Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$243,094

Total expenses

$235,685

Contributions and grants received

$0

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$243,094

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$181,570

Total liabilities, end of year

$5,679

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$175,891

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$190,226

Management and general expenses

$45,459

Fundraising expenses

$0

Program service expenses (Part III)

— not reported

Program services were 80.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THE SCARSDALE BUSINESS ALLIANCE(SBA) WAS FORMED TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN SCARSDALE. IT WORKS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PROPERTY OWNERS, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP MAKE SCARSDALE A THRIVING COMMUNITY. IT ALSO SERVES AS THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY ON A RANGE OF ISSUES. IT ACHIEVES THESE GOALS BY RUNNING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND HOSTING MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS. SBA MEETINGS: THE SBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO DISCUSS EVENTS, MEMBERSHIP, AND ANY OTHER CURRENT ISSUES. THE SBA PRESIDENT (S)RUN THESE MEETINGS. MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS:THE SBA RUNS APPROXIMATELY TWO-THREE MEET & GREET NETWORKING EVENTS EACH YEAR, WHICH ARE HELD AT AN SBA MEMBERS BUSINESS OR OUTSIDE VENUE. THESE EVENTS GIVE MEMBERS AN OPPORTUNTY TO NETWORK, SHARE ADVICE, AND GIVE THE SBA AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS. THE SBA ALSO WELCOMES INPUT FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT HOW THE SBA IS HELPING TO MAKE SCARSDALE VILLAGE A MORE VIBRANT PLACE AND HOW THE COMMUNITY CAN SUPPORT THE SBA'S EFFORTS. THE BUSINESS SERIES PRESENTS EVENT SERIES, WHICH LAUNCHED IN 2023, IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE INSIGHTS AND RESOURCES TO SCARSDALE BUSINESS OWNERS AND MERCHANTS. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR SBA MEMBERS AND NON MEMBERS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND NETWORK WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS. THE FIRST EVENT ATTRACTED OVER 70 BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FEATURED FIVE PANELISTS. RECRUITMENT & MARKETING:THE SBA BOARD MEMBERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTIVELY REACH OUT TO LOCAL BUSINESSES TO JOIN THE SBA, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL MEMBERS PAY THEIR DUES. THE SBA ALSO PROMOTES ITS OWN ACTIVITIES AND ITS MEMBERS' BUSINESSES THROUGH VARIOUS ONLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS,INCLUDING A WEBSITE, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, ALL OF WHICH ARE MAINTAINED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,BOARD MEMBERS AND A MARKETING COMPANY WITH WHOM THE SBA WORKS. SCARSDALE MUSIC FESTIVAL:ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THE SBA IS TO MAKE SCARSDALE A THRIVING COMMUNITY BY INCREASING FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THIS IS TO HAVE EVENTS THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM SCARSDALE AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IN 2023 THE SBA HELD ITS THIRD ANNUAL SCARSDALE MUSIC FESITVAL. OVER 6 THOUSAND ATTENDEES CAME TO THE EVENT,WHICH FEATURED LOCAL BANDS, VARIOUS FOOD TRUCKS, A WINE TASTING TENT AND KID SACTIVITIES. THE FOURTH ANNUAL SCARSDALE MUSIC FESIVAL WILL OCCUR ON JUNE 1,2024. ANNUAL SIDEWALK SALE:THE SCARSDALE SIDEWALK SALE IS A THREE-DAY ANNUAL EVENT GOING BACK DECADES.THE SBA ASSUMED RESPONSIBILTY FOR RUNNING IT IN 2018. THE SALE OCCURS EACH JULY AND SUPPORTS THE SBA'S GOAL OF HIGHLIGHTING THE LOCAL MERCHANTS AND INCREASING THEIR SALES. THE 2023 SIDEWALK SALE WAS HELD THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JULY 27-29TH. HEALTH, BEAUTY AND WELLNESS FAIR: ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023, THE SBA HOSTED ITS 2ND ANNUAL HEALTH, BEAUTY & WELLNESS(HBW)FAIR, PRESENTED BY WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL(MAY 2019 WAS THE FIRST ANNUAL EVENT) THE 2023 HBW FAIR WAS A FUN, FESTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL DAY FULL OF ACTIVITIES SURROUNDING KEY HEALTH AND WELLNESS RESOURCES AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. LOCAL BUSINESSES AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS EXHIBITED THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, OFFERED HEALTH SCREENINGS AND DEMONSTRATED WELLNESS TECHNIQUES. SCARSDALE FARMERS MARKET: THE SBA INTRODUCED THE SUNDAY FARMERS MARKET IN 2023, WITH THE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE. WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE PROOF OF CONCEPT WITH A SMALL MARKET OF WELL-CURATED VENDORS, ENABLING US TO ATTRACT AN ESTABLISHED MANAGEMENT COMPANY TO TAKE OVER STARTING IN THE SPRING OF 2024. THE TASK FORCE: THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE AND THE SBA COLLABORATED TO HELP ESTABLISH THE SCARSDALE VILLAGE REOPENING TASK FORCE(THE "TASK FORCE") IN THE SPRING OF 2020 DURING COVID TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE SCARSDALE MERCHANT COMMUNITY.AS KEY MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE, SBA BOARD MEMBERS PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN REPRESENTING SBA MEMBERS' INTERESTS TO THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATION. THE GOAL OF THE TASK FORCE WAS, AND CONTINUES TO BE, REMOVING ALL UNNECESSARY RED TAPE AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE MERCHANT COMMUNITY TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING:IN 2022, THE VILLAGE OF SCARSDALE FORMED AN OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SBA, SOLIDIFYING ITS PARTNERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO SUPPORT THEIR JOINT MISSION TO ASSIST LOCAL BUSINESSES AND CONTINUE TO INFUSE SCARSDALE RETAIL HUBS WITH VIBRANCY. IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTNERSHIP, MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE AND THE SBA MEET AND WORK TOGETHER THROUGH THE TASK FORCE, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN LOCAL LAW RESOLUTIONS, ALLOWING FOR EXTENDED SIDEWALK CAFE PERMITS AND THE OUTDOOR DISPLAY AND SALE OF WARES ALONG STOREFRONTS. THESE PERMITS HAVE LED TO NEW LOCAL LAWS, WHICH PERMIT YEAR ROUND SIDEWALK DINING.IN 2023, THE MOU WASRENEWED AND THE TASK FORCE WAS FORMALIZED UNDER THE MOU, WHICH CONTINUES TOBE AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO SCARSDALE LOCAL BUSINESSES. DINE THE DALE TENT:IN AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT SCARSDALE VILLAGE AND ITS LOCAL MERCHANTS DURING COVID, THE SBA ORGANIZED AND EXECUTED THE DINE THE DALE TENT INITIATIVE BY INSTALLING A 2500 SQUARE FOOT TENT ON SPENSER PLACE WITH PICINIC TABLES PLACED UNDER AND ADJACENT TO THE TENT. THIS INITIATIVE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS, CREATING A SAFE DESTINATION FOR MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER, DINE AND SOCIALIZE, WHILE BRINGING VITALITY TO OUR DOWNTOWN CENTER AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING 27 PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS. IN ADDITION TO BEING A SAFE PLACE TO GATHER AND DINE, THE SBA ORGANIZED LIVE ACOUSTIC MUSIC ON WEEKENDS IN THE TENT, AND HOSTED EVENTS. THE TENT AREA WAS ALSO RESERVED BY SBA MEMBERS, SPONSORS, LOCAL N0N-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS. THE SUCCESS OF THE TENT WAS PROOF OF CONCEPT OF THE COMMUNITIES DESIRE FOR MORE PERMANENT PLACEMAKING. OTHER:THE SBA CONTINUES TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO HELP BUSINESSES FOLLOW RULES AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2023

Filed

2 May 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.0

Source object

202421279349301877

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