2026-06-23T17:15:56-04:00 2025-12-31 814288867 DUNN CPA FIRM LLP 677 CRAIG ROAD ST LOUIS MO 63141 990EZ 2025-01-01 431582973 HISPANIC LEADERS GROUP OF GREATER ST LOUIS HISP 3015389398 20 S SARAH SAINT LOUIS MO 63108 BENJAMIN MOLINA BOARD CHAIRMAN 3015389398 2026-06-23 ERIC D HANSEN CPA P01068944 3145001200 2026-06-23 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.STLHLG.ORG X X 67649 X 38452 29197 19552 9645 48097 16500 18897 35397 12700 34919 47619 X 34919 45619 2000 34919 47619 34919 47619 X 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. 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. 16500 32780 32780 BENJAMIN MOLINA BOARD CHAIRM 5.00 0 HECTOR VEGA BOARD VICE C 5.00 0 GABRIELA BAEZA-STOUT TREASURER 5.00 0 JUSTINA CORONEL SECRETARY 5.00 0 GERMAN GONZALEZ-HERRERA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 GABRIELA CORNELIUS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 RAFFI MIKAELIAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 RENE IANNOTTI BOAD MEMBER 1.00 0 ESMERALDA AHARON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 SUZY BARBOSA-MCBRIDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 DANIELA VELAZQUEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 NIKKI MARTINEZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 SAIDA CORNEJO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false BENJAMIN MOLINA 20 S SARAH SAINT LOUIS MO 63108 3015389398 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 50674 38452 89126 50674 38452 89126 89126 89126 33497 1.00000 X ESPERANZA AWARD 29197 29197 15100 4452 29197 29197 15100 4452 19552 9645 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 16,500 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES INSURANCE 721 BANK CHARGES 1,940 OFFICE SUPPLIES & SOFTWAR 3,298 WEBSITE 156 MEALS 843 HISPANIC CAPITAL DAY 7,680 HSA CEREMONY 1,509 OTHER MISCELLANEOUS 2,750 TOTAL 18,897 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 2,000 TOTAL 0 2,000 FORM 990-EZ, PART III 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. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 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.