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IN ADDITION, STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN SPECIALIZED EVENTS SUCH AS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS, BIRTHDAY AND CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS, AND QUIZ BOWL COMPETITIONS. DURING THE SUMMER, SELECTED STUDENTS ATTENDED SUMMER SCHOOL, WHICH INCLUDED A MEAL PROGRAM. LAST YEAR, ACE SPONSORED 193 STUDENTS AND EMPLOYED FOUR JAMAICAN STAFF MEMBERS TO COORDINATE THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM, AS WELL AS ONE STATESIDE STAFF TO OVERSEE CORRESPONDENCE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM. 146271 17667 HEALTHCARE: ACE PARTNERED WITH MEDICAL GROUPS FROM THE US, HOLDING QUARTERLY MEDICAL/ DENTAL CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE PARISH. IN WORKING WITH THE JAMAICAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, OUR TEAMS WERE ABLE TO MAKE REGULAR VISITS TO THE GOVERNMENT CLINICS ACE HAS BEEN DEDICATED TOO FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS, ENABLING THESE COMMUNITIES TO RECEIVE THE CARE AND TREATMENT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEEDED. BY HOLDING THESE CLINICS REGULARLY, THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE COMMUNITIES WERE TREATED PREVENTIVELY AND ANY ILLNESSES WERE CAUGHT IN EARLY STAGES. ACE CONDUCTED 25 CLINICS HOSTED AT EIGHT CLINIC SITES AND SAW 2,500 PATIENTS. ACE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE PORT MARIA INFIRMARY IN ASSISTING WITH THE ELDERLY AND HANDICAPPED THAT HAVE NO PLACE TO LIVE. ACE PROVIDED THE INFIRMARY WITH 15,500 DEPENDS AND BED PADS. THE RESIDENTS ALSO RECEIVED THREE MEALS A WEEK, SOCIAL EVENTS AND OUTINGS, AND REGULAR VISITS FROM THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TEAMS. 411057 648973 MICRO-ENTERPRISE: THE MICRO-BUSINESS PROGRAM PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR BUSINESS- MEN, WOMEN AND STUDENTS TO SPONSOR AN APPROVED JAMAICAN ENTREPRENEUR, WHICH IN TURN BENEFITTED OUR LOCAL JAMAICAN COMMUNITY. ULTIMATELY, THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM WAS TO HELP OUR JAMAICAN FRIENDS OPERATE A SELF-SUSTAINING BUSINESS, TEACHING THEIR CHILDREN THAT A FUTURE IS POSSIBLE IN A FAMILY BUSINESS. ACE GRANTED FIVE NEW LOANS THAT TOTALED 5000 USD. ACE RECEIVED 3800 USD PAYMENT FROM PREVIOUS LOANS. THE LARGEST MICRO-ENTERPRISE IS GALINA BREEZE HOTEL, WHICH EMPLOYED 25 EMPLOYEES. OTHER ACE'S MICRO-BUSINESS ARE THE FARMS THAT GROW FOOD FOR THE HOTEL AND EXPORT SUCH AS PEPPERS. THIS PROVIDES JAMAICAN ADULTS WITH WORK AS WELL AS TEACHES THEM ABOUT GROWING THEIR OWN FOOD FOR THEIR FAMILIES. 147472 17667 SPIRITUAL GROWTH: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTS CHURCH, CHURCH ON THE ROCK, AND KIRK CHURCH LOCALLY, ACE FACILITATED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED HOME VISITS WERE NATIONALS ARE PRAYED FOR, AND ENCOURAGED. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMEWORK AND SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT HELPS THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. ACE ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL THREE-DAY MEN AND WOMEN'S CONFERENCE WHERE OVER 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED. IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, ACE MENTORED YOUNG LEADERS THROUGH THE ACE IQUEST PROGRAM. COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. ACE HELPS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THESE YOUNG ADULTS AS THEY RETURN TO FACE WHATEVER THE WORLD HAS WAITING FOR THEM. HOPEFULLY WITH A DEEPER STRENGTH AND BELIEF IN CHRIST. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SERVICE, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SERVING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY WAS BROADENED, AND THE INTERNS RETURNED HOME WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES, PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. ACE MENTORED FIVE INTERNS DURING THE 2016 SUMMER. 147472 17667 927770 true true false false false true false false false true true false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 10 0 1 true false true JM false false false false X 7 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false GA X SHANNA LEHAN 8775005768 PO BOX 566263 ATLANTA GA 31156 DR FRANK ANGUS CHAIRMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ALLEN FITZWATER SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DR STEVE GUY VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DR MARIE UNDERWOOD DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BRIA TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DR BISHOP WINSTON WATSON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PASTOR HELEN DELANEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE DELANEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD JARRETT DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA DAY-FITZWATER EXECUTIVE DI 65.00 X 82604 0 28949 82604 28949 false false false 584126 584126 MISSION TRIP FEES 900099 611741 611741 HOTEL ROOM & BOARD 721110 34865 34865 FOOD REVENUE 900099 2367 2367 648973 6266 6266 OTHER REVENUE 900099 5855 5855 5855 1245220 648973 12121 X 53001 53001 86343 65621 4317 16405 63764 63764 23750 18050 1188 4512 12784 11536 260 988 17305 17305 7622 7622 164580 137357 27223 20879 20879 4764 3184 784 796 7266 4974 2292 104255 78239 1967 24049 24740 24740 14896 14896 PROGRAM EXPENSES 173670 173670 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 96641 96641 FOOD 74842 68570 3748 2524 UTILITIES 30242 29013 1229 90291 67209 21910 1172 1071635 927770 72540 71325 639589 456422 50001 150054 8263 6540 8039 11832 9595 813959 122927 680265 691032 203701 1216 