Organizations Filed Purposes:
B.E.S.T. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH IS DEVOTED TO MEETING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE NEEDS OF THE SEVERAL THOUSAND BARN AREA ("BACKSTRETCH") WORKERS OF THE AQUEDUCT, BELMONT, AND SARATOGA RACE TRACKS.
B.E.S.T. OPERATES A NEW YORK STATE LICENSED DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAM AND PROVIDES SUBSIDIES FOR ELIGIBLE BACKSTRETCH WORKERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE COST OF THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE. OVER 90% OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG TOXICOLOGY TESTS FOR PATIENTS IN B.E.S.T.'S N.Y. STATE LICENSED, OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM WERE NEGATIVE FOR ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE. B.E.S.T. PROVIDES LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THE BELMONT RACE TRACK VIA AN FQHC, B.E.S.T. ALSO PROVIDES LICENSED PRIMARY HEALTH CARE AT THE SARATOGA RACE TRACK. B.E.S.T. PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE FOR 957 PATIENTS WHO VISITED BEST'S LICENSED CLINICS OVER 2,611 TIMES IN TOTAL IN 2019. B.E.S.T. PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 17,000 ITEMS OF NEW OR GENTLY USED CLOTHING FOR BACKSTRETCH WORKERS IN NEED AND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MEALS TO BACKSTRETCH WORKERS DURING THE YEAR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Paul Ruchames | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $159,004 |
| Bob Hughes | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Chad Brown | MEMBER` | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Durkin | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leah Gyarmati | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Ferraro | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| William Alempejevic | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Katz-Rudolph | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| James Ranton | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Belfiore | CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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