About Us

Every person on our team has a piece of Ukraine in their heart. Some of us were born in Ukraine. Others grew to love the country through living there, serving there, learning the language or simply getting to know the people. All of us feel compelled to help. And to spread the word about how others like you can do the same.

Desperate to do something, anything, to help the people of Ukraine, Idaho Falls resident Svitlana Tolmachova Miller found that a military plane would be making a flight from Salt Lake City to Germany and that humanitarian aid items could be placed on that plane. Miller organized the transport of these goods from Germany to Kyiv and used her extensive network on the ground in Ukraine to determine what was needed most. Within a matter of days, donations and goods were organize and packed. Miller’s husband Daren personally accompanied the goods on the plane. Miller received photos and videos showing that their goods were in the hands of everyday Ukrainians and shared them with the US donors!

It was clear that a system was in place to quickly get relief to people who needed it and share photos with the donors. A 501 (c)3 was set up in record time and a fundraising dinner was held a few weeks later that raised $1,000,000. Political leaders from both sides of the world took notice. Dmytro Kushneruk, Consul General of Ukraine in San Francisco, and Victor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine from 2005 to 2010, pledged their support. U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, Congressman John Curtis and Senator Mike Lee joined a growing list of US leadership.

Today, To Ukraine With Love has grown much further than its first days delivering diapers, formula and tourniquets. Having put more than $22,000,000 in to Ukraine, the charity is on track to provide $50,000,000 in aid in 2023.

President Volodymr Zelensky recognized the charity for its overwhelming contribution to the everyday people of Ukraine: “Such projects [as yours] are very important for us to support our people. My appreciation that you [have] chosen to invest in in life of ordinary people and that’s great.”

To Ukraine With Love focuses on housing those whose homes were destroyed near Kyiv and feeding those who are without options near the battlefront in the east. As of August 31, 2023, To Ukraine With Love has delivered:

300 houses to individual families whose homes were destroyed on their land
More than 100,000 meals to the elderly and widowed living in Kkarkiv Region
Medical would vacs to saving 500 limbs and lives
5,000 sleeping bags to stay warm and 400 generators to keep people warm
Hundreds of hours of therapy for children who have lost one or both parents
Rescues of Ukrainians in Russian filtration camps in the east and south east in locations like Mariupol and Bakmut.

All of our efforts are documented in photos and video and donors receive reports and connect with those they have served. Our mission is to Help You Help Ukraine one person, one family at a time.

Meet Our Advisory Board Members

Our board of advisers is helping us move in the correct direction.

Svitlana Miller is a native Ukrainian. She founded To Ukraine With Love as a direct outcome of her passion for helping individuals of all backgrounds and cultures.

In 2009, she began an international educational agency working with students from 30+ countries in Eastern Europe, South America, Central America and Africa assisting them with admission to U.S. universities, visas, and coaching. With her team in Ukraine, along with her extensive network connections and infrastructure, Svitlana was able to mobilize aid in record time. She works tirelessly and passionately to save the innocent people of Ukraine and ensure that they can outlast the invaders.

John is the President & Founder of Lunt Capital Management, Inc. He has been a featured speaker at investment conferences around the country, and has written extensively about financial markets.

He formerly worked on the Washington, D.C. staff of U.S. Senator Robert Bennett. John graduated Magna Cum Laude with University Honors from Brigham Young University with a degree in Economics. He later received an MBA in Finance and International Business from New York University. John’s passion for Ukraine goes back decades to the 1990’s when he lived and served with the people of Ukraine.

Mike is a Managing Director and Partner at Sundance Bay with over ten years of real estate development and investing experience.

Prior to joining Sundance Bay, he worked as a Sr. Associate at McKinsey and Company. Before McKinsey, Mike worked as a project manager for KBR, a leading Engineering and Construction firm. His work focused mainly on infrastructure and large oil and gas projects with worldwide scope and reach. Mike holds a degree in Business and Russian from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nancy brings over a decade of experience working with the Global 500 C-Suite and the heads of HR in the biggest organizations in the world.

She facilitates conversations and knowledge sharing. She is also a writer and entrepreneur and has dozens of articles to her name as well as three books. Deeply connected to Eastern Europe for the past 30 years, Nancy feels the pull of the Ukrainian fight for freedom. She lived in Russia during the early 90s and watched the Soviet Union dissolve. Her respect for the Ukrainian people grows every day.

Jeremy is a leader in impact investing in the private and public sectors.

Jeremy is currently Co-founder and Managing Partner of Catalyst Opportunity Funds, a real estate impact investment firm with ~$300M under management. Prior to founding Catalyst, Jeremy was President & CEO of the Sorenson Impact Center, a university-based think-tank focused on social impact and innovation. Prior to that, he served as senior advisor to the Mayor Salt Lake, launching the first social impact bond in the country focused on early childhood education for at-risk kids. Jeremy began is career as a corporate attorney with the law firms of Cleary Gottlieb and Latham & Watkins in New York, London and Los Angeles working on multibillion dollar, cross-border mergers & acquisitions. Jeremy holds BS / BA degrees from Brigham Young University, a JD from New York University School of Law and an MPA from Harvard. Although he has never been to Ukraine, his heart now lies there and he looks forward to spending time with the people he has come to love.

Austin is a healthcare technology investor and entrepreneur who is passionate about improving human health and wellness.

He is the Managing Partner of SpringTide Ventures, which he co-founded in 2018. Prior to founding SpringTide, he founded or was an early employee at a number of successful ventures, including EchoNous, Edilytics, Friendemic, and Innosight. Austin holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from BYU and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Austin served as a missionary in the Donetsk, Ukraine mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2003 – 2005. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with his wife Rachel.

Taylor is co-founder of a leadership development company called Campfire, and now works for CoDev — an international staffing company.

He loves the outdoors, skiing, sports, and most of all his friends and family. He served an LDS Mission in Ukraine from 2006 – 2008, living in Kremenchuk, Poltava, Sevastopol, and Dnepropetrovsk. He holds a JD/MBA from Brigham Young University. He lives with his wife and 3 boys in Provo, UT.

Michael Payne, JD, CPA has over 12 years of experience working with business owners, individuals, and nonprofit organizations to meet their financial goals and compliance obligations.

Having worked for both large CPA firms and law firms, Mike has helped clients across the nation solve their complex business, legal, and tax issues. Now as a small business owner himself, Mike enjoys working with local businesses and their owners and families, as well as nonprofit organizations nationwide. Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from NAU, and a JD from ASU. Mike loves the Spanish and Russian languages and welcomes opportunity to practice speaking them!

Amy is working to bring funding to house the homeless in Ukraine and connect donors with families in need. Amy is also a rental property asset manager and a wrangler of four busy boys.