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Nonprofit · EIN 01-0608595

AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC

Tax-exempt · SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30350

Financials

$1.2M$1.4M2023$1.5M$1.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,476,055$1,317,463$158,592$400,685$182,318$218,367
December 31, 2023990$1,233,742$1,421,125-$187,383$289,005$225,060$63,945
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,074,906
Program service revenue
$390,179
Investment income
$10,970
Net gain from sales of assets
$8,788
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$936,085
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$93,500
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$123,248
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$3,000
Occupancy
$7,301
Travel
$41,846
Depreciation
$1,306
Program services (functional)
$1,181,070
Management and general (functional)
$61,452
Fundraising (functional)
$74,941

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$289,005
Total assets, end of year
$400,685
Total liabilities, end of year
$182,318
Net assets, end of year
$218,367
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,206
Net assets without donor restrictions
$218,117
Net assets with donor restrictions
$250
Gross receipts
$1,477,190
Employees
1
Volunteers
500
Year formed
2002
State of legal domicile
GA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARLA DAY-FITZWATEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$93,500$20,000
STEVE GUYCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE CAULDWELLVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVE HATCHERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ALLEN FITZWATERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GAYLA CAULDWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL GUYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MELISSA HATCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DIXON MARLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
MARLA DAY-FITZWATEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$93,934$20,000
MIKE CAULDWELLVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
GAYLA CAULDWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALLEN FITZWATERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
STEVE GUYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DIXON MARLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
STEVE HATCHERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MELISSA HATCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAROL GUYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
7507 ROSWELL RD 101, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30350-8500
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARLA DAY-FITZWATER, 7507 ROSWELL ROAD 101, SANDY SPRINGS, GA 30350
Signed the 990
MARLA DAY-FITZWATER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(770) 573-7024
Return prepared by
CRI ADVISORS LLC

