Nonprofit · EIN 43-1607996
JOIN HANDS ESL INC
Tax-exempt · E SAINT LOUIS, IL 62202
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $93,827 | $130,654 | -$36,827 | $43,939 | $0 | $43,939 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $640,877 | $754,135 | -$113,258 | $106,000 | $25,234 | $80,766 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $980,796 | $923,851 | $56,945 | $227,115 | $33,091 | $194,024 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $89,070
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,757
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,750
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $48,211
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $58,716
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $17,727
- Travel
- $2,358
- Program services (functional)
- $76,156
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,146
- Fundraising (functional)
- $23,352
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $106,000
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,939
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $43,939
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $43,939
- Gross receipts
- $93,827
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 1990
- State of legal domicile
- IL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellen Dauber | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Sheila Burton | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Sonneman | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Muriel Shackelford | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bante | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Davis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Schnieders | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Chea Wyatt | Vice-President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Dauber | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Sonneman | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Buehler | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| William O'Brien | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Muriel Shackelford | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Cole | Director of Development Key employee | 40 | $91,095 | $11,053 |
| Sheila Burton | Managing Director Key employee | 40 | $94,084 | $0 |
| Ja'Shira Savannah | Executive Director - LDT Key employee | 40 | $61,184 | $6,823 |
| Donna Schnieders | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Davis | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Joseph Bante | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ross Buehler | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brian Krauss | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William O'Brien | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jorie O'Malley | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Diane Sonneman | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Madonna Aldridge | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lenard Cruise | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Reese | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Watson | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Chea Wyatt | Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Judge Ellen Dauber | Member Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1429, E SAINT LOUIS, IL 62202-1429
- In care of
- % SHELIA BURTON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ellen Dauber, PO Box 1429, East Saint Louis, IL 62202
- Signed the 990
- Ellen Dauber, President
- Phone
- (618) 857-2600
- Return prepared by
- ZIELINSKI & ASSOCIATES PC
Mission
SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS
Program accomplishments
- Education Program: This program provides education advocacy services for all children and teens in the Dream Path and when possible scholarships to attend private school through the Alternative Education Program. There are currently 11 children in private education at schools including Sr. Thea Bowman Catholic School in East St. Louis, Althoff High School in Belleville, and Unity Lutheran School in East St. Louis.Expenses $1,827
- The Family Mentoring Program: This program focuses on relationships, providing a pathway out of poverty for families through support, mentoring programs and education advocacy. Mentors and staff journey with children and families helping them navigate the many barriers to academic success that exist for children growing up in intergenerational poverty. It includes family mentoring, Teen Mentoring, and Education Advocacy.Expenses $15,820
- Youth Programming: Through this program, Join Hands builds relationships, increases self esteem, and broadens the horizons of children 8-12 in two public housing projects in East St. Louis. Through the Girls Clubs and Boys Clubs and other youth classes and programs, we provide recreational, educational, and athletic opportunities to approximately 80 children, with a current volunteer to child ratio of 1:3 for activities and outings. This program helps to encourage young people to stay on the right track, do the right thing and focus on education. Volunteers act as role models and big brothers and big sisters, reflecting the beauty and worth of each child.Expenses $9,469
- The Ubuntu Center for Peace: The Ubuntu Center is a place of peace, love, and hospitality. The center provides morning coffee and food to those in need. As volunteer power allows, the center offers mornings of reflection, yoga and meditation, and hopes in the near future to support efforts toward justice with our Ubuntu Movement. The Center has a peace chapel that is open to whoever has a need for some quiet space. The Ubuntu Center is an oasis in the midst of an often violent area. It is now home to all Join Hands programs, a resource for our families and children, and those in the neighborhood, as well as home to the programs administrative offices.Expenses $30,230
- Teen Mentoring Program:Our Dream Path Teen Mentoring Program journeys with teenagers from our Family Mentoring fanilies, Teens who have aged out of our Girls, and Boys Clubs, and teen workers from Griffin Center After School Program in the local housing projects, helping them navigate the many, many barriers that exist to academic success for children growing up in intergenerational poverty.We provideExpenses $17,796
- programming, individual mentoring and group activities to teenagers, providing a pathway to and through college graduation.Expenses $1,014
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 43-1607996
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O20Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,939
- Income (IRS master file)
- $93,827
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $93,827 | $130,654 | $43,939 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $640,877 | $754,135 | $106,000 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $980,796 | $923,851 | $227,115 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 43-1607996).
Questions about JOIN HANDS ESL INC
- What is the EIN of JOIN HANDS ESL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JOIN HANDS ESL INC is 43-1607996.
- Is JOIN HANDS ESL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to JOIN HANDS ESL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JOIN HANDS ESL INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JOIN HANDS ESL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JOIN HANDS ESL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JOIN HANDS ESL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Ellen Dauber.
- Who are the officers and directors of JOIN HANDS ESL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does JOIN HANDS ESL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $93,827, expenses of $130,654 and total assets of $43,939 at year end.
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