Ladder Up

Real support. Real impact.

From FAFSA completion to budgeting basics, Ladder Up works directly with students and families to build financial confidence—one session at a time.

Want to bring a session like this to your school or organization?

Learn more: https://www.ladderup.org/our-services/

Are you a high school, college, or community organization supporting students and families?

Ladder Up offers interactive workshops and direct support to help people:
🎓 Complete the FAFSA
🧾 Understand the basics of taxes
💰 Build real-world budgeting skills

Our goal is simple: make financial tools more accessible and more actionable.

Learn more: https://www.ladderup.org/our-services/

58 volunteer hours with meaningful impact.

Thank you to McDermott Will & Schulte for supporting Ladder Up this tax season. Your team is helping ensure more individuals and families can access the tax assistance they need. We appreciate your partnership!

116 volunteer hours supporting financial empowerment.

Thank you to Republic Bank of Chicago for your commitment to Ladder Up clients this tax season. Your volunteers are helping expand access to trusted, free tax services in the community. We’re grateful for your impact!

Last chance to support Ladder Up this tax season.

Across Chicago, volunteers have spent the past months helping families file their taxes and claim critical refunds. Now we’re in the final stretch of our $20,000 volunteer giving campaign.

If you’ve ever volunteered with Ladder Up or believe in expanding financial opportunity, you can help us finish strong.

Every gift makes a difference.
We file taxes. We change lives.
Donate: www.ladderup.org/donate

South Bend / Mishawaka — last call for free tax help ⏰
✔️ Federal + state returns
✔️ EITC + Child Tax Credit support
✔️ IRS-certified volunteers

Available now at community sites like the St. Joseph County Public Library. Don’t miss out—book your appointment today: https://tap.nd.edu/

122 volunteer hours making a difference. Thank you to Mayer Brown for your support of Ladder Up this tax season. Your team is helping individuals and families access critical financial resources and build stronger futures. We appreciate your partnership!

134 hours of impact.

Thank you to Grant Thornton US for your meaningful contribution to Ladder Up clients this tax season. Your team’s commitment is helping make free tax assistance more accessible across our communities.

We’re grateful for your support!

231 volunteer hours dedicated to community impact.

Thank you to Kirkland & Ellis for your incredible support of Ladder Up this tax season. Your volunteers are helping deliver critical tax assistance and financial resources to those who need it most. We appreciate your continued partnership!

Over the weekend of March 21, they didn’t just volunteer—they got on a plane to volunteer.

A group of students and professors from Cornell University traveled to Chicago to support free tax preparation and filing at Kennedy-King College with Ladder Up.

We’re grateful for the time, energy, and care they brought to this work.

Three takeover days. 127 volunteer hours. One powerful impact.

Thank you to Fifth Third Bank for stepping up in a big way at Olive-Harvey College this tax season. Your team’s energy and commitment are helping ensure more individuals and families get the support they need. We’re grateful for your partnership!