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION - IN 2024, ACE'S SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM EXPANDED FROM JUST CHILD SPONSORSHIPS FOR PRESCHOOL THROUGH 12TH GRADE TO ALSO INCLUDE SPECIAL EDUCATION SPONSORSHIPS, COLLEGE FUND SPONSORSHIPS, FAMILY SPONSORSHIPS, AND APPRENTICESHIPS. THIS ALLOWS ACE TO PROLONG ITS IMPACT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AND HELP CHILDREN SUCCEED AS THEY ENTER ADULTHOOD. APPRENTICESHIPS IN 2024 ALLOWED SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS TO FIND JOY IN ENTERING NEW STAGES OF LIFE BY WORKING ON ACE'S GREEN LIFE FARM AND EARNING THEIR LIVING. ACE ALSO HELPED MEET THE PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF OUR SPONSORED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH EVENTS LIKE BACKPACK DISTRIBUTION DAYS, WHICH EQUIPPED 157 STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPLIES THEY NEED TO THRIVE ACADEMICALLY, AND GIFTING CHRISTMAS GROCERIES TO 33 SPONSORED FAMILIES IN NEED. BY HOSTING EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS FOR OUR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS, AS WELL AS QUARTERLY BIRTHDAY PARTIES AND CHRISTMAS PARTIES FOR ALL OF OUR SPONSORED STUDENTS, ACE WAS ABLE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN OUR YOUTH AND STRENGTHEN THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR ENTIRE FAMILIES.
    Expenses $309,209 · grants $246,137
  • HEALTHCARE - 2024 MARKED THE YEAR THAT ACE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE TRUE HEARTBEAT OF OUR MISSION POST-COVID, SERVING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. WHILE THE GOVERNMENT-RUN INFIRMARY STILL HASN'T OPENED TO GROUPS, WE HAVE FOUND MORE "SHUT-INS AND DISABLED ADULTS" LIVING ON THEIR OWN AND BARELY SURVIVING RIGHT IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. SO, WE STARTED OUR OWN ELDERLY ACE MOBILE INFIRMARY (AMI) VISITS. THROUGH THIS NEW PROGRAM AND WITH THE HELP OF OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MEET SO MANY BASIC AND UNIQUE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 100 SENIORS, FROM BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND BRINGING FOOD AND WATER TO BUILDING ACE'S FIRST 8X8 FT. TINY HOME FOR A MAN WHO HAD SUFFERED A STROKE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND WAS LEFT ALONE IN A YARD WITH AN OLD HOME THAT WAS FALLING APART AND LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED.ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL TEAMS OF LICENSED HEALTH PROVIDERS CAME DOWN TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND HOST MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICS IN THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING ESSENTIAL CARE TO THOSE IN NEED, FROM TREATING DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE TO OFFERING SPIRITUAL ENCOURAGEMENT. DURING THESE MEDICAL TRIPS, WE SAW MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES SERVING TOGETHER, A TESTAMENT TO HOW GOD IS RAISING UP THE NEXT WAVE OF ACE LEADERS.
    Expenses $99,580 · grants $40,159
  • ENTERPRISE - IN SEPTEMBER 2024, ACE FINALIZED THE PURCHASE OF ITS 840-ACRE FARM, WHICH SERVES AS THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR MICRO-BUSINESS INITIATIVES, INCLUDING RAISING CATTLE, HARVESTING HONEY THROUGH CAPT. BEE'S HONEY, MAKING CHOCOLATE THROUGH CLOUD 9 CHOCOLATE, AND GROWING CROPS IN AEROPONIC TOWERS THROUGH GREEN LIFE FRESH! EVEN AFTER HURRICANE BERYL DESTROYED OUR GREENHOUSES AND CAUSED US TO REBUILD, ACE WAS ABLE TO RAISE THE FUNDS FOR MORE THAN 100 NEW 9 FT. AEROPONIC GROWING TOWERS, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO GROW AND SUPPLY PURE, CLEAN FOOD TO THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS HOTELS WITH A LARGE DEMAND.PAYING OFF THE FARM AND OFFICIALLY OWNING THE LAND OPENS DOORS FOR EVEN GREATER IMPACT, AS WE CAN EMPOWER PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PARISH AND CREATE DOZENS OF JOBS, OFTEN FOR THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS AND SINGLE MOTHERS LOOKING TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND BREAK CYCLES OF POVERTY. OWNING THE LAND ALSO ENABLES ACE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLANS FOR A GREEN LIFE LEARNING CENTER, WHERE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE COME THROUGH OUR PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO COME FOR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN GETTING UP TO PAR IN READING, MATH, ENGLISH, AND THE ARTS.
    Expenses $648,515 · grants $589,094 · revenue $390,179
  • DISCIPLESHIP - ACE CONTINUED OUR WEEKLY DISCIPLESHIP NIGHTS AT THE PEACE HOUSE TO PROVIDE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH A FREE MEAL, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND GOSPEL-DRIVEN CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING COMMON CHALLENGES PEOPLE FACE ON A DAILY BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, IN FEBRUARY, ACE HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEN'S & WOMEN'S CONFERENCE, A THREE-NIGHT EVENT FILLED WITH WORSHIP MUSIC, A GREAT MESSAGE, AND OUR DESIRE TO SPREAD GOD'S WORD TO EVERYONE. THIS PAST YEAR'S EVENT WAS MOVED TO AN OPEN-AIR VENUE AT BUCCANEERS JERK & JUICE CENTRE, SO WE COULD EXPAND OUR REACH AND WELCOME OVER 150 PEOPLE INTO A TIME OF WORSHIP AND DISCIPLESHIP. ONE OF THE MOST INSPIRING MOMENTS FROM OUR 2024 CONFERENCE WAS SEEING LASHAUNA, A YOUNG WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN UNABLE TO GO ANYWHERE BUT HER BED, HOUSE, AND HOSPITAL FOR 21 YEARS; SHE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HER BRAND-NEW WHEELCHAIR DONATED BY HER SPONSORS.
    Expenses $123,766 · grants $60,696

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
01-0608595
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2002
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$400,685
Income (IRS master file)
$1,477,190

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,476,055$1,317,463$400,685XML
990December 2023$1,233,742$1,421,125$289,005XML
990December 2022$1,230,458$1,371,295$437,734IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0608595).

Questions about AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC

What is the EIN of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC is 01-0608595.
Is AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
Are donations to AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARLA DAY-FITZWATER.
Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $93,500 (MARLA DAY-FITZWATER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,476,055, expenses of $1,317,463 and total assets of $400,685 at year end.

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