Spirit of America (charity)

For other uses, see Spirit of America.
Spirit of America
Formation2003
FounderJim Hake[1]
TypeNon-governmental organization

Nonprofit organization

501(c)(3)
20-1687786
Headquarters3033 Wilson Blvd., Suite 700 Arlington, VA 22201
CEO
Jim Hake[2]
CFO
Kimberly Getz[3]
Revenue
$50,573,155 (FYE December 2022)[4]
Websitespiritofamerica.org

Spirit of America (SoA) is a US non-governmental and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works alongside American military personnel and diplomats to promote American values abroad by saving and improving lives.[5] The organization provides material goods, programs, and personnel to help the United States Government achieve its objectives.[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.[7] The Charity Navigator gave Spirit of America an overall 4-star rating for 2019 fiscal year.[8]

  1. ^ "Jim Hake".
  2. ^ "Jim Hake".
  3. ^ "Kimberly Getz".
  4. ^ https://spiritofamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Spirit-of-America-2022-Public-990.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "About". Spirit of America. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. ^ Griswold, Eliza (2014-12-04). "Radio-Free Syria". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  7. ^ Henninger, Daniel (2014-11-28). "How a Venture Capitalist Went to War". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  8. ^ "Charity Navigator - Rating for Spirit of America". www.charitynavigator.org. Retrieved 2022-06-21.