2022-07-05T09:55:35-05:00 2021-12-31 141442607 BST & CO CPAS LLP 26 COMPUTER DRIVE WEST ALBANY NY 12205 990 2021-01-01 112976735 BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM OF NEW YORK INC BACK 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28 ELMONT NY 11003 FRANK CARUSO CONTROLLER 5164883434 2022-07-01 1 FRANK CARUSO XXX-XX-XXXX MARK GORCZYCA P01781464 5184596700 2022-06-26 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z FRANK CARUSO 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 2152751 0 X HTTP://BESTBACKSTRETCH.ORG/ X 1989 NY B.E.S.T. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS DEVOTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE SEVERAL THOUSAND BARN AREA ("BACKSTRETCH") WORKERS OF THE AQUEDUCT, BELMONT, AND SARATOGA RACE TRACKS. 11 11 17 75 0 0 2008209 2140733 0 0 11368 12018 0 0 2019577 2152751 550248 492108 0 0 1019239 1091299 0 0 65444 220397 233472 1789884 1816879 229693 335872 2322112 2509504 239494 89476 2082618 2420028 X B.E.S.T. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS DEVOTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE SEVERAL THOUSAND BARN AREA ("BACKSTRETCH") WORKERS OF THE AQUEDUCT, BELMONT, AND SARATOGA RACE TRACKS. 0 0 1459292 492108 B.E.S.T. OPERATES A NEW YORK STATE LICENSED DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAM AND PROVIDES SUBSIDIES FOR ELIGIBLE BACKSTRETCH WORKERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE COST OF THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE. OVER 90% OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG TOXICOLOGY TESTS FOR PATIENTS IN B.E.S.T.'S N.Y. STATE LICENSED, OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM WERE NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE. B.E.S.T. PROVIDES LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THE BELMONT RACE TRACK VIA AN FQHC AT BELMONT PARK AND VIA SARATOGA HOSPITAL AT THE SARATOGA RACECOURSE. B.E.S.T. ALSO PROVIDES LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THE SARATOGA RACE TRACK. THE ORGANIZATION'S THREE LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS; 1. FACILITATING THE COVID VACCINATIONS OF 90% OF ALL HORSE STABLE WORKERS AT BELMONT AND SARATOGA RACE TRACKS AND OVER 140,000 MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES TO THE RACE TRACKS. 2. PROVISION OF THE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF OVER 1,500 STABLE AREA WORKERS DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC. 3. PROVISION OF OVER 3,000 UNITS OF SERVICE FOR THE BACKSTRETCH WORKER POPULATION (SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, ASSISTANCE AND SUBSIDIES FOR HEALTH INSURANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE, PROVISION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, TRANSLATION AND TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE). 1459292 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X FRANK CARUSO CONTROLLER 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 ANDREA BELFIORE CO-CHAIR/TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 IRIS ROBERTS ESQ CO-CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES FERRARO SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAD BROWN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DURKIN MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN EVANS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH GYARMATI MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE RUDOLPH-KATZ MEMBER` 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM ALEMPIJEVIC MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL SUMMERS MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 VANESSA RODRIGUEZ-PAYNE MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL RUCHAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 167052 0 6763 167052 0 6763 1 0 1 0 PATRICK J SHEEHAN DDS 174 FRANKLIN AVENUE FRANKLIN SQUARE NY 11010 DENTISTRY 113873 1 203580 1937153 2140733 12018 12018 2152751 0 0 12018 492108 492108 173815 95598 60835 17382 697552 555726 132626 9200 28651 19504 8829 318 128979 106306 12199 10474 62302 46665 13770 1867 27655 14587 12015 1053 92976 60583 29125 3268 7681 5377 1536 768 4048 4048 69820 62838 6982 SPECIAL EVENTS 21564 450 21114 CLIENT ASSISTANCE 9728 9728 1816879 1459292 292143 65444 13933 29620 2047639 2247503 77511 73882 47875 11423 105571 92306 11221 13265 123933 133811 2322112 2509504 67888 89476 37500 0 134106 0 239494 89476 X 1325306 1652557 757312 767471 2082618 2420028 2322112 2509504 335872 1538 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2580639 2040260 2147081 2008209 2140733 10916922 2580639 2040260 2147081 2008209 2140733 10916922 7878467 3038455 2905 28274 22045 11368 12018 76610 4349 4349 10997881 0.27630 0.25260 X B.E.S.T.'S FUNDRAISING PROGRAM:B.E.S.T. RECEIVES SUPPORT FROM A DIVERSE CROSS SECTION OF THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY FROM DONORS IN NEW YORK STATE BUT SIGNIFICANTLY FROM DONORS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. B.E.S.T.'S PRIMARY TARGET FOR FUNDRAISING ARE THE SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW YORK-BASED HORSE RACING FANS, IN ADDITION TO HUNDREDS