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← BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM OF NEW YORK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BACKSTRETCH EMPLOYEE SERVICE TEAM OF NEW YORK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,266,212
Total expenses
$2,032,344
Contributions and grants received
$2,151,576
Grants paid
$573,738
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$114,636
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$3,209,928
Total liabilities, end of year
$177,663
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,032,265
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,630,628
Management and general expenses
$340,315
Fundraising expenses
$61,401
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,630,628

Program services were 80.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $79,707

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,071,869

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $107,146 · excluded $107,146

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $75,450

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $67,960

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $7,490

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $7,490 · excluded $7,490

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $573,738 · program services $573,738

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $147,951 · program services $66,578 · management and general $51,783 · fundraising $29,590

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $790,837 · program services $633,508 · management and general $150,397 · fundraising $6,932

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $36,626 · program services $19,600 · management and general $16,778 · fundraising $248

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $149,622 · program services $121,852 · management and general $26,541 · fundraising $1,229

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,364 · program services $51,771 · management and general $14,933 · fundraising $2,660

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $22,774 · program services $10,248 · management and general $11,387 · fundraising $1,139

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,945 · program services $11,945

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $101,994 · program services $68,600 · management and general $30,760 · fundraising $2,634

  • 17 · Travel

    total $24,647 · program services $14,927 · management and general $4,265 · fundraising $5,455

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,592 · management and general $4,592

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $64,290 · program services $57,861 · management and general $6,429

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLIENT ASSISTANCE

    total $19,081 · management and general $19,081

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $11,514 · fundraising $11,514

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3,369 · management and general $3,369

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $6,592 · end of year $3,849

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,747,724 · end of year $3,020,259

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $50,499 · end of year $41,299

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $236 · end of year $3,001

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $117,751

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $106,555

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $6,908 · end of year $11,196

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $120,413 · end of year $130,324

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $133,184 · end of year $177,663

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,882,594 · end of year $2,187,440

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $916,594 · end of year $844,825

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

B.E.S.T., A NON-PROFIT, ADDRESSES THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE BACKSTRETCH COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TAILORED TO THE WORKERS AT AQUEDUCT, BELMONT, AND SARATOGA RACETRACKS. OUR MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO CARE FOR THE HORSES AND MAINTAIN THE RACETRACKS.

  • B.E.S.T. OVERSAW COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CLINICS AT BELMONT AND SARATOGA, PROVIDING PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, MANAGED REFERRALS, AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES TO THE BACKSTRETCH WORKFORCE. IN 2024, THE CLINICS SUPPORTED APPROXIMATELY 2,200 PATIENT VISITS, ENSURING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT HEALTH CARE FOR RACETRACK WORKERS. THROUGH LICENSED PROFESSIONALS, B.E.S.T. DELIVERED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES OF RACETRACK LIFE. IN 2024, 1,100 INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED, WITH ADDITIONAL WORKERS PARTICIPATING IN WEEKLY SUPPORT GROUPS AND WELLNESS INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESSED ADDICTION RECOVERY, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND FAMILY WELL-BEING. B.E.S.T PROVIDED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH APPOINTMENTS, COMPLETING OVER 5,000 RIDES IN 2024. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO EXPANDED OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING EXPANDING ESL AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, WORKFORCE SUPPORT, AND HEALTH EDUCATION WORKSHOPS. THESE PROGRAMS CONNECTED HUNDREDS OF WORKERS WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, IMPROVING STABILITY, ACCESS, AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE BACKSTRETCH COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $1,630,628 · Grants $573,738

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Iris Roberts Esq

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • James Ferraro

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chad Brown

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lauren Evans

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Leah Gyarmati

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nicole Rudolph-Katz

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Daniel Summers

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Aaron Yagoda

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Najja Thompson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dr Edward Messina

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christopher Cipolla

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zachary Richards

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nancy Underwood

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,950
    From this org
    $144,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,719
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513109349300011

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