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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ql-font-large">Intuit is committed to driving long-term impact in every community we serve. Learn about the opportunities we're creating across Los Angeles.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h1><span class="ql-font-heading01 ql-size-demi">We're into LA, so we're investing in LA</span></h1></div>

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>Intuit is committed to driving long-term impact in every community we serve. Learn how Intuit is putting financial tools in students' hands. </p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h1><span class="ql-font-heading01">We're into LA, so we're investing in LA</span></h1><p><br></p></div>

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>Intuit is committed to driving long-term impact in every community we serve. Learn how Intuit is serving business skills to LA students. </p></div>

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>Intuit is committed to driving long-term impact in every community we serve. Learn how Intuit is coaching small businesses and helping them succeed. </p></div>

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Prosperity Hub School Districts</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Over the last two years, Intuit has invested $1 million in Los Angeles area schools and nonprofit organizations to help students gain the financial and entrepreneurial skills to prosper. Our free financial education programs and professional development opportunities have helped more than 20,000 students across Inglewood, Compton and LAUSD succeed.</span></p></div>

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2024 Financial Literacy Forum recap

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Financial Literacy Forum</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Teaming up the LA Clippers, our annual Fin Lit Forum brings together hundreds of students for a day of financial literacy fun. Held at the iconic Miracle Theater in Inglewood, this event features workshops that teach students budgeting, saving, and more.</span></p></div>

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Introducing Intuit for Education

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Intuit for Education</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Intuit for Education is a comprehensive and engaging financial literacy platform that’s built for today’s classroom. Using real-world scenarios, LA students get to learn personal and entrepreneurial finances skills USING Intuit’s products. Our curriculum is being implemented in schools across Los Angeles to help students learn the ins and outs of money.</span></p></div>

Financial Education

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<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Intuit's food truck program</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Our work-based food truck program helps LA’s Career & Technical Education students develop technical, financial, and entrepreneurial skills. Partnering with LA school districts, we’re donating fully operational, state-of-the-art food trucks to schools, with curriculum to teach high schoolers how to run and operate a small business using Intuit’s financial tools. </span></p></div>

Students inside their food truck, preparing a meal

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">John H. Francis Polytechnic High School</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Sun Valley, CA</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Poly Prime was launched in February 2024 and supported by a number of students who helped make the launch a success. Over 120 culinary arts students worked together to develop the name and the theme of the food truck, with 4 graphic design students creating the branding. The food truck will be used for classroom instruction and community events.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Maywood Academy High School</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Maywood, CA</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Inspired by their mascot, the Nighthawk, 82 culinary arts students participated in the build, design, and launch of their food truck, Nighthawk Cravings, in January 2024. The students plan to use their food truck for classroom instruction and have already tapped local business owners as mentors to share their business and culinary experiences with students.</span></p></div>

Hands-On Training

Learn more about Intuit IDEAS

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">IDEAS Program</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">With the support of the Los Angeles Urban League, Intuit’s IDEAS program offers select small business across LA the tools and resources to do big things. Through expert coaching, access to our suite of AI-driven products, and business development support, we’re giving participating business owners the critical tools and skills they need to grow and grow and grow.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Elevating Local Businesses</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Across Los Angeles, Intuit is showing support for small businesses in big, big ways. Through marketing support, we’ve created giant billboards for participants in our IDEAS program, driving traffic and fame for each of these hardworking business owners. From Leimert Park to Los Feliz, these small business owners are gaining big time fame with our support.</span></p></div>

Family Owned Business: Yuca's in Los Angeles. 

