Pace

Overview

Mission

People Acting in Community Endeavors delivers innovative and effective services and programs to members of the Greater New Bedford Community in their pursuit of brighter futures. ✔ Be a Changemaker – Help shape programs in education, housing, and community support. ✔ Share Your Expertise – Contribute your voice to meaningful initiatives. ✔ See the Impact – Witness firsthand how PACE transforms lives. PACE Head Start Mission Our mission at PACE Head Start is to provide a family-centered child development program for eligible children in the greater New Bedford area. Families are empowered through a range of services which include: an early education experience which builds upon a child's strengths and engages parents as partners, childcare options that address the needs of families, meaningful parent involvement opportunities, resources and supports to overcome obstacles and improve...

What it reported doing in 2024

Child care services - provides the administration of the income eligible subsidized child care program for southeastern Massachusetts communities on behalf of the commonwealth of Massachusetts department of early education and care. Additional support is provided by community partnerships and competitive awards which allows for training and support for community-based child care programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 89% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
042777810
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Website reviewed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
New Bedford, MA, US
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

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The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The website gives limited detail about important organizational relationships and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 92
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 99.5%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public policy transparency: 0 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Public financial transparency: 2 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 40
  • Impact reporting controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.3%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 0.12; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.94; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0.2%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 6 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 99.5% of revenue deployed · 99.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 7 filed program accomplishments · $156.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $133K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link