2018-10-11T14:24:12-05:00 2017-12-31 141442607 BST & CO CPAS LLP 26 COMPUTER DRIVE WEST ALBANY NY 12205 990 2017-01-01 112976735 BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM OF NEW YORK INC BACK 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 FRANK CARUSO CONTROLLER 5164883434 2018-10-03 1 JUDY A CAHEE P00281935 5184596700 2018-10-03 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z FRANK CARUSO 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 2587893 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. 10 10 23 110 0 0 1978268 2580639 0 0 3236 2905 8713 4349 1990217 2587893 758330 714845 0 0 1046235 1017303 0 10000 50065 203271 180616 2007836 1922764 -17619 665129 959575 1620616 120413 113723 839162 1506893 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 1627764 714845 B.E.S.T. PROVIDES LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THE BELMONT & SARATOGA RACE TRACKS VIA AN FQHC. B.E.S.T. ALSO 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. 1627764 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 7 0 1 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 NY X FRANK CARUSO 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 RICK VIOLETTE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM RANTON CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JELENA ALONSO TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICOLE KATZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM VELIMIR ALEMPIJEVIC MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY BELFIORE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM FERRARO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH GYARMATI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOB HUGHES MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS DUNKIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL RUCHAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154073 0 8258 154073 0 8258 1 0 1 0 0 70511 2510128 2580639 2905 2905 4349 0 4349 4349 2587893 0 0 7254 714845 714845 162332 89283 56816 16233 637409 526806 104897 5706 24996 17357 7462 177 131870 115617 7906 8347 60696 46898 12179 1619 21821 9819 10911 1091 10000 10000 4633 4633 58243 32935 23453 1855 5373 5373 9703 6792 1941 970 11722 11722 63784 57406 6378 SPECIAL EVENTS 5337 1270 4067 1922764 1627764 244935 50065 43885 42536 819742 1498303 27387 17989 5886 7420 84314 83293 12743 1021 49932 53347 959575 1620616 118558 113723 1855 0 120413 113723 X 795428 869918 43734 636975 839162 1506893 959575 1620616 665129 2602 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2158785 2099719 1988474 1978268 2580639 10805885 2158785 2099719 1988474 1978268 2580639 10805885 8788583 2017302 884 1674 3070 3236 2905 11769 5250 4349 9599 5803 1701 3463 10967 10838220 0.18610 0.19380 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 NEARLY $2.5 MILLION FROM PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES DURING 2017, 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. SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER REVENUE - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 5,803. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,701. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 3,463. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 84314 83293 1021 1021 X 2590495 2602 2602 2587893 0 2587893 1922764 0 1922764 0 1922764 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, 2017 AND 2016. 1 HEALTH BENEFITS 1602 581689 HEALTH BENEFITS AND ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CLINICS. COUNSELING 138 7929 CRISIS INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, REFERRAL, AND AFTERCARE COUNSELING SERVICES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH 43 125227 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 154073 0 0 0 0 0 6132 0 2126 0 162331 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 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. 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, 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. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE OVERSIGHT AND SELECTION PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.