Hispanic Leaders Group of Greater St Louis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HISPANIC LEADERS GROUP PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF OUR VIBRANT HISPANIC COMMUNITY THROUGH NETWORKING, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TO FOSTER HARMONY AND DIVERSITY IN THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGION.
- Income
- $48,097
- Spending
- $35,397
- Reserves
- 16.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 80%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $32,780 spent. IN 2025, THE HISPANIC LEADERS GROUP OF GREATER ST. LOUIS COMPLETED ONE OF ITS MOST ACTIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL YEARS IN RECENT MEMORY, TOUCHING THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND CELEBRATION. MEMBERSHIP AND EDUCATION: HLG CONVENED SIX MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, DRAWING MORE THAN 200 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN TOTAL. THESE FREE, PUBLIC GATHERINGS COVERED TOPICS REFLECTING THE URGENCY OF THE MOMENT: SUPPORTING YOUR HISPANIC AND IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS IN TIMES OF NEED, A POLICY IN ACTION MEET AND GREET WITH ST. LOUIS COUNTY PROSECUTOR WESLEY BELL, VOCES HISPANAS: ST. LOUIS SPEAKS THROUGH ART, ADVOCACY 101, TRAIN THE TRAINER: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS, AND A DECEMBER CELEBRATION AND BOARD ELECTIONS. HLG ALSO PROVIDED DIRECT ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT TO LATINO-SERVING NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS AND GROUP CONVENINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND MAINTAINED ONGOING COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH A NEWSLETTER AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS REACHING HISPANIC RESIDENTS AND ALLIES ACROSS THE GREATER ST. LOUIS REGION. HISPANIC CAPITOL DAY: HLG HAS ORGANIZED HISPANIC CAPITOL DAY SINCE 2008, BUILDING A TRADITION OF DIRECT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN MISSOURI'S LATINO COMMUNITY AND ITS ELECTED OFFICIALS. IN 2025, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MISSOURI IMMIGRATION COALITION, HLG BROUGHT A RECORD MORE THAN 200 LATINO INDIVIDUALS AND ALLIES TO JEFFERSON CITY - THE LARGEST DELEGATION IN THE EVENT'S HISTORY - TO MEET WITH LAWMAKERS AND ADVOCATE FOR ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR COMMUNITIES. ESPERANZA AWARDS: HLG'S ANNUAL GALA, THE ESPERANZA AWARDS, HONORED THE DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ACROSS THE REGION. THE 2025 HONOREES INCLUDED ESPERANZA AWARD WINNER DIEGO ABENTE, CASA DE SALUD, LATINAS RISING LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENT HANINY HILLBER, HISPANIC FESTIVAL INC., AND CHAIRMAN'S CHAMPION AWARD HONOREES DENISE LIEBERMAN AND THE MISSOURI VOTER PROTECTION COALITION. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER REGISTRATION: THROUGHOUT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH, HLG ORGANIZED VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVES ACROSS THE ST. LOUIS REGION, HELPING ELIGIBLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGISTER TO VOTE OR UPDATE THEIR REGISTRATION AND RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION. THIS EFFORT WAS PART OF HLG'S BROADER LATINO VOTE INITIATIVE, DEDICATED TO INCREASING REGISTRATION, EDUCATION, AND TURNOUT AMONG MISSOURI'S HISPANIC COMMUNITY. HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP ALLIANCE: HLG CONVENED THE HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP ALLIANCE, A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN HISPANIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND HOSTED THE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY IN JULY 2025. HLG DIRECTLY AWARDED 5 SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING 16,500 TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION. TORNADO OUTREACH: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STL JUNTOS, HLG RESPONDED TO TORNADO RECOVERY EFFORTS BY TRANSLATING AND DISTRIBUTING TIMELY UPDATES IN SPANISH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, ENSURING SPANISH-SPEAKING RESIDENTS HAD ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFORMATION DURING THE RECOVERY PERIOD. COMMUNITY RECOGNITION AND VISIBILITY: HLG'S WORK EARNED REGIONAL RECOGNITION THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. HLG'S CHAIR WAS RECOGNIZED BY ST. LOUIS CITY SOCCER CLUB FOR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY. BOARD MEMBERS SUZY BARBOSA AND ESMERALDA AHARON WERE HONORED BY RECORDER MICHAEL BUTLER AND ALDERWOMAN DANIELA VELAZQUEZ ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP. HLG PRESENTED AT THE ST. LOUIS RACIAL EQUITY SUMMIT IN AUGUST, CONTRIBUTING TO THE REGION'S CONVERSATIONS ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION. PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS: HLG LAUNCHED A WELCOME TO ST. LOUIS CAMPAIGN, WITH DISPLAYS REACHING EVERY KIOSK IN ST. LOUIS CITY, AFFIRMING THE CITY'S IDENTITY AS A PLACE WHERE LATINO RESIDENTS ARE SEEN AND VALUED. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAVEMOLIVES, HLG PRODUCED A VIDEO CAMPAIGN ON SAFE DRIVING IN SPANISH, EXPANDING PUBLIC SAFETY OUTREACH TO MISSOURI'S SPANISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY. HLG ALSO LAUNCHED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL REBRAND AND NEW LOGO IN MAY 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2018.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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