California · Nonprofit
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON (California) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $535,622 to it, the largest being TYL FOUNDATION ($325,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2023
- $134k
- Funders on record
- 13
- Grants received
- $536k
- Net assets
- $3k
What The Spirit of Liberty Foundaton does
Mission
Honor and support America's Armed Forces, active duty, veterans and families.The Spirit of Liberty of Foundation is committed to raising awareness and support for America's Real Heroes ... our Armed Forces, Active Duty, Veterans, First Responders and their families. We also provide support and aid to victims of disasters (fires, hurricanes, floods, etc). We develop and manage National Programs that "Make a Difference!"
As stated on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
2023 PROGRAMS AND EVENTSMagical Maui Christmas On August 8, 2023, the Maui Wildfires devastated the historical town of Lahaina and surrounding areas. The fire scorched 6,271 acres and destroyed 2,173 homes, businesses and other structures. Sadly, 102 there were 102 deaths.It caused more than $6 billion in damage to Lahaina, Maui's economic and cultural hub for generations. To aid the fire victims the Spirit of Liberty Foundation created a Magical Maui Christmas. Thousands of gifts and toys were given to the fire victims/families to celebrate the Magic and Spirit of Christmas. The Event was held in Maui with the Salvation Army on December 10th with Americas Santa, where Maui Mayor, Richard Bissen, Hawaii Governor Josh Green, and the First Lady gave the 2,000 families thousands of donated Christmas ornaments, stockings, gifts, clothing and toys and games for the children. Also, a special Holiday Blessing was made by Kahu Kordell Kekoa, Hawaiis leading Spiritual Leader.
$53,592 spent41% of program spendingNational Celebration of America The Spirit of Liberty Foundation held its 3rd National Celebration of America, a Patriotic Ceremony was held at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on the National Mall on July 4th that honored Americas Everyday Heroes ... Veterans, Policemen, Firemen, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers who each read a portion of the Declaration of Independence and Girl Scouts the future of America read the names of each of the signers and their respective States. Additionally, Americas finest historic reenactors portraying Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams and a very special guest Mr. Frederick Douglass, were part of the Ceremony as well as Challenger, the famous American Bald Eagle Americas Official Bird, who has flown at the White House, the U.S. Capitol and in hundreds of major events and ceremonies.
$27,795 spent21% of program spendingTeddy Bear Aid Santa Claus and his elf made a special visit to hundreds of children at East Palestine grade school, where over 500 Teddy Bears were given to the children to lift their spirits after the tragic train derailment that contaminated the communitys soil, water, air and quality of life.
$11,967 spent9% of program spendingAmericas Freedom Bell at Arlington National Cemetery and Pearl Harbor Remembrance DayThe Spirit of Liberty Foundations iconic America's Freedom Bell was once again thecenterpiece at Arlington National Cemetery on November l1th for the National Veterans Day Ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. For the 12th year the Bell is the only item other than flowers and wreaths that are allowed on the hallowed grounds. The event was embraced at the highest levels and the Bell was manned by Midshipmen from the Naval Academy. America's Freedom Bell was also once again the centerpiece for the annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Ceremonies on December 7th at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery in Honolulu. Each of the 2,403 names of those who perished were read, as well as important messages from Senior Leadership from each branch of our Armed Forces.
$23,812 spent18% of program spendingAmericas Heart 1776The Spirit of Liberty Foundation created a dramatic 20-foot Heart of America 1776 inflatable, soon to be the National symbol of the 250th Anniversary of America celebrating Americas grass roots and often overlooked Heroes ... Veterans, Postal Workers, Bus Drivers, etc. It was unveiled at Foundations 3rd National Celebration of America, Ceremony at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial on the National Mall on July 4th.
$13,952 spent11% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $131,118.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $23k to $2k (−90%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (84% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $65k → $70k.
1 of 13 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 61% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 77% · 2018 76% · 2019 98% · 2020 49% · 2021 47% · 2022 57% · 2023 43% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
71% of THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 54% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 9 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $30k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON's funding base is broadening — from 3 funders to 8 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,916 public benefit nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2023
Organizations like THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON?
- THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON (California) receives grants from 13 organizations whose IRS filings report $535,622 to it, the largest being TYL FOUNDATION ($325,000). 7 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON have?
- IRS filings report 13 organizations giving $535,622 in grants to THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON, 7 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON?
- TYL FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $325,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SPIRIT OF LIBERTY FOUNDATON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2023 (financials across 2019–2023), and the filings of 13 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing