vdiachni - charity fund

What vdiachni - charity fund does

Благодійний фонд «Вдячні» (Vdiachni Charitable Foundation) is a Ukrainian non-profit organization established in June 2022 in Lviv, dedicated to supporting frontline military medics and rescue teams of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The foundation procures and delivers protected evacuation vehicles, evacuation buggies, hypothermia prevention equipment, marine watercraft, and tactical medical supplies to named military medical units — including the 1st Separate Medical Battalion, the 35th/36th/38th Marine Brigades, the 67th Mechanized Brigade, and over a dozen other frontline formations. Operational throughput since founding includes 21 units of evacuation transport, 40+ tons of humanitarian aid, and 161 units of medical equipment delivered.

The foundation operates a portfolio of discrete, donor-funded humanitarian projects rather than a software product platform. Core offerings are field-engineered: armored Toyota Land Cruiser 78 vehicles with shrapnel protection, electronic warfare systems, and anti-drone netting (current flagship project at UAH 49.5M); low-profile off-road evacuation buggies; HD460M and Whaly boats with Honda/Mercury outboards for Dnipro river crossings; and the recurring "Winter" series of patient warming systems, infusion heaters, active thermal blankets, and chemical warmers. Underlying capability rests on volunteer logistics: a core team of 26 handles warehouse dispatch, supplier verification, beneficiary needs assessment, legal/accounting, and media/PR, with no proprietary technology stack.

The business model is 100% donation-funded via three currencies (UAH, USD, EUR) and four channels — domestic bank transfer, SWIFT with international correspondent banks (JP Morgan Chase, BNY Mellon, Citibank), PayPal, and one-time or monthly subscriptions on grateful.com.ua. Distribution is direct: equipment is sourced, verified, packed, and shipped from Lviv warehouses to recipient units, with no intermediary resellers. Donor outreach runs primarily through organic social media (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Telegram) and a network of over 30 Ukrainian artist ambassadors who run personal fundraising "banks" and art raffles. Pricing tiers on the website include preset amounts of UAH 200, 500, and 1,000 alongside custom amounts. The foundation is governed by Director Krystyna Stepanivna Vysotska under Ukrainian non-profit law, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no institutional investors.

Name

vdiachni - charity fund

Legal name

Благодійна Організація «Благодійний Фонд «Вдячні»»

Website

https://grateful.com.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vdiachni Charitable Foundation (Благодійний фонд «Вдячні») is a Ukrainian non-profit founded in June 2022 that procures and delivers protected evacuation vehicles, buggies, marine watercraft, and hypothermia prevention equipment to frontline military medical units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Charitable Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian Health & Emergency Medical Relief NGOs (HLAJAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Missions & Global Health NGOs (BPAGACAI), Humanitarian Pooled Funds & Rapid Response Financing (BPADAOAK)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid procurement
• Medevac vehicle equipment
• Tactical medicine supplies
• Charitable evacuation support
• Military medical aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Lviv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The foundation receives voluntary, non-refundable charitable donations from individuals and organizations. Donors can make one-time payments or subscribe for monthly/annual payments in any amount. The foundation determines the use of donations within its statutory activities unless a specific purpose is designated by the donor.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Vdiachni Charitable Foundation procures and delivers humanitarian aid, protected evacuation vehicles, tactical medical equipment, and hypothermia prevention gear to frontline medics, evacuation crews, and military medical units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Its core work centers on equipping military medics with field-proven evacuation solutions such as armored Toyota Land Cruiser 78 vehicles, low-profile evacuation buggies, rescue boats, and medical warming systems. The foundation funds these projects through voluntary donations from individuals and corporate partners, with full financial and photo reporting for donor transparency.

Product overview

Vdiachni Charitable Foundation operates as a humanitarian aid organization (not a technology product company) offering a portfolio of field-proven evacuation and medical support solutions. The core offering consists of protected evacuation vehicles (armored Toyota Land Cruisers), evacuation buggies for discreet frontline extraction, hypothermia prevention equipment bundles (Winter series), marine watercraft for Dnipro operations, and vehicle protection kits. These products function as standalone humanitarian aid programs rather than an integrated software platform. All offerings are charitable projects funded by donations to support Ukrainian military medics and rescue services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Protected Evacuation Vehicles for 67th Mechanised Brigade Procurement, armoring, and delivery of four protected Toyota Land Cruiser 78 evacuation vehicles equipped with shrapnel protection, electronic warfare systems, anti-drone nets, reinforced suspension, and medical evacuation interior modules, intended for safe extraction of wounded soldiers under drone and mine threats. Beneficiary: 67th Mechanized Brigade medevac crews.
• Evacuation Buggies (Steering Wheel to the Rescue / Кермо порятунку) Low-profile, off-road capable evacuation buggies built from salvaged vehicle parts to enable discreet and rapid extraction of wounded soldiers from advanced frontline positions. Designed to be less visible, produce less noise, require fewer personnel, and reduce evacuation time compared to stretcher evacuations. Beneficiary: combat medics across nine Ukrainian brigades.
• Winter 3.0 – Warm Yours! Hypothermia Prevention Kits Bundle of hypothermia prevention equipment for combat medics, including reflective blankets, active warming blankets, chemical warmers, infusion warmers, and vehicle refrigerators with heating function, to prevent hypothermia in evacuated patients during winter operations. Beneficiary: Ukrainian military medics performing frontline evacuations.
• Winter 5.0 – Warm Yours! Hypothermia Prevention Equipment Advanced hypothermia prevention equipment package for military medics, including Nellcor WarmTouch patient warming systems, infusion warming systems, rapid infusion devices, and TC-20 MICROMed dry-air thermostats to actively counter hypothermia across all evacuation stages for critically wounded patients. Beneficiary: frontline military medics and stabilization points.
• Marine Watercraft Sets for Marine Brigades Boat sets configured for marine evacuation operations, including HD460M multifunctional boats with MERCURY engines, Whaly 350 boats with HONDA engines, trailers, and electronic warfare equipment, used for wounded evacuation from the Dnipro left bank. Beneficiary: 35th, 36th, and 38th Marine Brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
• Medevac Vehicle Protection Equipment for 1st Separate Medical Battalion Vehicle protection kit for medevac vehicles consisting of specialized runflat tires, demountable wheel rims, UHMWPE armor reinforcement material, and Morok reactive electronic protection screens to enhance survivability against anti-tank mines and drone threats. Beneficiary: 1st Separate Medical Battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Quantifiable outcome