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-demi">Small Business Spotlight: Yuca's</span></p><p><span class="ql-font-large">Yuca’s is a Hispanic and woman-owned Mexican restaurant with two LA locations. The story began in 1976 when “Mama” Socorro decided to follow her dream of bringing Yucatan flavors to LA. Today that dream continues, with 80-year-old Socorro working together with her daughter Dora, serving up Yucatecan staples like tamales, tacos and burritos to hungry Angelenos.</span></p></div>

Small Business Support

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h2><span class="ql-size-demi">Creating Opportunities in Los Angeles</span></h2></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>We believe that engaging in the preparation and filing of tax returns is an important, empowering opportunity for Angelenos to improve their financial lives. This is especially true for lower-income residents—which is why Intuit has committed to providing taxpayer assistance events for underserved families around Intuit Dome, free of charge. We’ve already brought these services to the community, including:</p><p><br></p><p>• Partnering with <a href="https://www.goldenstateopportunity.org/" data-action="interacted" data-object="content" data-ui-action="clicked" data-ui-object="link" data-ui-object-detail="Golden State Opportunity" data-ui-access-point="" data-sku="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-wa-link=icom-intuitinla:tax-event-golden-state"" data-object-detail="">Golden State Opportunity</a> to hold a free tax-filing event in Inglewood.</p><p><br></p><p>• Partnering with the <a href="https://foundationccc.org/" data-action="interacted" data-object="content" data-ui-action="clicked" data-ui-object="link" data-ui-object-detail="Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC)" data-ui-access-point="" data-sku="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-wa-link=icom-intuitinla:tax-event-fccc"" data-object-detail="">Foundation for California Community Colleges (FCCC)</a> to bring taxpayer assistance events to community colleges in the LA area.</p><p><br></p><p>Stay updated to take part in our upcoming events.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h2><span class="ql-size-demi">Tax knowledge and assistance events</span></h2></div>

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Learn about Farmlink Project

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-regular">We partnered with </span><a href="https://www.farmlinkproject.org/" data-action="interacted" data-object="content" data-ui-action="clicked" data-ui-object="link" data-ui-object-detail="The Farmlink Project" data-ui-access-point="" data-sku="" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-wa-link="" data-object-detail="" class="ql-size-regular">The Farmlink Project</a><span class="ql-size-regular"> to address the increasing challenges related to food waste. Farmlink's goal is to redirect extra fruits and vegetables from farms to communities in need across Los Angeles County. By acting as bridge to connect the broken supply chain in the food industry, The Farmlink Project is helping farmers, promoting sustainability, and ensuring that fresh produce reaches those who need it most.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h3><span class="ql-size-demi">Helping end food insecurity</span></h3><p><br></p></div>

Chef seasoning food at the restaurant in Los Angeles

Learn about GRID Alternatives

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-regular">Intuit partnered with GRID Alternatives to bring solar power to 13 homes in Compton, CA, expanding equitable access to solar energy in the Los Angeles area. Through this collaboration, individuals from underrepresented groups—women, people of color, and those impacted by the criminal justice system—had the opportunity to participate in GRID's paid solar installation workforce development training program to open up new career pathways.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h3><span class="ql-size-demi">Expanding access to renewable energy in LA</span></h3></div>

Learn about TreePeople

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p><span class="ql-size-regular">Having abundant trees offers essential environmental and health benefits, from cleaner air to shade cover. We partnered with TreePeople and the LA Clippers to increase the urban tree canopy in Inglewood. With the help of these partners and dozens of Intuit employee volunteers, we planted 714 trees to provide shade equity, enhance air purification and reduce carbon for Inglewood residents.</span></p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h3><span class="ql-size-demi">Planting trees for good</span></h3></div>

People taking part in a TreePeople planting event in Inglewood

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><p>Intuit's longstanding commitment to sustainability centers on climate action and environmental stewardship, both inside and outside of our company. We’re partnering with the LA Clippers and local nonprofit organizations to drive carbon and methane reduction efforts that not only reduce emissions, but also provide tangible socioeconomic benefits to communities such as meaningful career development opportunities, additional tree canopy, and increased access to fresh food.</p></div>

<div class='resp-text-wrapper'><h2><span class="ql-size-demi ql-font-heading02">Accelerating local sustainability efforts</span></h2></div>