1395752 1520797 4052 3891 85116 47762 701 89869 51653 X 1305883 845219 420136 203789 1305883 1469144 1395752 1520797 173585 6844 -8822 -8346 X false true X true false X 384375 3366689 389398 508939 584126 5233527 406027 447418 449643 790070 648973 2742131 790402 3814107 839041 1299009 1233099 7975658 31312 79006 224800 81915 143180 560213 11544 13158 24702 31312 79006 224800 93459 156338 584915 7390743 16524 8171 1632 6266 32593 16524 8171 1632 6266 32593 6963 4855 11818 806926 3822278 839041 1307604 1244220 8020069 0.92150 0.92940 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 203701 false false 96857 100000 6844 203701 100000 -3143 96857 1.00000 false false 50387 50387 680811 111713 569098 39970 4787 35183 42791 6427 36364 691032 X 1243718 6844 6844 1236874 8346 8346 1245220 1071635 1071635 1071635 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATIONS ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF ONE FUND ESTABLISHED FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE, INC. IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AND IS CLASSIFIED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AND ACCORDINGLY, NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION OR BENEFIT FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE REGULATORY AUTHORITIES, AND AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016 THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL TAX RETURNS TYPICALLY REMAIN OPEN TO EXAMINATION FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. GALINA BREEZE, LTD IS SUBJECT TO A GENERAL CONSUMPTION TAX (GCT) IN JAMAICA. THIS IS A VALUE ADDED TAX ON CONSUMPTION AND IS ADDED TO THE PRICE OF GOODS AND SERVICES AT A STANDARD RATE OF 16.5%. GCT EXPENSE FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 WAS 4,789. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B FOREIGN CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT 8,346 true CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION & TRAINING 222970 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES HEALTHCARE 146271 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES MICRO-ENTERPRISE 411057 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES SPIRITUAL GROWTH 147472 4 60 4 60 927770 927770 EDUCATION CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 4 17667 CHECK HEALTHCARE CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 4 17667 CHECK SPIRITUAL GROWTH CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 4 17667 CHECK false false true false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CLOSELY MONITORS ALL BUSINESS MATTERS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE GRANT FUNDS IN JAMAICA. SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 222,970 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 146,271 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 411,057 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 147,472 0 MARLA FITZWATER OWNER 13911 TRAVEL AGENT COSTS false SCHEDULE L, PART V MARLA FITZWATER IS THE OWNER OF TRAVEL TEAM BROKERS, INC. TRAVEL AGENT COSTS WERE PAID TO THIS CORPORATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMERICAN-CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE IS A CHRIST-BASED OUTREACH MINISTRY DEDICATED TO COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION IN THE PARISH OF ST. MARY, JAMAICA THROUGH STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE, HEALTHCARE, AND DISCIPLESHIP. FORM 990 ADDITIONAL FORM 5471 ATTACHED AS A PDF ATTACHMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OVERSEE CORRESPONDENCE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B RECEIVED THREE MEALS A WEEK, SOCIAL EVENTS AND OUTINGS, AND REGULAR VISITS FROM THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEER TEAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SPIRITUAL GROWTH: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTS CHURCH, CHURCH ON THE ROCK, AND KIRK CHURCH LOCALLY, ACE FACILITATED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED HOME VISITS WERE NATIONALS ARE PRAYED FOR, AND ENCOURAGED. THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMEWORK AND SOCIAL SKILL DEVELOPMENT HELPS THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED. ACE ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL THREE-DAY MEN AND WOMEN'S CONFERENCE WHERE OVER 100 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED. IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, ACE MENTORED YOUNG LEADERS THROUGH THE ACE IQUEST PROGRAM. COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY, AND EMOTIONALLY. ACE HELPS DEVELOP LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN THESE YOUNG ADULTS AS THEY RETURN TO FACE WHATEVER THE WORLD HAS WAITING FOR THEM. HOPEFULLY WITH A DEEPER STRENGTH AND BELIEF IN CHRIST. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SERVICE, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SERVING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY WAS BROADENED, AND THE INTERNS RETURNED HOME WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES, PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. ACE MENTORED FIVE INTERNS DURING THE 2016 SUMMER. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B JAMAICA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 MARLA DAY-FITZWATER ALLEN FITZWATER EXEC. DIR. SECRETARY MARRIED GEORGE DELANEY HELEN DELANEY DIRECTOR DIRECTOR MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTERESTS ARE OBTAINED AND SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTE ON CEO'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONTRACT LABOR 137,357 27,223 0 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FOREIGN CURRENCY ADJUSTMENT -8,346