2016-10-14T08:17:35-05:00 2015-12-31 582161308 BROOKS MCGINNIS & COMPANY LLC 5607 GLENRIDGE DR STE 650 ATLANTA GA 303424959 990 2015-01-01 010608595 AMERICAN CARIBBEAN EXPERIENCE INC AMER 8775005768 PO BOX 566263 ATLANTA GA 31156 MARLA FITZWATER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8775005768 2016-10-13 true STEVEN E TRUMBO P01069014 4045314940 2016-10-14 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z MARLA FITZWATER PO BOX 566263 ATLANTA GA 31156 1308604 false X WWW.ACEXPERIENCE.ORG X 2002 GA 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. 9 7 1 1000 0 508939 790070 -36070 7963 1270902 359025 0 128262 0 57539 617988 1105275 165627 978778 1395752 2564 89869 976214 1305883 X 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. false false 260946 162593 EDUCATION: ACE OPERATED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN SUCH AS THE CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM AND TEACHER-TO-TEACHER PROGRAM. FUNDING FROM CHILD SPONSORSHIP PROVIDED FOR THE PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF STUDENTS. STUDENTS RECEIVED UNIFORMS, SHOES, SCHOOL MATERIALS, LUNCHES, GARDEN BOXES AND TAXI FARE AS NEEDED, AS WELL AS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TUTORING. 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. 140589 42468 HEALTHCARE: ACE PARTNERED WITH MEDICAL GROUPS FROM THE US, HOLDING QUARTERLY MEDICAL CLINICS THROUGHOUT THE PARISH. IN WORKING WITH THE JAMAICAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, OUR TEAMS WERE ABLE TO MAKE REGULAR VISITS TO THE GOVERNMENT CLINICS, 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 MISSION TEAMS. 423230 81123 790070 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. 171947 72841 SPIRITUAL GROWTH: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTS CHURCH AND PASTOR WINSTON WATSON, ACE FACILITATED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED A STREET MINISTRY, AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMEWORK HELP, A YOUTH GROUP AND BIBLE STUDY. 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, AND THEY LEFT THE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM DEEPER CHRISTIANS, STRONGER LEADERS, AND MORE HUMBLE SERVANTS. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SERVICE, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MISSIONS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY WAS BROADENED, AND THE INTERNS RETURNED HOME WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES, PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE MISSION EXPERIENCES. ACE MENTORED SIX INTERNS DURING THE 2015 SUMMER. 171947 72841 996712 true true false false false true false false false false true false false false true false false 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 12 0 1 false false true JM false false false false X 9 7 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false GA 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 DIRECTOR 4.00 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 MICHAEL CAULDWELL CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PASTOR HELEN DELANEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARLA FITZWATER EXECUTIVE DI 65.00 X 55000 0 0 55000 false false false 508939 508939 MISSION TRIP FEES 900099 603851 603851 HOTEL ROOM & BOARD 721110 177899 177899 FOOD REVENUE 900099 8320 8320 790070 1632 1632 37702 -37702 -37702 -37702 OTHER REVENUE 900099 7963 7963 7963 1270902 790070 -28107 359025 359025 55000 44000 5500 5500 52857 52857 821 821 19584 18742 421 421 1000 1000 10326 10326 87574 87574 36513 36513 9263 7315 1948 6514 1336 5178 6937 6937 23617 23617 16540 16540 TRAVEL EXPENSES 215562 204970 10592 FOOD 77155 74590 2565 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 34955 34955 UTILITIES 28184 27070 1114 63848 51436 12412 1105275 996712 51024 57539 416930 639589 50001 8263 8039 9595 778453 98188 561848 680265 978778 1395752 2564 4052 85116 701 2564 89869 X 976214 1305883 976214 1305883 978778 1395752 165627 -3323 186259 -18894 X false false false X 351911 384375 3366689 389398 508939 5001312 407711 406027 447418 449643 790070 2500869 759622 790402 3814107 839041 1299009 7502181 81927 31312 79006 224800 81915 498960 81927 31312 79006 224800 81915 498960 7003221 55 16524 8171 1632 26382 55 16524 8171 1632 26382 6963 6963 759677 806926 3822278 839041 1307604 7535526 0.92940 0.99200 0.00000 0.01000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 96857 false false 50387 50387 680811 93630 587181 29464 2476 26988 17791 2082 15709 680265 PAYROLL TAXES 701 701 true CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES EDUCATION & TRAINING 162593 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES HEALTHCARE 42468 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES MICRO-ENTERPRISE 81123 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 1 10 PROGRAM SERVICES SPIRITUAL GROWTH 72841 4 40 4 40 359025 359025 EDUCATION CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 193 162593 HEALTHCARE CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 2500 42468 MICROENTERPRISE CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 5 81123 SPIRITUAL GROWTH CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 100 72841 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 162,593 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 42,468 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 81,123 0 CENTRAL AMERICA & CARIBBEAN 72,841 0 MARLA FITZWATER OWNER 13945 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, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OVERSEE CORRESPONDENCE AND ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B AND REGULAR VISITS FROM THE STAFF AND MISSION TEAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SPIRITUAL GROWTH: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACTS CHURCH AND PASTOR WINSTON WATSON, ACE FACILITATED SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO MEET THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INCLUDED A STREET MINISTRY, AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HOMEWORK HELP, A YOUTH GROUP AND BIBLE STUDY. 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, AND THEY LEFT THE ISLAND AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM DEEPER CHRISTIANS, STRONGER LEADERS, AND MORE HUMBLE SERVANTS. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SERVICE, THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF MISSIONS IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY WAS BROADENED, AND THE INTERNS RETURNED HOME WITH A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES, PREPARING THEM FOR FUTURE MISSION EXPERIENCES. ACE MENTORED SIX INTERNS DURING THE 2015 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 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 XI, LINE 9 FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJ. -18,894 TOTAL -18,894