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Each year, the Pace Fund—Pace Academy’s #1 annual-giving priority—provides vital resources that bolster every aspect of the exceptional Pace education and benefit every student. 

An annual gift to the Pace Fund is the single most important way you can support Pace. Pace Fund resources ensure all facets of the Pace education—from academic and global leadership programming to arts, athletics and extra-curricular offerings—are the highest possible quality. Pace Fund dollars also support faculty professional development, need-based financial aid and other priorities.

Pace alumni are invited to support the Pace Alumni Fund, a branch of the Pace Fund providing direct support to need-based financial aid.

We count on every family to support the Pace Fund—your gift makes a difference! We invite you to make the Pace Fund your #1 Pace giving priority and participate with a tax-deductible gift sized right for your family. 

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The Knights of the Roundtable

Members of the Knights of the Round Table lead the way in supporting Pace each year. As a donor at this level, you will be recognized in our Annual Report and invited to special events to honor your generosity.

LANCELOT SOCIETY
$20,000+

KNIGHTS CIRCLE
$10,000 – $19,000

SWORD & SHIELD
$5,000 – $9,999

NOBLES
$2,500 – $4,999

Ways to Give

There are many ways to give to the Pace Fund. In fact, you choose how to make your gift:

Annual Report

 

 

Thanks to the Pace Fund Volunteer Committee

for contributing time and talent to this vital annual initiative

Parent Leadership
Aisha Parker, Pace Fund Chair
Marcellus Parker, Pace Fund Chair
Jim Roth, Pace Fund Chair
Keri Roth, Pace Fund Chair

New Family and Inclusion Leadership
Erin Long
Kyle Long
Cote Spiegel
Marc Spiegel

Alumni Parent Committee
Meredith Forrester '95

New Parent and Inclusion Committee and Pre-First
Debbie Cazan
Prashanth Chintanapalli
Sarah Cyrus
Sarah Jowers
Drew Niess
Kavitha Reddy
Brooke Statham

First
Samir Bajaj
David Coe

Second
Dan Bara
Ali Glenn
Ciara Irons

Third
David Gold
David Neckman
Julia Neckman

Fourth
Sara Blackwood
Alpa Chandra
Heather Friedman

Fifth
Alisa Alloy
Jason Alloy '95
Jennifer Bodner
Paige Turbeville
Wes Turbeville

Sixth
Bettina Drake
Michelle Edwards

Seventh
Eric Brune
Tom Buehler
Eddie Irons

Eighth
Rod Drews '00
Jennifer Hayes
Michelle Quinones

Ninth
Bryan Chitwood '93
Mark Luber

Tenth
Rod Drews '00
Anand Dutta
Kara Dutta

Eleventh
Justin Berman
Mike Locker
Jim Roth
Keri Roth

Twelfth
Alli Richardson
Matt Richardson
Ellie Weiss

Donor Advised Fund Gift Acceptance Policy

Pace Academy welcomes philanthropic gifts from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). In order to accept a gift or grant from a DAF, the following must apply: No donor or individual related to the donor will receive any goods, services or other more than incidental private benefits.  Examples may include but are not limited to: If the grant is for an event or gala, it does not pay for tickets or any goods purchased at auction.  If the grant is for a membership, the membership must be considered 100% tax deductible.  The payment may not be a bifurcated payment; meaning the donor-advised fund has provided the deductible portion and the donor intends to provide the non-deductible portion separately.  Any payment received that does not adhere to these guidelines will not be deposited, and the payment will be returned to the DAF.

At Pace Academy, gifts intended to pay for sponsorships or memberships with benefits from DAFs will not be accepted for the following events and programs: Pace Fall Fair, Knight Out With Keeping Pace, Alumni Knight Cap, Parents Club Auction, Pace Race, Queens of the Court, Arts Alliance memberships, Booster Club memberships.  Donors can make a gift from a DAF for the full amount of the sponsorship and forgo all benefits.    

Examples of where gifts from DAFs are encouraged: The Pace Fund, Accelerate Pace (capital campaigns), Tax Credit payments to Apogee Fund, endowment gifts, planned giving and other 100% tax-deductible special philanthropic initiatives.