Tulsa Responds

Name

Tulsa Responds

Legal name

Tulsa Responds, LLC

Website

https://tulsaresponds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Financial Assistance Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Taxpayer Services, Education & Outreach (BPAIADAM), Income Support & Cash Assistance Programs (BPAIAKAE)

Keywords

• Free tax filing
• Benefits enrollment
• Financial counseling
• Nonprofit assistance
• VITA tax preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit Services (Free to Clients): Tulsa Responds is a nonprofit organization that provides all services free of charge to eligible low-income households. Services are funded through donations and partnerships rather than client fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tulsa Responds is a nonprofit organization that provides free IRS-certified tax filing through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program for households earning $70,000 or less, along with benefits enrollment assistance for programs such as SNAP, SoonerCare (Medicaid), ACA Marketplace insurance, and the Affordable Connectivity Program. The organization also operates a Financial Empowerment Center offering free one-on-one financial counseling, including budgeting, debt management, credit building, and financial planning.

Product overview

Tulsa Responds is a nonprofit organization offering a suite of free services to help low-income Tulsa households access government benefits and achieve financial stability. The core offerings include: Free Tax Filing (VITA program for households earning $70,000 or less), SoonerCare/Medicaid and ACA health insurance enrollment, SNAP food benefits enrollment, and a Financial Empowerment Center providing free financial counseling. The organization also distributes free WiFi hotspots to K-12 students without home internet access. All services are provided at no cost to clients through partnerships with local nonprofits, government agencies, and IRS-certified volunteers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Financial Empowerment Center (FEC): A program providing free, professional financial counseling services including budgeting, debt management, credit building, and financial planning. Operated in collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Equity.

Products and services

• Free Tax Filing Services IRS-certified volunteer tax preparation for households earning $70,000 or less under the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, providing free filing of Forms 1040 and 1040-SR at multiple Tulsa locations.
• SoonerCare Enrollment Assistance Free one-on-one enrollment assistance for Oklahoma's Medicaid program (SoonerCare) and ACA Marketplace insurance plans, helping low-income families access free or low-cost health coverage.
• SNAP Food Benefits Enrollment Enrollment assistance for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), helping families stretch their grocery budget through EBT card benefits.
• Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) Free professional financial counseling services including one-on-one counseling, budgeting, debt management, credit building, and financial planning, operated in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Equity.
• Free WiFi Hotspots Free mobile hotspot devices distributed to K-12 students whose households lack in-home internet access, along with enrollment assistance for the Affordable Connectivity Program internet subsidy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free tax filing for households making $70,000 or less
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Local nonprofits (general)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTulsa Responds partners with local nonprofit organizations throughout Tulsa to achieve shared missions of helping stabilize low-income households. Navigators are embedded at partner sites to provide seamless access to free tax filing and benefits enrollment services.
• Goodwill Industries of TulsacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoodwill Industries of Tulsa is a VITA program partner offering free tax filing services to eligible taxpayers. Tulsa Responds collaborates with Goodwill to serve the Tulsa community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.
• City of Tulsa / Mayor's Office of Resilience and EquityflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTulsa Responds operates the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) in collaboration with the City of Tulsa and the Mayor's Office of Resilience and Equity. This partnership is supported by federal award SLT-1498 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
• El Centro (Sanctuary Empowerment Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location hosting Tulsa Responds navigators for benefits enrollment assistance at 1801 S Garnett Rd, Tulsa OK.
• Emergency Infant ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location hosting Tulsa Responds navigators for benefits enrollment assistance at 1110 S Denver Ave, Tulsa OK.
• Martin Regional LibrarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location providing tax filing and benefits services including Spanish-language appointments. Located at 2601 S Garnett Rd, Tulsa OK.
• TPS Parent Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location hosting Tulsa Responds for tax filing and benefits enrollment at 525 E 46th St N, Tulsa OK.
• South Tulsa Community HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location hosting Tulsa Responds for tax filing services at 5780 S Peoria Ave, Tulsa OK.
• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) - VITA ProgramflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTulsa Responds participates in the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, providing IRS-certified free tax preparation for eligible taxpayers.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Compass Working Capital: Provides financial coaching, asset-building, and tax-credit services for low-income families, with a strong HUD housing focus. Comparable to Tulsa Responds' Financial Empowerment Center counseling line and benefits-navigation work.

Regional players

• Foundation Communities: Austin/Texas-based nonprofit operating free tax preparation (VITA) plus financial coaching and benefits help. Functionally equivalent service portfolio to Tulsa Responds but concentrated in a different Texas metro, illustrating the regional replication path for the Tulsa model.

Direct peers

• Benefits Data Trust: Nonprofit that uses data-driven outreach to enroll low-income households in SNAP, Medicaid, and other benefits. Shares Tulsa Responds' mission of benefits navigation and public-benefits uptake among underserved populations.
• Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund: Operates the national Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) network that Tulsa Responds' FEC is explicitly modeled on. Provides free professional one-on-one financial counseling and serves as the backbone for replication of the Tulsa model into other U.S. cities.
• Single Stop: Provides one-stop benefits screening and enrollment (tax credits, SNAP, Medicaid, housing) for low-income Americans, often co-located at community colleges and community organizations. Operationally and missionally aligned with Tulsa Responds' multi-program navigator model.
• Code for America: Runs GetCalFresh and benefits-navigation tools that streamline SNAP and other public benefits enrollment — the same core use case Tulsa Responds delivers via human navigators. Both organizations target benefits uptake among low-income households.
• Goodwill Industries of Tulsa: Direct VITA program partner listed in Tulsa Responds' partnerships record, and itself operates free tax preparation and workforce services for low-income households in the same Tulsa market.
• Get Your Refund (formerly GetCTC.org): National nonprofit providing IRS-certified virtual VITA tax preparation for low-income households, including non-filers and immigrants. Directly comparable to Tulsa Responds' VITA tax services but with a national remote-first delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Tulsa Community Foundation: Hosts Tulsa Responds' job openings page and is a major regional philanthropic funder in Tulsa. Functions as an ecosystem incumbent and potential funding/incubation partner rather than a direct service competitor.
• United Way of Tulsa: Funds and coordinates many of the same Tulsa-area nonprofits that host Tulsa Responds' embedded navigators. Operates broader community-fundraising and 211 information-and-referral services that overlap with Tulsa Responds' benefits-navigation scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tulsaresponds

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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