Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,004,347
- Total expenses
- $704,284
- Contributions and grants received
- $779,744
- Grants paid
- $40,872
- Program service revenue
- $223,763
- Investment income
- $83
- Other revenue
- $757
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,636,758
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $445,364
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,191,394
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $603,681
- Management and general expenses
- $100,603
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $603,681
Program services were 85.7% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$300,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$479,744
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2a · Program service revenue: RENTAL REVENUE
total $223,763 · related or exempt $223,763
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3 · Investment income
total $83 · excluded $83
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $757 · related or exempt $757
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11e · Other revenue, total
$757
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $40,872 · program services $40,872
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $164,480 · program services $131,584 · management and general $32,896
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $11,860 · program services $9,488 · management and general $2,372
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $12,787 · program services $10,230 · management and general $2,557
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $16,577 · management and general $16,577
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,801 · management and general $4,801
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13 · Office expenses
total $21,956 · program services $8,094 · management and general $13,862
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14 · Information technology
total $1,340 · management and general $1,340
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20 · Interest
total $21,387 · program services $21,387
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $72,176 · program services $53,675 · management and general $18,501
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23 · Insurance
total $5,093 · program services $5,093
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24a · Other expenses: OWNED PROPERTY EXPENSE
total $219,943 · program services $219,943
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24b · Other expenses: NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICA
total $43,194 · program services $43,194
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24c · Other expenses: IMPAIRMENT OF PROPERTY
total $32,317 · program services $32,317
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24d · Other expenses: DEMOLITIONS
total $10,245 · program services $10,245
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24e · All other expenses
total $25,256 · program services $17,559 · management and general $7,697
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $164,136 · end of year $338,203
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,804 · end of year $276,864
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $349,678 · end of year $250,000
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $500 · end of year $1,078
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,868,649
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$552,563
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,375,932 · end of year $1,316,086
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $433,781 · end of year $454,527
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $9,260 · end of year $6,987
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $409,000 · end of year $425,137
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $16,240 · end of year $13,240
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,581,125 · end of year $1,622,755
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $310,206 · end of year $568,639
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS WHILE PROMOTING HOME OWNERSHIP.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF B.E.S.T. IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS AND ASSURE A STABLE, DESIRABLE WORKING ENVIROMENT FOR BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES. OUR CENTRAL THEMES HAVE BEEN TO ORGANIZE THE COMMUNITY TO BUILD A POSITIVE NEIGHBORHOOD IMAGE, NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE AND TO BEAUTIFY THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ALSO STRIVE TO PROMOTE HOME OWNERSHIP, IMPROVE COMMUNICATION, AND SERVE IN A COORDINATION AND COOPERATION ROLE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WORKING WITH MANY PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY, WE WORK TO IMPROVE SAFETY, BUILD STABILITY AND FOSTER A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.
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BEST MAINTAINED A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PROVIDING AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES AND PROVIDED SPACE FOR A LOCAL MARKET OFFERING FRESH PRODUCE AND GROCERIES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THESE UNITS HAVE LOW RENTAL RATES AND ARE TARGETED TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. BEST ALSO PURCHASED AND DEMOLISHED BLIGHTED PROPERTIES AND HELPED PROVIDE A NEAT AND CLEAN NEIGHBORHOOD APPEARANCE AS WELL AS INCREASING NEIGHBORING PROPERTY VALUES.
Expenses $519,615 · Revenue $223,763
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BEST ASSISTED LOW INCOME, ELDERLY, OR DISABLED HOMEOWNERS WITH REPAIRS AND LANDSCAPING
Expenses $84,066 · Grants $40,872 · Revenue $757
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Father Steve SimonFATHER STEVE SIMON
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Del BirchDEL BIRCH
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stephen MurdockSTEPHEN MURDOCK
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John BonnettJOHN BONNETT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jacqueline GeorgeJACQUELINE GEORGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Corey CookCOREY COOK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bj LechnerBJ LECHNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joe KrolJOE KROL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicholas LeofskyNICHOLAS LEOFSKY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Garrett ShamesGARRETT SHAMES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeff WilliamsJEFF WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan HillingALAN HILLING
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bill HodernyBILL HODERNY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie Bool ShaferKATIE BOOL SHAFER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543219349318464
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