partner in your region, click here.