2016-11-11T12:54:51-06:00 2015-12-31 141442607 BST & CO CPAS LLP 26 COMPUTER DRIVE WEST ALBANY NY 12205 990 2015-01-01 112976735 BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM OF NEW YORK INC BACK 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE ELMONT NY 11003 FRANK CARUSO CFO 5164883434 2016-11-08 1 DAWN C DOHERTY P00743270 5184596700 2016-11-08 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z FRANK CARUSO 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE ELMONT NY 11003 1993245 0 X WWW.BESTBACKSTRETCH.ORG X 1989 NY TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES OF AQUEDUCT, BELMONT PARK AND SARATOGA RACE COURSES. 9 9 26 75 0 0 2099719 1988474 0 0 1674 3070 5803 1701 2107196 1993245 864079 890386 0 0 955025 1035931 0 0 83555 250726 194538 2069830 2120855 37366 -127610 1078316 1021272 92066 165381 986250 855891 TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND OTHER FORMS OF ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES OF AQUEDUCT, BELMONT PARK AND SARATOGA RACE COURSES. 0 0 1790839 890386 THE B.E.S.T. PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY RECOVERY NEEDS OF THE LICENSED BARN AREA EMPLOYEES WORKING IN TEH BACKSTRETCHES OF AQUEDUCT, BELMONT PARK AND SARATOGA RACE COURSES. IT IS A BILINGUAL, MULTI-SERVICE CORPORATION PROVIDING CRISIS INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, REFERRAL, TREAMENT AND AFTERCARE COUNSELING SERVICES. IT HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THESE PERSONNEL. THE B.E.S.T. PROGRAMS ARE CONCENTRATED IN FOUR AREAS: HEALTH BENEFITS; ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CLINICS; COUNSELING SERVICES; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. 1790839 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NY X X X FRANK CARUSO 5164883434 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE COTTAGE 28B ELMONT NY 11003 RICHARD VIOLETTE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID O'ROURKE CO-CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN ZORN SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM GALLAGHER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN QUIGLEY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE ZORN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM DURKIN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SID ANTHONY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEAH GYARMATI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL RUCHAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 149464 0 0 149464 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 63347 1925127 1988474 3070 3070 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1701 1701 1701 1993245 1701 0 3070 890386 890386 157520 117561 29102 10857 676228 505997 122553 47678 23856 15853 7475 528 82803 69580 5858 7365 95524 74670 15313 5541 23062 11620 10412 1030 69359 44877 21871 2611 2021 2021 9827 6879 1965 983 19580 19580 56555 51395 5160 SPECIAL EVENTS 7407 445 6962 CLIENT ASSISTANCE 6727 6727 2120855 1790839 246461 83555 54670 39254 803196 737747 121020 156667 57856 9831 84314 54245 41574 30069 47704 1078316 1021272 91866 165381 200 92066 165381 X 931527 792824 54723 63067 986250 855891 1078316 1021272 -127610 -2749 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2135774 2230430 2158785 2099719 1988474 10613182 2135774 2230430 2158785 2099719 1988474 10613182 8652062 1961120 918 847 884 1674 3070 7393 5803 1701 7504 10628079 0.18450 0.18670 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 $1 MILLION FROM PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES DURING 2015, 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 84314 54245 30069 30069 X 1993245 0 1993245 0 1993245 2120856 0 2120856 0 2120856 PART X, LINE 2: B.E.S.T. FILES A 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, 2015 AND 2014. FORMS 990 FILED BY B.E.S.T. ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. B.E.S.T. IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO TAX EXAMINATION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010, AND PRIOR. 0 HEALTH BENEFITS 3612 0 732151 CASH EXPENDITURES HEALTH BENEFITS AND ON-SITE PRIMARY CARE HEALTH CLINICS. COUNSELING 1297 0 40457 CASH EXPENDITURES CRISIS INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, EVALUATION, REFERRAL, AND AFTERCARE COUNSELING SERVICES. COMMUNITY OUTREACH 1646 0 117778 CASH EXPENDITURES DINNERS AND VARIOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES' EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST ENTITY MORE THAN 35% CONTROLLED BY CURRENT DIRECTORS 0 MEDICAL BENEFITS ARRANGEMENT 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 STEVE AND JEAN ZORN HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 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 C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANICAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE CONTAINS A LINK TO GUIDESTAR FOR THOSE WISHING TO SEE A COPY OF THE 990. BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES' EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST 2150 HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE ELMONT NY 11003 203020674 PROVIDING MEDICAL BENEFITS TO BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES NY 501(C)(9) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEES' EMPLOYEE BENEFITS TRUST M 0 CASH