Open Hands
Donations deductibleOpen Hands' network
10 people8 organisationsi10 people and 8 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (9) 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
10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Shirk Chair | Board Chairman | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Amos Hurst JR (also filed as Amos Hurst Jr) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrew Burkholder | Company secretary | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Martin | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dwayne Borkholder | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ezra Merle Burkholder | Staff Pastor | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Joel Martin | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kenneth Burkholder | Board Vice Chairman | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Levi Fisher | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Marvin Mast | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra Merle Burkholder | Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Jason Croutch | Director of Public Relations | 2023 |
| Joe Kuepfer | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Lyndon Swarey | Dir of Monitoring and Evaluat | since 2023 |
| Michael Weaver | Director of Operations | since 2024 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Mast | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Kenneth Burkholder | Board Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Dwayne Borkholder | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| AMOS HURST Jr | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Martin | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Burkholder | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ezra Merle Burkholder | Staff Pastor | 20 | $0 | ||
| Allen Shirk | Board Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Joel Martin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Levi Fisher | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Kuepfer | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Lyndon Swarey | Dir of Finance | 40 | $0 | ||
| Michael Weaver | Director of Operations | 40 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
Colorado roster
14 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263029843). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Richard Burkholder | Vice Chairman |
| David Martin | Treasurer |
| Dean Zimmerman | Director of Public Relations |
| Marvin Mast | Member |
| Gloria Stoltzfus | |
| Paul Smucker | Director of Partner Development |
| Dwayne Borkholder | Member |
| Joel Martin | Member |
| Allen Shirk | Chairman |
| Gloria Stoltzfus | Secretary |
| Lyndon Swarey | Executive Director/CFO |
| Levi Fisher | Member |
| Andrew Burkholder | Secretary |
| Ken Burkholder | Member |
About
- Legal name
- Open Hands
- EIN
- 455481306
- Address
- Po Box 180, West Milton, PA, 17886-0180
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- Developing community and reducing poverty through Christ-centered savings groups and training programs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Q123 International, foreign affairs and national security
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Joe Kuepfer (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAmos Hurst JR
≥8years on the filingsDavid Martin
≥8years on the filingsJoel Martin
≥8years on the filingsKenneth Burkholder
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
- $1.1m
- Total liabilities
- $440
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.6m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $784k
- Employees
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6m | $1.5m | $71k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Open Hands likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 19 June 2012
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (8)
- Allen Shirk President
- Andrew Burkholder Secretary
- David Martin Treasurer
- Joe Kuepfer Governor
- Joe Kuepfer Exec Dir
- Kenneth Burkholder Vice President
- Lyndon Swarey Director of Finance
- Lyndon Swarey Governor
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.