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Working with US military personnel, Spirit of America has delivered 800+ tons of protective, nonlethal aid — surveillance drones, communications gear, vehicles, body armor, helmets, medical supplies, food and more — to Ukrainian soldiers and civilian volunteers on the front lines. We’re meeting urgent frontline needs and providing targeted humanitarian support with speed. Your gift can save more lives and help Ukraine win.

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We are citizens serving the nation, dedicated to preserving the promise of a free and better life.

Spirit of America is the only nonprofit that works alongside our US troops and diplomats to provide critical assistance where freedom and democracy are threatened.

Your support can save and improve lives.

No endorsement of Spirit of America by the US Department of Defense, Department of State, or US personnel is intended or implied.

Podcast: “It’s More Than Grit” features Founder and CEO Jim Hake

Jim Hake, founder and CEO of Spirit of America, recently joined the It’s More Than Grit podcast, hosted by the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS). In the episode, titled “Innovation for Service,” Jim shares the story behind Spirit of America,...

Launching the Medical Force Readiness Initiative in Iraqi Kurdistan

A new digital reporting platform is now live in more than 50 Peshmerga medical units across the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, thanks to a year-long collaboration between Spirit of America and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Peshmerga Forces. The Medical Force...

Webinar: A conversation on national security with H.R. McMaster

Spirit of America welcomed former US National Security Advisor Lt. General (Ret.) H.R. McMaster for a robust discussion on today's pressing national security issues. With our founder and CEO Jim Hake, McMaster offered expert insights and analysis on today's...

Field update: News from Ukraine, Iraq, and West Africa

Spirit of America helped Ukraine scale a vital lifesaving communications network Our team recently returned from Ukraine and Poland, where they met with US and Ukrainian partners to get the latest on current assistance efforts and new ones being explored. Our...

Is America exceptional?

A few weeks ago, Ross Perot Jr. joined me and the Spirit of America team during our annual Team Week. It is the week each year when the entire Spirit of America team, coming from around the world, gets together. Ross offered great insight, encouragement, and...

UActive students unveil new spaces to unite Ukrainian communities

In Novokyivka, a remote and impoverished village in Ukraine, a group of high school students turned their experiences under Russian occupation into a powerful reminder of lives lost during their country’s fight for freedom. The students created a memorial in the...