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Pan African Center for Empowerment Inc

EIN 47-4502267 · Seattle, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak9 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The purpose of PACE is to elevate the quality of life for people of African heritage across the globe. We use modern, cross-disciplinary tools to deconstruct the systems that oppress our communities and build human-centered, tech-powered solutions.

Income
$124,155
Spending
$457,006
Reserves
0.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 96%
Highest pay
$12,000, chief operating officer

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 9 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 77% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 268% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 (5)
  1. $342,983 spent. The Union functions as a cultural space, innovation hub, coworking space, and media lab. In Q4 of 2024, it expanded its media mission through structural upgrades and equipment investments to deepen support for creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs. In 2025 The Union served 1285 individuals
  2. $42,873 spent. PACE seeks to elevate the quality of life of people of African heritage across the globe. We use modern, cross-disciplinary tools to deconstruct the systems that oppress our communities and build human-centered, tech-powered solutions in their place. PACE served 2130 individuals in 2025.
  3. $21,436 spent. Solo Magic is a non-profit arts initiative that collaborates with innovative artists to create socially relevant work and provide a platform for sharing and discussing art as activism. Solo Magic served 150 individuals in 2025.
  4. $10,718 spent. SEA619 is a new kind of business organization, incubator and accelerator that equips founders, creators and business owners of African descent with the tools, network and resources to survive scale and soar. SEA619 launched in June 2025.
  5. $10,718 spent. Shoe Express by Soul Repair LLC is PACE's newest workforce development program that teaches people the time-honored trade of leather repair and cobbling so that they can participate in the burgeoning circular economy, an economic system based on the reuse and regeneration of materials or products that support sustainability.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on November 15, 2018.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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