Financial Insecurity In New York City Neighborhoods

The neighborhood where Ariva is headquartered and the surrounding neighborhoods have some of the highest levels of financial insecurity. These communities also have the highest share of unbanked households in New York City.  

Ariva was founded to support the highest-need communities of the Bronx with free, high-quality tax preparation and financial counseling.

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“It is the collective effort of community organizations, funders, staff, and volunteers which work the magic in delivering our services. We need all of us together to do this important work.” – Irene Baldwin, our Executive Director

Our Impact La Ventanilla, Free Financial Counseling at the Mexican and Ecuadorian Consulates

Since 2014, La Ventanilla has successfully provided free community tax and financial education services to the Mexican community at the Mexican Consulate in New York City. In 2024, we expanded La Ventanilla to the Ecuadorian Consulate, thanks to support from M&T Bank.

Our Impact Expanding Our Services for Seniors

This year, we filed close to 800 tax returns for seniors at dedicated tax sites through our new program, Bronx Seniors Financial Empowerment Project, thanks to the support of Flagstar Foundation, New York Foundation for Eldercare, and the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation.

Our Impact 8,164 Tax Returns & 600+ ITINS

We are proud that through a combination of in-person, drop-off, and virtual services, our team of partners, staff, and volunteers filed 8,164 tax returns for Bronx residents in 2024.

A New York City Financial
Empowerment Center

In 2024, we provided one-on-one financial counseling services to 4,728 people at 15 partnering community-based organizations, to help address concerns regarding loss of income, changes in credit, saving for emergencies, and paying off debt.

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Let’s Partner Together

Offer Free Financial Services to Your Community
If your community needs more access to financial resources in New York City, we are here to help. We partner with dozens of other community-based organizations to host year-round and seasonal tax sites and a variety of our financial counseling services, Financial Empowerments Centers, Ready To Rent, and our Bronx Initiative. We’d love to work with you, too!