OF TRAINERS AND OWNERS OF THE THOUSANDS OF RACE HORSES IN SERVICE. B.E.S.T. WILL CONTINUE TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS VIA ITS SUCCESSFUL AND ACCLAIMED "THIRD RACE CALL" FUNDRAISER AND THROUGH INTERNET APPEALS. B.E.S.T. HAS MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE INTERNET WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING DONATIONS. B.E.S.T. WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND GROW ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN A VARIETY OF WAYS AS THE ORGANIZATION LOOKS TO THE FUTURE. B.E.S.T. IS THE RECIPIENT OF A GRANT FROM NY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND ACTIVELY UNDERTAKES SOLICITATION OF FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. B.E.S.T. IS PUBLICLY SUPPORTED:B.E.S.T. RAISED OVER $2.1 MILLION FROM PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES DURING 2021, WHICH COMPRISED THE MAJORITY OF ITS REVENUE RAISED. B.E.S.T. RECEIVED A GRANT FROM A GOVERNMENT SOURCE AND DONATIONS FROM OVER 200 INDIVIDUAL DONORS. AS DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY, B.E.S.T. WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND GROW ITS FUNDRAISING EFFORTS IN THE FUTURE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING THE PORTION THAT COMES FROM PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES.B.E.S.T. PROVIDES SPACE FOR MEETINGS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (AA AND NA). THESE MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. AT PRESENT AND CONTINUING INTO THE FUTURE B.E.S.T. HOSTS 7 SUCH MEETINGS EVERY WEEK OF THE YEAR. A NUMBER OF LOCAL OFFICIALS ATTEND AND SUPPORT VARIOUS B.E.S.T. SPONSORED EVENTS, SUCH AS ART EXHIBITIONS AND DINNERS. B.E.S.T. ENJOYS THE REGULAR MONETARY AND OTHER SUPPORT FROM CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS INCLUDING LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, THE ROTARY CLUB, AND THE LIONS CLUB. B.E.S.T.'S PROGRAM IS OVERSEEN BY TWO GOVERNMENTAL REGULATORY AGENCIES: THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN DELIVERING ITS MISSION-RELATED HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES.B.E.S.T.'S SARATOGA SPRINGS SITE PROVIDES ACCESS FOR NEARLY 2,000 BACKSTRETCH WORKERS TO A GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER WHERE THEY CAN LEARN OR HONE THEIR COMPUTER SKILLS AND COMMUNICATE WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO RESIDE IN OTHER AREAS. THIS SITE ALSO PROVIDES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR BACKSTRETCH WORKERS DURING THE SARATOGA RACING SEASON. IN ADDITION THE SITE HOUSES A "FREE STORE" FROM WHICH HUNDREDS OF BACKSTRETCH WORKERS RECEIVE NEW OR GENTLY USED CLOTHING, ALL OF WHICH WERE DONATED BY MEMBERS OF THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY INCLUDING RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 105571 92306 13265 13265 X 2154289 1538 1538 2152751 0 2152751 1816879 0 1816879 0 1816879 PART X, LINE 2: B.E.S.T. FILES FORM 990 ANNUALLY WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. WHEN ANNUAL RETURNS ARE FILED, SOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE HIGHLY CERTAIN TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHILE OTHER TAX POSITIONS ARE SUBJECT TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION OR AMOUNT OF THE POSITION'S TAX BENEFIT THAT WOULD ULTIMATELY BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED B.E.S.T.'S TAX POSITIONS, INCLUDING INTEREST AND PENALTIES ATTRIBUTABLE THERETO, AND CONCLUDED THAT B.E.S.T. HAD TAKEN NO TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020 . 1 HEALTH BENEFITS 1054 324501 HEALTH BENEFITS AND ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CLINICS. COUNSELING 139 14443 CRISIS INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, REFERRAL, AND AFTERCARE COUNSELING SERVICES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH 91 153164 DINNERS AND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION SOLELY PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO THE BACKSTRETCH WORKERS OF THE AQUEDUCT RACE TRACK, BELMONT PARK, AND SARATOGA RACE COURSE. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS OF THE BENEFITS AND SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE BACKSTRETCH WORKERS. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PAUL RUCHAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 167052 0 0 0 0 0 6754 0 9 0 173815 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S FISCAL OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS FURNISHED TO EACH DIRECTOR, OFFICER, AND SENIOR STAFF MEMBER WHO IS CURRENTLY SERVING THE ORGANIZATION. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE PERSON CONCERNED FOR ADJUDICATION BY THE ENTIRE B.E.S.T. BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION USING VARIOUS MEASURES INCLUDING COMPENSATION STUDIES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF B.E.S.T., AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE'S SUCCESS IN CARRYING OUT OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, FORM 990 FILINGS, AND FINANICAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.