Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.2m
$178k liabilities
Net assets
$3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
5.5 years on average
Staff
23
75 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York Inc's network
12 people3 organisationsi12 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Yagoda | Co-Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chad Brown | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Christopher Cipolla | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Daniel Summers | Vice-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Edward Messina | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Iris Roberts ESQ (also filed as Iris Roberts) | Co-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| James Ferraro (also filed as Jim Ferraro) | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lauren Evans | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Leah Gyarmati | Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Najja Thompson | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nicole Rudolph-Katz | Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Zachary Richards | Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Underwood | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Paul Ruchames | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Underwood | Executive Director | 40 | $144k | $4k | |
| Iris Roberts Esq | Co-Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| James Ferraro | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Chad Brown | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lauren Evans | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah Gyarmati | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Rudolph-Katz | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Summers | Vice-Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Yagoda | Co-Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Najja Thompson | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Dr Edward Messina | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christopher Cipolla | Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Zachary Richards | Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Backstretch Employee Service Team of New York Inc
- EIN
- 112976735
- Address
- 2150 Hempstead Tpke 28b, Elmont, NY, 11003-1551
- State
- New York
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- J20 Employment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Employment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Peter Sgorrano (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChad Brown
≥8years on the filingsJames Ferraro
≥8years on the filingsLeah Gyarmati
≥6years on the filingsDaniel Summers
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.2m
- Total liabilities
- $178k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $574k
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 75
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.3m | $2m | $234k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Backstretch Employee Service Team Of New York Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 27 July 1989
- Registered agent
- Not stated