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US nonprofit · EIN 431607996 · E Saint Louis, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 431607996) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Join Hands ESL Inc's network

4 people2 organisationsi4 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Diane SonnemanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Ellen DauberPresident2025
1 yr
Muriel ShackelfordBoard Member2025
1 yr
Sheila BurtonTreasurer2025
1 yr
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

14 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Abby ColeDirector of Developmentsince 2018
Adam RuckerMember2018
Bevy BeimdieckMember2018
Brian KraussMember2018
Ja'Shira SavannahExecutive Director - LDT2023
Jay Lewis JrMember2018
Joseph BanteMember2018
Judge Ellen DauberCompany secretarysince 2018
Judge Michael BurtonPresidentsince 2018
Rodney HareMember2018
Ross W BuehlerMember2018
Sheila BurtonManaging Directorsince 2018
Stephanie HudsonMember2018
Terry BurnsTreasurersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Ellen DauberPresident1$0
Sheila BurtonTreasurer1$0
Diane SonnemanBoard Member1$0
Muriel ShackelfordBoard Member1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Join Hands Esl Inc
EIN
431607996
Address
Po Box 1429, E Saint Louis, IL, 62202-1429
State
Illinois
Mission
Serving underprivileged children and families in east st. Louis, illinois (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
O20Z Youth development
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Youth Development
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1990
Principal officer
Ellen Dauber (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 May 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsDiane Sonneman
≥1years on the filingsEllen Dauber
≥1years on the filingsMuriel Shackelford
≥1years on the filingsSheila Burton

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$44k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$44k
Contributions and grants received
$89k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
11
Volunteers
5