2022-08-29T04:50:05-04:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 463519895 The Pan-African Family Empowerment and Land Preservation Network Inc % Theresa White PAN- 8435926076 P O BOX 706 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 Theresa White CEO 2022-08-29 false 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Theresa White P O Box 278 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 337829 false X https: www.pa-fen.org X 2013 SC The mission of the Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network is both simple and complex in its scope. Our primary goal is to provide people of African descent with the educational technical and financial resources they need to sustain long-term ownership of their ancestral homes and land. We seek to empower them to move beyond learned dependence on public assistance and foreign aid and to begin amassing generational wealth. We're best known for our "HELP SAVE GULLAH GEECHEE LAND CAMPAIGN which has prevented the loss of property valued at more than $17-million in SC and GA. Our other goals include strengthening Black families networking with and supporting organizations that uplift Black people and promoting global Pan-African unity. 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 337829 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337829 0 251696 0 0 0 0 0 4393 4393 0 18742 0 274831 0 62998 7800 70798 0 0 7800 70798 X The mission of the Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network is both simple and complex in its scope. Our primary goal is to provide people of African descent with the educational technical and financial resources they need to sustain long-term ownership of their ancestral homes and land. We seek to empower them to move beyond learned dependence on public assistance and foreign aid and to begin amassing generational wealth. We're best known for our "HELP SAVE GULLAH GEECHEE LAND CAMPAIGN which has prevented the loss of property valued at more than $17-million in SC and GA. Our other goals include strengthening Black families networking with and supporting organizations that uplift Black people and promoting global Pan-African unity. false false 247293 247293 0 During 2020 PAFEN gave property tax assistance to Gullah Geechee families in 8 South Carolina counties saving property with an assessed value of more than $9-million. Property was kept from going to delinquent tax sales as well as redeemed after tax auctions. 2500 2500 0 In our first International Outreach Project Grant to a U.S. non-profit organization PAFEN awarded $2,500 to the Marshview Community Organic Farm on St. Helena Island SC. The Marshview Community Organic Farm teaches organic farming methods to aspiring young farmers from low-income Gullah families as well as members of the Young Farmers of the Lowcountry. It also educates them about the process of farm to table agriculture through programming that interfaces with academic success nutrition studies culinary skills development and food and beverage service training that can lead to business ownership in the future. 1903 1903 0 An anonymous donor requested that 2020 property taxes be paid for a Beaufort SC resident who appeared on a broadcast of"Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien" that exposed the battle to save Gullah land in Beaufort County SC. In addition the donor asked that that person also receive financial assistance to help get back on her feet. 251696 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false true true false true true false false true false false true false false false SC GA X Theresa White 8435926076 P O Box 706 Saint Helena Island SC 29920 X Theresa White Chair CEO 40.00 0.00 X X X 0 0 0 Aigbecity Ogiemudia Acting Chief Intl Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jon Davies CFO 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 200 5100 0 0 332529 0 337829 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 337829 0 0 0 2500 2500 249196 249196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4393 4393 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175 0 175 0 4253 0 4253 0 277 0 277 0 0 0 0 0 3562 0 3562 0 175 0 175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10300 0 10300 0 0 0 0 0 274831 251696 18742 4393 715 40148 453 24018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6632 6632 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7800 70798 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7800 70798 0 0 7800 70798 7800 70798 X 62998 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 0 0 5300 5300 0 0 0 0 5300 5300 5300 0 0 0 0 5300 5300 1 1 0 0.00 X true Delinquent property tax payments and redemption of property already auctioned at county Delinquent Tax Sales in South Carolina 188 0 247293 Appraisal Delinquent Property Tax Payments Part I Line 2 With few exceptions delinquent property tax payments are made directly to individual county Treasurers or Tax Collectors by the Pan-African Family Empowerment & Land Preservation Network. We pay only the amount of taxes due posted by the respective county governments in Beaufort Berkeley Charleston Colleton Georgetown Horry Jasper and Williamsburg counties of the federal Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor. Income and actual need of services is verified. Part III Column (b) | Type of grant or assistance:, Number of recipients:, How number of recipients was estimated?:| Delinquent property tax payments and redemption of property already auctioned at county Delinquent Tax Sales in South Carolina, 188, Based on receipts and conversations with clients.| Part VI, Section B, Line 1 The entire PAFEN Board of Directors meets 5 times a year--quarterly and during the Annual Meeting. But the Executive Committee needs as often as necessary to conduct the business of the non-profit. Members of the Advisory Board and Honorary Board Members may be invited to attend both Executive Committee and Board of Directors meetings as needed. However Members of the Advisory Board Honorary Board Members and the public mat request to attend Board of Directors Meeting at any time. Part III, Line 4d | Description:, Expense Amount:, Grants Amount:, Revenue Amount:| Thanks to coverage by media outlets including Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien PAFEN was able to spread the word about our services despite COVID-19 inform the nation about the injustices being done to Gullah Geechee property owners and raise the most funds to save homes and land since our founding in 2015., $0, $0, $0| Untold thousands of SC property owners of all races benefitted as a result of our September 2020 letter appealing to the SC General Assembly and SC Gov. Henry McMaster to extend the redemption periods statewide for all property sold at 2019 property tax sales due to business shut-downs forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. We were successful in getting them to grant the redemption extension for 1-year but did not get them to stop all county tax sales statewide in 2020., $0, $0, $0| Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Boards Members and General Members. Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | Class of the Person:, Nature of their rights:| Boards Members., Usual and customary.| Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This is our first time filing a long 990 Form. Previously due to our revenue and assets we've filed either a N-Post Card or 990EZ. Our 990s are discussed in-depth during our Annual Meetings and quarterly and or special updates are provided as well. Several Board Members have been asked to resign or voluntarily resigned over their embarrassingly low volunteer hour reports on our 990s. Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Our records are available for public inspection upon either verbal or written request. Part VII, List Of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Theresa White, 0| Aigbecity Ogiemudia, 0| Jon Davies, 0| Roger Clendening, 0| Lasonja Anfield, 0| Brandy Beaty, 0| Our Chief Financial Officer was unable to perform his duties due to the illnesses and deaths of several close relatives during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The person tapped to replace him resigned after contracting COVID and suffering from long COVID symptoms. And no one else wanted the responsibility of the CFO position. Finally our CEO stepped up to complete the job after learning that paying a CPA to perform a certified financial report was unaffordable for our small then 7-year-old non-profit.