[6] Spirit of America was founded in 2003 by Los Angeles based venture capitalist, Jim Hake, who in the wake of the September 11th attacks sought to directly support conventional military and special operation teams performing reconstruction efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

[12] Working with the US Embassy in Kyiv, in 2016 Spirit of America funded the establishment and optimization of Army FM, a Ukrainian Ministry of Defense radio station that provides information and entertainment to soldiers defending their country in eastern Ukraine, who are suffering from a barrage of Russian propaganda.

[13] In 2018, SoA was recognized by Congress through that year’s NDAA and approved by the Department of Defense to perform official work with the US Military abroad.

[16][17] Following the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces in August 2021, Spirit of America launched an Afghanistan Emergency Fund to support Afghan evacuees.

[18] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Spirit of America provided humanitarian and non-lethal military assistance to the Ukrainian government, including issuing protective equipment to the Territorial Defense Forces.