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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 – $19,999

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
Rod Drews '00, Pace Fund Chair
Laurice Drews, Pace Fund Chair
Aisha Parker, Pace Fund Chair
Marcellus Parker, Pace Fund Chair

New Family and Inclusion Leadership
Erin Long, New Family and Inclusion Chair
Kyle Long, New Family and Inclusion Chair
Stacey Shapiro, New Family and Inclusion Chair
Stuart Shapiro, New Family and Inclusion Chair

Alumni Leadership
Meredith Forrester '95, Alumni Chair
Megan Ford '01, Alumni Chair

New Parent and Inclusion Committee and Pre-First
Prashanth Chintanapalli
Courtney Deveau '07
Sarah Jowers
Mike Locker
Christopher Statham
Brooke Statham

First
Sarah Cyrus
Ali Glenn
Matt Weiss

Second
Samir Bajaj
David Coe
Julia Neckman

Third
Ciara Irons
Eddie Irons
Paige Turbeville

Fourth
David Gold
David Neckman
Coté Spiegel
Marc Spiegel

Fifth
Sara Blackwood
Alpa Chandra
Heather Friedman

Sixth
Alisa Alloy
Jason Alloy '95
Kavitha Reddy
Wes Turbeville

Seventh
Bettina Drake
Michelle Edwards
Josh Krentzman

Eighth
Heather Kochamba
Drew Niess
Andy Travis
Brynn Travis

Ninth
Eric Brune
Jennifer Hayes
Alli Richardson
Matt Richardson

Tenth
Tom Buehler
Bryan Chitwood '93

Eleventh
Debbie Cazan
Anand Dutta
Kara Dutta

Twelfth
Maurice Blackwood
Theolyn Blackwood
Jim Roth
Keri Roth

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.