Love Makes Cent$, Inc.
Love Makes Cent$, Inc. is a non profit corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes, specifically to obtain funding, resources, and collaborations necessary to deliver community initiates for the people of East Central Indiana.
Love Makes Cent$, Inc. is organized as a public benefit corporation for the purpose of providing individual and group support in life change. This is done through free basic tax preparation, financial education, one-on-one counseling, job seeking assistance, connection to needed resources, and other programs deemed necessary to assist the general community and the underserved population in living a well-resourced life. These important services are offered through Natco Community Empowerment Center (NCEC).
Love Makes Cent$, Inc. is the fiscal arm of NCEC. Funds raised through Love Makes Cent$, Inc. allow the efforts of NCEC to focus on our mission, vision, and values.
Our Mission
Helping people live better lives.
Our Vision
– Collaborate with other community providers and organizations to connect individuals with needed resources.
– Provide support and resources to individuals as they search for employment.
– Deliver money management counseling, resources and education to individuals so they can create a self-sustaining, financially secure, thriving life.
– Offer a variety of classes, programs, training and workshops to empower our clients with long-term, sustainable change.
Our Values
Support, Motivation, Respect, Trust, Communication, Cooperation
Community Impact
Natco Community Empowerment Center is a one-stop-shop, providing many services to help the underserved, marginalized population in our area as they change their lives and build a thriving future. One vital service we provide is FREE income tax preparation. The COVID-19 pandemic required NCEC to implement a new, innovative, and transformative process, allowing us to remain open while other sites were forced to close. This alternative method added comfort and safety measures for their clients as well as their volunteers and staff. NCEC served 1,158 taxpayers in 2021 resulting in more than 1.5 million dollars in Federal refunds. When spent locally, businesses in our area and our economy were stimulated.
The chart below helps demonstrate how many of our efforts have been impacted negatively by the pandemic but our free tax preparation service has continued to grow, indicating the strong need for this service in our local area. We continue to look for ways to safely provide our services. In 2022, we will offer classes and training through virtual meetings.
Address:
1627 E. Main Street
Richmond, IN 47374
Phone Number:
(765) 983-4766
Hours:
By Appointment
- 2018
- Free Basic Tax Preparation
- Connection to Resources
- Job Seeking Assistance
- Money Management
- Classes, Training, Workshops
- Outreach/Networking
- Other
- TOTAL OUTREACH TOUCHPOINTS
- 2018
- 756
- 15
- 159
- 56
- 1,404
- 18,240
- 758
- 22,035
- 2019
- 1,023
- 96
- 142
- 136
- 112
- 6,526
- 11,186
- 11,186
- 2020
- 2,882
- 64
- 124
- 61
- 328
- 2,696
- 7,270
- 7,270
