2026-08-10T15:52:27-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-07-01 933096298 SHIELD OF FREEDOM SHIE 8056801974 2643 TOKALON STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92110 WINNIE HUANG CFO 2026-08-10 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MIRA RUBIN 2643 TOKALON STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92110 370618 false X shieldoffreedom.org X 2023 CA SHIELD OF FREEDOM IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON PROVIDING DIRECT HUMANITARIAN AID TO DEFENDERS,FIRST RESPONDERS AND CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE WHO CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THEIR COMMUNITIES IN THE FACE OF RUSSIA'S ONGOING WAR OF AGGRESSION. SHIELD OF FREEDOM FOCUSES ON FILING CRITICAL GAPS WHERE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FALLS SHORT. 7 7 0 10 0 740924 355169 19862 12771 1190 2678 0 761976 370618 592198 404850 0 0 0 0 21446 16639 613644 421489 148332 -50871 185001 136832 1361 4063 183640 132769 X SHIELD OF FREEDOM IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND DIRECT AID TO PEOPLE IN DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES WHO ARE UNDER THREAT AND FACING HUMANTARIAN CRISES RESULTING FROM VARIOUS CAUSES, INCLUDING INVASIONS, CONFLICTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS. WE SEEK TO HELP BRIDGE GAPS IN SUPPORT WHERE U.S. AID FALLS SHORT. false false 404850 404850 THE HUMANITARIAN AID &CRISIS RESPONSE PROGRAM PROVIDES LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT TO UKRAINIAN CIVILIANS AND DEFENDERS IN AREAS MOST SEVERELY IMPACTED BY ONGOING RUSSIAN AGGRESSION. THIS PROGRAM ADDRESSES URGENT AND CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING NEEDS IN FRONTLINE REGIONS BY DELIVERING CRITICAL EQUIPMENT, MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATION TOOLS. ALL AID IS NON-LETHAL AND IS PROCURED, TRANSPORTED, AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH VETTED PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEER NETWORKS WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES AND FRONTLINE MEDICAL UNITS. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: TO SAVE LIVES, INCREASE RESILIENCE, AND ENSURE THAT FRONTLINE RESPONDERS HAVE THE ESSENTIAL TOOLS REQUIRED TO OPERATE SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY. 9014 12771 THE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAM PRESERVES, CELEBRATES, AND SHARES UKRAINIAN CULTURE WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AND BEYOND. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSE OF UKRAINE, NAMYSTO DANCE GROUP, AND THE UKRAINIAN ROCK BAND U3ZUB, THE PROGRAM CREATES MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE, ART, AND SHARED TRADITIONS. AT A TIME WHEN UKRAINES IDENTITY IS UNDER EXISTENTIAL THREAT, THESE CULTURAL ACTIVITIES SERVE AS BOTH A CELEBRATION OF HERITAGE AND A POWERFUL FORM OF RESILIENCE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. THROUGH ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING PUBLIC EVENTS, SHIELD OF FREEDOM FOSTERS CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, STRENGTHENS THE UKRAINIAN DIASPORA, AND RAISES AWARENESS OF UKRAINES HISTORY, VALUES, AND CONTEMPORARY REALITY. 486 THE HEALING HEROES COMMUNITY HUB PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SUPPORT FOR UKRAINIAN VETERANS, AMPUTEES, MEDICAL EVACUEES, REFUGEES, AND WAR-RELATED TRAUMA SURVIVORS RECEIVING CARE OR RESETTLING IN SAN DIEGO. THIS PROGRAM HELPS INDIVIDUALS REBUILD PHYSICAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, INDEPENDENCE, AND DIGNITY FOLLOWING LIFE-ALTERING INJURIES, DISPLACEMENT, AND LOSS CAUSED BY THE WAR IN UKRAINE. THROUGH A HOLISTIC, PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH, HEALING HEROES ENSURES PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT ONLY MEDICALLY SUPPORTED, BUT ALSO WELCOMED INTO A COMPASSIONATE, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. WHEN WE HAVE DISBURSEMENT ON THIS PROGRAM, WE WILL REPORT THIS AS OUR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM. THE UKRAINE ADVOCACY MOBILIZES PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH EDUCATION, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND OUTREACH THAT COUNTERACTS MISINFORMATION AND ELEVATES THE ONGOING HUMANITARIAN AND SECURITY NEEDS OF UKRAINE. 