2024-01-27T08:25:57-06:00 2023-06-30 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 30 BRAINTREE HL OFFICE PARK STE 300 BRAINTREE MA 02184 990 2022-07-01 461856641 THE BASEBALL INC BASE 6174427700 150 SHIRLEY STREET ROXBURY MA 02119 STEPHEN LEWIS PRESIDENT & CEO 6174427700 2024-01-22 1 STEPHEN LEWIS 999009999 1 AMANDA ADAMS P00748038 7813562000 2024-01-22 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THE BASE STEPHEN LEWIS 150 SHIRLEY STREET ROXBURY MA 02119 3547823 0 X WWW.THEBASE.ORG X 2013 MA SEE SCHEDULE O 12 11 73 65 0 0 3600858 3547823 0 0 0 0 460 0 3601318 3547823 0 21729 0 0 1849318 1706750 0 0 465918 1472856 1450427 3322174 3178906 279144 368917 2393613 3878768 205646 1321884 2187967 2556884 X THE BASE BALL, INC. D/B/A THE BASE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SHIFT THE NATIONAL MINDSET AND RE-IMAGINE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR URBAN YOUTH. FOUNDED IN ROXBURY, MA, THE BASE OPERATES IN BOSTON AND ON THE WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO, IL. THE BASE PROVIDES STUDENT ATHLETES WITH YEAR-ROUND, SUPERIOR ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC TRAINING, ACCESS TO COLLEGE FAIRS AND SHOWCASES, PROFESSIONAL VISITS, AND ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE BASE ALSO TRAINS AND SUPPORTS A GROWING NETWORK OF COACHES, MANY OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI OF THE BASE AND ITS PREDECESSOR BALLCLUB, THE BOSTON ASTROS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT A STRONG SET OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFITS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. 0 0 1111248 511 ATHLETIC INSTRUCTION, LEAGUES, AND TOURNAMENTS:THE BASE LEVERAGES THE POWER OF YOUTH SPORTS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE IN A CULTURE OF HARD WORK AND SUCCESS. FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH TEAMWORK AND SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY, OUR STAFF AND COACHES USE THE LESSONS AND VALUES OF TEAM SPORTS TO PROVIDE YOUNG PEOPLE A BLUEPRINT FOR PERSONAL GROWTH. WE PROVIDE URBAN STUDENT-ATHLETES ACCESS TO EXCEPTIONAL YEAR-ROUND ATHLETIC TRAINING, CONDITIONING AND COMPETITION IN BASEBALL, BASKETBALL, AND SOFTBALL. OUR TEAMS COMPETE AT HIGH LEVELS, AND HAVE ACHIEVED TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. 421894 12114 ACADEMICS & CAREER:THROUGH THE BASE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM, ALL BASE STUDENT-ATHLETES ARE PROVIDED PERSONALIZED COLLEGE APPLICATION & ENROLLMENT SUPPORT DURING THEIR JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEARS. THIS INCLUDES SMALL-GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING SESSIONS TO IDENTIFY TARGET SCHOOLS, PREPARE FOR SATS, AND WORK ON APPLICATION CHECKLISTS AND PERSONAL STATEMENT ESSAYS, WHILE ALSO PURSUING SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID. WE ARRANGE CAMPUS TOURS AND ATTEND COLLEGE FAIRS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND, AND EVERY WINTER WE TRAVEL TO THE SOUTH AND MID-ATLANTIC TO VISIT SEVERAL HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (HBCU'S). AS LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE ARRIVE, OUR COLLEGE ADVISOR WORKS WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO ENSURE THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR FINANCIAL AID OFFERS AND CONSIDER ALL FACTORS AS THEY MAKE THEIR DECISIONS. THE BASE WORKS WITH BUSINESSES OF ALL KINDS TO INTRODUCE OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES TO THE MANY INDUSTRIES AND PROFESSIONS THAT MAKE UP THE ECONOMIC ENGINE IN GREATER BOSTON. THROUGH INTERNSHIPS, CAREER DAYS, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, WORKSITE TOURS, AND MORE, WE ENSURE OUR STUDENT-ATHLETES GET TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE THE KINDS OF PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THEM AS THEM CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION AND PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE. 739279 9104 HEALTH & WELLNESS AND OTHER PROGRAMMING:IN 2020, THE BASE PARTNERED WITH THE HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION TO HELP ENSURE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. AS A RESULT, THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, FULL BAGS OF ASSORTED GROCERIES, PACKED LUNCHES AND LOCAL MARKET GIFT CARDS TO OUR STUDENT ATHLETES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE GREATER ROXBURY COMMUNITY. WE HAVE WORKED WITH LOCALLY BASED, MINORITY-OWNED VENDORS AS WELL, IN OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE SYSTEMATIC CHANGE AND RIPPLE EFFECTS THROUGH OUR INITIATIVES. IN 2022, THE BASE HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVE EXPANDED EXPONENTIALLY, BUILDING ON OUR HEALTHY FOODS PROJECT TO CREATE A UNIQUE "URBAN HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER." OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THROUGH ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE, WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY. 2272421 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 73 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X THE ORGANIZATION 6174427700 150 SHIRLEY STREET ROXBURY MA 02119 X KATE GUEDJ CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDELL C TAYLOR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN P COOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL KISER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIMIT PATEL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL FRANCISCO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANNY T LEVY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINDY D'ARBELOFF DIRECTOR/CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 79666 0 220 KEITH CARROLL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN KHAZEI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YOLANDA COENTRO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN J RASCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN LEWIS PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 80130 0 21291 JEFF PAQUETTE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 85000 0 277 STEPHANIE MONTEIRO-MERRITT CHIEF ORGANIZATION OFFICER 40.00 X 133949 0 31056 378745 0 52844 1 0 1 0 0 3547823 167115 3547823 3547823 0 0 0 2561 2561 19168 19168 250709 50411 135690 64608 1222939 967820 83798 171321 118718 87363 28106 3249 114384 87368 6951 20065 3115 3115 80663 80663 196845 103395 46335 47115 4897 2646 2251 62795 35112 23626 4057 13171 12513 329 329 330847 311254 11901 7692 258757 244645 7156 6956 2031 1256 525 250 61766 58678 1544 1544 36671 32731 1936 2004 PROGRAM SUPPLIES/FOOD 111679 69293 5651 36735 TEAM UNIFORMS AND EQUIP 84677 78486 690 5501 SPECIAL EVENTS 80820 4425 300 76095 TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION 45932 45932 75761 57364 18397 3178906 2272421 440567 465918 1496803 1470687 815644 968758 32874 396737 183764 76812 212973 3252 1624 1102 1191852 2393613 3878768 205646 115373 0 1206511 205646 1321884 X 1376685 1446246 811282 1110638 2187967 2556884 2393613 3878768 368917 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2397929 2899437 4179416 3600858 3547823 16625463 2397929 2899437 4179416 3600858 3547823 16625463 492326 16133137 546 1421 460 2427 16627890 0.97020 X 0.99590 SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 546. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,421. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 460. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 396737 183764 212973 212973 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1000 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 1190852 1191852 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 1206511 1206511 X 3680623 132800 132800 3547823 0 3547823 3311706 132800 132800 3178906 0 3178906 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THIS TOPIC PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT PROCESS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THIS TOPIC ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON RECOGNITION, DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. 1 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 8 7543 HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS 7 8450 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS 3 2664 CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS 1 511 PART I, LINE 2: IN MOST CASES, THE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED WAS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER OR SCHOOL SO NO MONITORING OF THE USE OF FUNDS WAS CONSIDERED NECESSARY. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEPHANIE MONTEIRO-MERRITT CHIEF ORGANIZATION OFFICER 133949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31056 0 165005 0 0 0 X PROGRAM EQUIPMENT 7 167115 FMV 0 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: THE BASE BALL, INC. D/B/A THE BASE ("THE BASE OR THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WORKING TO SHIFT THE NATIONAL MINDSET AND RE-IMAGINE PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS FOR URBAN YOUTH. FOUNDED IN ROXBURY, MA, THE BASE OPERATES IN BOSTON AND IN 2018, BEGAN OPERATING ON THE WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO, IL ("BASE CHICAGO"). THE BASE PROVIDES STUDENT ATHLETES WITH YEAR-ROUND, SUPERIOR ATHLETIC AND ACADEMIC TRAINING, ACCESS TO COLLEGE FAIRS AND SHOWCASES, PROFESSIONAL VISITS, AND ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SEVERAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE BASE ALSO TRAINS AND SUPPORTS A GROWING NETWORK OF COACHES, MANY OF WHOM ARE ALUMNI OF THE BASE AND ITS PREDECESSOR BALLCLUB, THE BOSTON ASTROS ("ASTROS"). THE ORGANIZATION HAS BUILT A STRONG SET OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, COMMUNITY LEADERS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFITS, PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO CHANGING MINDS, LIVES AND THE STATUS QUO. THE BASE'S DISTINCTIVE METHODOLOGY LEVERAGES SPORTS AS A VEHICLE TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN A POSITIVE, RIGOROUS, PASSIONATE AND SUCCESS-DRIVEN ENVIRONMENT WITH THE GOAL OF EXCELLENCE, BOTH ON AND OFF THE FIELD, ENSURING THAT EACH STUDENT ATHLETE GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND IS EQUIPPED WITH A WINNING GAME PLAN FOR LIFE. THE BASE AND THE ASTROS HAVE SERVED OVER 9,000 BOYS AND GIRLS THROUGH ITS BASE TEAMS, LEAGUES, TOURNAMENTS, INSTRUCTION/CONDITIONING AND PARTNERS. SEVERAL FORMER BASE AND ASTROS STUDENT ATHLETES ARE CURRENTLY COMPETING AT THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEVEL. SINCE INCEPTION, OVER 350 BASE GRADUATES HAVE MATRICULATED TO COLLEGE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: MINDY D'ARBELOFF WAS EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION AS ITS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PRIOR TO JOINING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION REPORTED IN PART VII PERTAINS TO HER SERVICE AS AN EMPLOYEE, NOT AS A DIRECTOR.