Our Volunteers

All of our volunteer tax preparers have been certified in tax law by the IRS. Our volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds, but all share a common desire to use their time and talents to give back to their community.

How to get involved

There are several different roles that our volunteers take on throughout the tax season. Some of our volunteers are greeters and intake coordinators, others are tax preparers, and others yet are quality reviewers.

If you are interested in any or all of these positions, you can find a more detailed description at the IRS VITA volunteer page. If you would like to become a volunteer with the Bloomington Normal VITA Foundation please contact us at info@bnfreetaxservices.org.

Free volunteer classroom training courses are available in January of each year, and online training is available throughout the tax season.

Volunteer Information

Volunteer Training Information for the 2024 Tax Season

Volunteer training has been scheduled for the 2024 tax season. New volunteers can select between two training groups. The schedules are as follows:

Group 1

Wednesday January 15, 2025, 5:30-8pm
Wednesday January 22, 2025, 5:30-8pm

Group 2

Thursday January 16, 2025, 5:30-8pm
Thursday January 23, 2025, 5:30-8pm

Returning volunteers may attend a refresher course on Saturday January 18, from 9am - 12pm.

Additionally this year we will offer a Foreign Student tax return class on Saturday January 25, from 9am - 12pm.

All training courses will take place at Heartland Community College in the Instruction Commons North (ICN) building in room 1101. If you are interested in attending one of the classes, please RSVP to info@bnfreetaxservices.org. All training classes are free for volunteers.