414350 true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X MIRA RUBIN 8056801974 2643 TOKALON STREET SAN DIEGO CA 92110 X MIRA RUBIN DIRECTOR/CEO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 IULIIA PUCHKO DIRECTOR/VP 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WINNIE HUANG DIRECTOR/CFO 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOSH LEVINE DIRECTOR/COO 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NADIA HAYWAS DIRECTOR 3.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG GRESBRINK DIRECTOR 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OKSANA BARDYGULA DIRECTOR 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 102766 252403 355169 PROGRAM REVENUE-COMMUNITY 900099 12771 12771 12771 2678 2678 0 0 0 0 102766 0 0 0 0 370618 15449 0 0 404850 404850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 260 260 0 0 0 486 486 0 0 0 0 0 0 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES PRGRAM EXP 9014 9014 3RD PARTY PLATFORM FEES 4530 4530 BANK CHARGES 1843 1843 VETERAN&REFUGEES REHAB-TRAVEL 486 486 20 20 421489 414350 7139 0 X 162569 105038 20660 31794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1772 0 185001 136832 1361 4063 1361 4063 X 183640 132769 183640 132769 185001 136832 -50871 X false false false X 194213 740924 355169 1290306 0 0 194213 740924 355169 1290306 430066 860240 0 0 0 1290306 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false 457 457 686 114 114 171 1523 1523 Credit Card Payable 4063 4063 true EUROPE(INCL ICELAND&GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT 404850 404850 404850 EUROPE(ICELAND& HUMANITARIAN AID 207185 INKIND SUPPLIES COST EUROPE(ICELAND& HUMANITARIAN AID 197665 WIRE/TRF 2 false false false false false false Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US INCOMING REQUESTS/PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE WEEKLY BOARD MEETINGS. ALL RELEVANT AND AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING SUPPORT IS COLLECTED FROM RECIPIENTS IN ORDER TO SUBSTANTIATE THE TRANSACTIONS. REPORTS ARE SUBMITTED AFTER THE RECEIPT OF THE GRANTS. Part I, Line 3f - Method of Accounting CASH BASIS IS THE ACCOUNTING METHOD ADOPTED BY THE FILER Part I, Line 3f - Investments and Expenditures WE PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO DEFENDERS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND CIVILIANS IN UKRAINE THAT ARE SUPPORTING AND DEFENDING UKRAINE X false YEAR-END MATCHING CAMPAIGN 102766 102766 102766 102766 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL THE BOARD MEMBERS TO COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES THAT A DIRECTOR SHALL EXCUSE HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY VOTE UPON WHICH SUCH DIRECTOR, OR ANY MEMBER OF HIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST. PRIOR TO EACH VOTE ON ORGANIZATION MATTERS, DIRECTORS ARE ASKED TO ABSTAIN AS APPROPRIATE. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH NO COMPENSATION BEING PAID Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b ALL OFFICERS ARE VOLUNTEERS WITH NO COMPENSATION BEING PAID Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST PART X - BALANCE SHEET, LINE 25 OTHER LIABILITIES CREDIT CARD PAYABLE $4,063 Statement Note 1 CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PERIOD===========================SHIELD OF FREEDOM, THE SUBJECT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS ELECTED TO CHANGE ITS ACCOUNTING PERIOD FROM FISCAL YEAR ENDED 6/30 TO A CALENDAR YEAR-END EFFECTIVE ON 7/1/2025. THE SUBJECT SHORT PERIOD RETURN IS FILED FOR THE PERIOD 7/1/2025 - 12/31/2025.THE EXTENSION FOR THIS SHORT PERIOD RETURN WAS TIMELY FILED ON 5/15/2026. THE IRS HAS APPROVED THE EXTENSION AND THE CHANGE IN THE ACCOUNTING PERIOD. SINCE THIS RETURN IS E-FILED, THE FIRST PAGE MARKED "CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PERIOD" IS ATTACHED.