American Caribbean Experience Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
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.
- Income
- $1.5 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 73%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $113,500, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.9 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 46% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 7 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (international, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $309,209 spent. 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.
- $99,580 spent. 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.
- $648,515 spent. 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.
- $123,766 spent. 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.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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