The Ukrainian Freedom Fund (UFF) is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting a free, democratic, and independent Ukraine. Founded initially as a Ukrainian charity in 2014, UFF mobilized private support to provide critical non-lethal equipment to Ukrainian units following Russia's invasion.
Reactivated following Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, UFF expanded its work as Ukraine's needs evolved, supporting critical requirements while increasing its focus on leadership development and institutional capacity building.
Today, UFF works closely with the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other Ukrainian partners to address immediate and emerging requirements while helping strengthen the leaders, organizations, and institutions essential to Ukraine's long-term security and resilience.
For more than a decade, UFF has built enduring relationships across Ukraine, from senior military leadership and national institutions to leaders and units on the ground. Those relationships provide direct insight into emerging requirements and have made UFF a trusted partner across the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Headquartered in Kyiv, UFF doesn't support Ukraine from a distance. Our Ukrainian and Allied teams work shoulder to shoulder with those we support, understanding the dangers they face and their most essential needs firsthand, and directly delivering critical support where it can make a difference.
UFF brings together some of the most experienced and credible Ukrainian, American, and Allied military leaders and professionals in their fields. Their decades of senior leadership and operational experience bring expertise and judgment to leadership development, organizational effectiveness, and broader institutional capacity-building efforts.
Thousands of Ukrainian leaders have participated in UFF-supported leadership development and institutional capacity-building efforts. The feedback we receive, and the fact that Ukrainian leaders continue to turn to UFF with new and increasingly complex requirements, are powerful measures of the value and impact of that work.
We track how donor resources are used and keep supporters connected to the work they make possible, providing visibility into where their support is going and what it is helping accomplish.
Donor trust is earned. Through public financial reporting, independent transparency measures, and regular communication, UFF is eager to show donors what we are doing, where their support is going, and the difference it is making.
The UFF is acquiring SUVs, trucks, and vans for use as ambulances and for the transport of critical supplies and aid.
Allow Ukraine to see beyond the horizon for search and rescue, risk assessment, and damage survey.
Countless Ukrainians have received urgent medical aid thanks to the UFF: aid kits, tourniquets, chest seals, and much more.
UFF recently hosted a three-day symposium on modern warfare, bringing together Ukrainian defenders, technology specialists, civilian witnesses, and U.S. military leaders.
As summarized by Lt. Gen. (Ret.) David A. Deptula, the event gave the American public direct access to perspectives rarely presented together: frontline operators, senior Ukrainian leadership, civilians living under constant attack, and international experts connecting Ukraine’s experience to U.S. strategy and future defense planning.
This combination of operational experience, strategic analysis, and human testimony showed how the war is being fought today — and why its lessons matter beyond Ukraine.
In December 2025, up to 500 children from the Kharkiv region took part in a holiday event that combined care with mine safety education. Before the celebration, certified trainers from our partner organization, the Ukrainian Center for Humanitarian Protection, led sessions focused on the risks posed by mines and explosive remnants of war.
Children learned how to recognize dangerous objects, why they must never touch them, and how to act safely. Trainers demonstrated how a metal detector works, explained the role of sappers, and allowed children to interact with the equipment. Each child received notebooks and coloring books with clear mine-safety rules.
This education is essential. More than 574,000 hectares of agricultural land in Kharkiv Oblast remained potentially mined following the de-occupation in 2022. In 2025 alone, 62 civilian incidents were recorded, including injuries to children.
Dear UFF Friends and Supporters,
Our end-of-year review culminated two weeks ago in a meeting with all the training and education directors from the Ministry of Defense, independent services, operational commands and institutes: 23 senior officers giving feedback and submitting requests for 2026.
The UFF has been recognized and endorsed by the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the EU-Ukraine Business Council, the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council, the European Business Association, Ukraine Aid Centers, and many other esteemed organizations.
The Ukrainian Freedom Fund (UFF) is a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting a free, democratic, and independent Ukraine. Founded initially in 2014, UFF works closely with Ukrainian partners to address critical and emerging requirements while supporting leadership development and broader institutional capacity building.
Donations support UFF’s work in Ukraine across our strategic priorities, including leadership and institutional capacity building, critical and emerging requirements, strategic partnerships, and adaptation and innovation. Donors may also have opportunities to support specific initiatives based on current requirements.
UFF maintains visibility over the support it provides from donor resources through delivery and implementation. Our Ukrainian and Allied teams work directly with intended recipients whenever possible, allowing us to verify requirements, coordinate support, and maintain accountability for donor resources.
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