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SPECIAL FORCES LEGACY INITIATIVES

The Special Forces Legacy Initiatives (SFLI) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to raise funds, develop resources, and conduct activities in support of the Special Forces Community.

"Honoring our Past...Preparing for our Future"

The Special Forces Legacy Initiatives (SFLI) was formed exclusively for charitable, health, social responsibility, and educational purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law.  The SFLI was organized, and at all times hereafter operated, exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, and to carry out the purposes of the Special Forces Legacy Initiatives.
EIN 87-4576280

Special Forces Legacy Initiatives, a North Carolina not-for-profit within the meaning of section 509(a)(3)(A) of the Code, including more specifically, the following primary purposes:

  1. To organize, conduct, carry on, and promote youth and child development programs for the purpose of enriching the lives of young people in the community;
  2. To organize, conduct, carry on, and promote health and wellness programs for the purpose of enriching the lives of retired and active duty Special Operations community;
  3. To facilitate the planning and acquisition of funds to conduct and manage, operate, and administer a historical museum that preserves and exhibits historical documents and artifacts to educate the public on the history, military engagements, and influence of the Special Forces from its inception to current deployments;
  4. To engage with national, state and locally recognized agencies that seek to prepare active duty and retired Special Forces and other veterans as well as the general public in the event of a catastrophe;
  5. To conduct educational and health programs for the benefit of the Special Operations community to expand the appreciation, understanding, and history of Special Operation Forces (SOF);
  6. To promote and facilitate social responsibility throughout the entire Special Operations community;
  7. Such other purposes as may be determined from time to time to be in the furtherance of the exempt purposes of the Special Forces Legacy Initiatives hereinabove.

Special Forces National Museum Fund

Support our efforts to tell the Green Beret Story with a privately funded Special Forces National Museum.  Donations collected will allow the SFLI to move forward with a conceptual design, purchase property, collect/store Special Forces artifacts, build and maintain a state-of-the-art facility that will accurately depict our history conveniently located for everyone to visit.

Supporting the Special Forces Regiment

Your One-Stop SFLI/SFA Quartermaster

SPECIAL FORCES LEGACY INITIATIVES ONLINE STORE AND THE JOHN F. KENNEDY SPECIAL WARFARE MUSEUM GIFT STORE

SFLI Retail Sales

The SFLI Online Store and the JFK Special Warfare Museum Gift Store are both operated by the SFLI. Utilizing merchandise sourced from Special Forces owned businesses, we can support our veteran community and generate funding for the SFA and JFK Special Warfare Museum concurrently. The online store can be reached from the dropdown menu above. The remodeled JFK Special Warfare Museum store opened in June 2023 and can be visited at the JFK Special Warfare Museum located at the corner of Zabitosky Road and Ardennes Street on Ft. Bragg. Disclaimer: The SFLI is a Non-Federal Entity (NFE). It is not part of the Department of Defense (DoD) or any of its components and it has governmental status.