Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 800,607 | 689,580 | 716,939 | 713,162 | 739,089 | 3,659,377 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 800,607 | 689,580 | 716,939 | 713,162 | 739,089 | 3,659,377 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 418,110 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 3,241,267 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 800,607 | 689,580 | 716,939 | 713,162 | 739,089 | 3,659,377 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 132,367 | 128,481 | 208,585 | 266,757 | 164,662 | 900,852 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 4,560,229 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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1
Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Charles Knudsen, a trustee, is the husband of Ellen Knudsen, a part time staff member at B.E.S.T. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the Form 990 is distributed to the Finance and Audit Committee of the Board so they may review, edit and approve the document. Once the draft is reviewed, edited and approved, the Form 990 is considered complete and the Executive Director signs the final version. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | All trustees and key employees are required each year to sign the conflict of interest policy. The signed trustee forms are stored at B.E.S.T. in the Trustee's individual files in the executive office. The signed conflict of interest forms for the key employees are stored in the personnel files of the individuals. If a conflict exists, the Executive Director would review with the Board President. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Research of salaries for similar positions and similar organizations is reviewed and compared. The Board President and Executive Committee reviewed the salary of the Executive Director. The Executive Director reviewed the salary for the Admissions Officer I, the Admissions Officer II, the Manager of Finance and Operations, the Director of Advancement, the Development Associate and the Associate of External Relations. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VII | Alex W. Kirby - 25 S. Charles Street 19th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21231. Andrew Holmgren - 105 Tuscany Road, Baltimore, MD 21210. Anne Staley - 22 Buchanan Road, Baltimore, MD 21212. Ben Shifrin - 11202 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Brian C. Doak - 307 International Circle, 4th Floor, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. Charles E. Knudsen, III - 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Charles W. Britton - 8600 McDonogh Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Cheo D. Hurley - 3707 Edgewood Road, Baltimore, MD 21215. Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy - 2800 N. Charles Street Room 314, Baltimore, MD 21218. Christopher A. Berrier - 240 Hopkins Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Christopher J. Post - 822 West Lake Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. Daniel Paradis - P.O. Box 8200, Brooklandville, MD 21022. David C. Faus - 11152 Falls Road P.O. Box 8100, Brooklandville, MD 21022. David Hunter - 901 S. Bond Street Suite 400, Baltimore, MD 21231. Diane Hutchins - 3510 Cohasset Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21403. Domonique Foxworth - 3513 Anton Farms Road, Pikesville, MD 21208. Douglas Lagarde - 201 Water Street, Severna Park, MD 21146. F. Barton Harvey, III - 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, MD 21044. Grant L. Jacks, III - 529 Overbrook Road, Baltimore, MD 21212. Henry P.A. Smyth - 5407 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. Jason S. Bennett - 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD 21202. Jean W. Brune - 5204 Roland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. John E. Schmick - 6432 Cloister Gate Drive, Baltimore, MD 21212. John H. Timken - 13827 Lakeside Drive, Clarksville, MD 20129. The Honorable Julie R. Rubin - 2327 Boston Street No.14, Baltimore, MD 21224. Kimberly H. Cashman - 1406 Walnut Hill Lane, Towson, MD 21204. Dr. Kimberley J. Roberts - 300 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117. Lawrence R. Snyder - 3119 Royston Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21214. Lee S. Owen - P.O. Box 191, Gibson Island, MD 21056. Marcella Yedid - 534 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403. Martha H. Sweeney - 3257 Bridle Ridge Lane, Stevenson, MD 21153. Matthew W. Micciche - 5114 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210. Maureen E. Walsh - 109 West Melrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21210. Michael C. Ford - 20 Buchanan Road, Baltimore, MD 21212. Michael J. Weinfeld - P.O. Box 251, Brooklandville, MD 21022. Molly M. Hathaway - 6525 Montrose Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21212. Dr. Parnell P. Hagerman - 1500 Glencoe Road P.O. Box 697, Glencoe, MD 21152. Pat Whitehead - 4801 Tamarind Road, Baltimore, MD 21209. Penny B. Evins - 11232 Falls Road, Brooklandville, MD 21022. Randy S. Stevens - 8400 Greenspring Avenue, Stevenson, MD 21153. Redmond C.S. Finney - 15601 Dover Road, Upperco, MD 21155. Stuart O. Simms - 120 E. Baltimore Street Suite 1700, Baltimore, MD 21202. Teri Alexander - 216 Ridgewood Road, Baltimore, MD 21210. Theo C. Rodgers - 1040 Park Avenue Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21201. Thomas P. Perkins, III - 840 East 40th Street, Baltimore, MD 21211. Tiffani S. Collins - 5876 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21209. Tracey H. Ford - 11300 Falls Road, Lutherville, MD 21093. Vernon A. Reid, Jr. - 100 E. Pratt Street 7th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202. W. Boulton (Bo) Dixon - 509 Whithorn Court, Lutherville, MD 21093. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | The process has not changed from prior year. |
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