• One protected vehicle can protect 3 evacuation crew members and evacuate approximately 300 wounded soldiers per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GUSHKAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGUSHKA partnered with the foundation on the Winter 5.0 project for implementing hypothermia prevention solutions for military medics.
• SVOЇcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSVOЇ partnered with the foundation on the Winter 5.0 project for implementing hypothermia prevention solutions for military medics.
• Pro Tanci StudiominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPro Tanci Studio provided a venue for a dance show where the foundation conducted a raffle of gifts for donations, helping raise funds for the Winter 3.0 project.
• Pink Gentle CloudsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPink Gentle Clouds hosted a charity auction at their opening event to support the foundation's Winter 3.0 project.
• Ukrainian Artists CollectivecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMultiple Ukrainian artists (Ira Maksymova, Synchrodogs, Vitalii Grekh, Olexandr Kryzhanivskyi, Maria Pliatsko, Yarema Stecyk, Mira Bachkur, Danya Shulipa, Anna Veriki, Mitya Fyenechkin, Oles Derega, Denys Metelin, Denys Shymanskyi, Inna Kharchuk, Masha Shango, Ihor Nekrakha, Yevhen Lisniak) partnered on the boat project, each opening their own fundraising 'banks' with art raffles. Over 30 ambassador 'banks' were opened by supporters.
• Ukrainian Artists for Buggy ProjectcoreGTM or Marketing Partner10 talented Ukrainian artists (Volodymyr Mandzhos/Waone, Aleksei Bordusov/Aec Interesni Kazki, Serhii Grekh, Valentyn Lapshyn, Anton Hudo, Vova Keno, Iryna Maksymova, Borys Bios, Dzvinia Podliashytska) created artworks for a raffle to raise funds for evacuation buggies.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Come Back Alive (Повернись живим): Largest Ukrainian charitable foundation focused on equipping the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including tactical medicine, thermal imagers, and training. Direct peer: both operate as Ukrainian-registered charity funds raising donations to deliver specialized equipment and evacuation support to frontline military units.
• Hospitallers Medical Battalion: Volunteer paramedic organization providing frontline medical evacuation and tactical medicine in Ukraine. Direct peer: shares core mission of rescuing wounded under fire, though delivered via volunteer medics rather than charitable funding of vehicles and equipment.
• Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation: Major Ukrainian charity foundation raising funds via public campaigns to equip Armed Forces, including thermal imagers, drones, and vehicles. Direct peer: both are Ukrainian-registered charity funds procuring specialized military and tactical medical equipment via grassroots donations.
• Patriot Defence Foundation: Ukraine-based charity focused on tactical combat casualty care training and equipping medics. Direct peer: works at the same intersection of frontline medical evacuation and military medicine within the Ukrainian context.

Broad incumbents

• Razom for Ukraine: Largest US-based Ukrainian support organization coordinating humanitarian aid including medical supplies. Comparable as a Ukrainian-aligned charitable entity funding humanitarian and medical response, but with much broader programmatic scope than medical evacuation alone.
• Nova Ukraine: US-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit channeling charitable donations to Ukraine including humanitarian and medical aid. Comparable as a Ukraine-focused charity raising funds in USD, though broader in scope.
• UNITED24: Official Ukrainian government platform for charitable donations to support defense, humanitarian aid, and reconstruction. Comparable as a recognized fundraising channel supporting Ukrainian defense and medical needs, but state-backed and broader in scope.
• International Medical Corps: Global humanitarian organization delivering emergency medical services and healthcare in conflict zones. Comparable in mission (emergency medical relief in active conflict) but at vastly larger scale with institutional donor base.
• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF): Global medical humanitarian organization providing emergency medical care in conflict zones. Comparable mission to frontline medical care under fire, but vastly larger international footprint and institutional funding model.
• Direct Relief: International humanitarian aid organization providing medical equipment and supplies to health providers in disaster and conflict zones. Comparable as a medical-focused humanitarian aid organization, though operates at significantly greater scale globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@-grateful/featured
• Facebookfacebook.com/gratefulua
• Instagraminstagram.com/grateful_vdiachni
• TikToktiktok.com/@grateful_vdiachni
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grateful-charity-fund

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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