About the Foundation

We support systemic solutions that improve veterans’ experience and well-being during and after service.

Partnership

U4Heroes is a foundation building systemic solutions for veterans

We invest in support tools, solutions, and organizations that can provide comprehensive support to service members and veterans at the most challenging stages of their journey: during service, the transition to civilian life, and the first years of returning to their communities.

We also work with serving military personnel — the largest group of veterans and, at the same time, one of the least supported. We work where the need is already clear, but international donors lack the mandate to respond, civil society organizations lack the resources, and the state lacks the flexibility.

Our vision is Ukraine where the experience, knowledge, and leadership of veterans become a force for rebuilding human capital, strengthening resilient communities, and enhancing the country’s defense capacity.

We invest in the well-being of veterans — during and after service

The foundation does not provide direct assistance to individuals. Instead, we seek out solutions that strengthen a system where service members and their families know where to turn and how to access the support they need.

Our programs

How We Work

  • 01

    Own projects

    Where no one else can fill a gap, we build solutions — independently and in partnership with others.

  • 02

    Financial Support

    We strengthen organizations that already have the expertise but need resources to scale.

  • 03

    Research & Advocacy

    We turn individual practices into evidence-based models, standards, and policies that can be adopted and scaled.

Our Team

  • Hanna Novosad Director
  • Mariia Nazarova Head of Program Design and Strategic Development
  • Olena Filipova Project Manager

FAQ

Does the foundation provide financial or humanitarian assistance directly to service members?

No, the foundation does not provide assistance directly to individuals. We fund projects of partner nonprofit organizations, which work with service members, veterans and their families and provide them with the relevant assistance and services. More about the foundation’s areas of work can be found in “About us” section.

Both. Where there is a gap in the system that no one else is positioned to close, the Foundation develops solutions itself — its own projects, such as the Support Service School. And where capable organizations are already working effectively, the Foundation strengthens them through financial support rather than duplicating their work.

A project must address at least one of priorities of the support program for veteran organizations: social support services; health (psychological and physical rehabilitation, access to medical care); community reintegration; employment and purpose; family support.

An applicant may be a nonprofit organization registered in Ukraine (an NGO, a charitable organization, an association or another nonprofit private legal entity) that has confirmed experience supporting service members, veterans, families of the fallen, prisoners of war or missing persons, operates in territory controlled by Ukraine, holds an account with a bank registered in Ukraine, and does not appear — nor do persons related to it — on the sanctions lists of the EU, UN, OFAC or Ukraine

Follow the news on our website and announcements of open calls for proposals — they will contain all the necessary information: strategic priorities, funding amounts, the application and selection process, and the requirements for applicants.

Our programs

Own program

Standard of Care

  • We train support-service professionals working with service members, veterans, and their families.
  • We provide practical workflows, document templates, and access to a professional community.
  • We provide financial support to help units launch and develop their support services.
  • We provide ongoing mentorship after the training.

A program designed to develop support services, including first large-scale school for teams, combining training, mentorship, access to a professional community, and funding.

Financing

Support for Veteran Organizations

  • We strengthen organizations capable of driving systemic change.
  • We don’t reinvent solutions from scratch — we find those already building them.
  • We help scale proven models so that more veterans can access the support they need.

Funding projects by strong organizations working in the veteran sector.

Our partners

(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Азов.Супровід
(Українська) Recovery
(Українська) Veteran Hub
(Українська) Принцип
(Українська) Юридична сотня
(Українська) Азов.Супровід