The Spirit Foundation is a non-profit organisation established by the Kilbride family to give back to and support education, local communities, and wildlife projects. Established by the Kilbride family in the last decade of the twentieth century, the Spirit Foundation provides a platform for the family and others to support the three unique charitable foundations operating under the umbrella of the Spirit Foundation. The Spirit Foundation (our overarching foundation) has established an enviable track record over the past thirty years by assisting worthy causes that have impacted positively and meaningfully on the lives and causes it has identified for assistance. The first of these underlying foundations is the ‘Spirit Education Foundation’ (SEF), which educates scholars from previously disadvantaged communities throughout their entire high school education. This foundation houses all other areas supported by the Spirit Foundation other than education and wildlife conservation. The individual stories of the numerous worthy causes that have benefited from the Spirit Community Foundation are set out in more detail below. This foundation supports the rescue and rehabilitation of endangered animal species and is particularly committed to the care of orphaned rhinos. The Spirit Wildlife Foundation works with some of the world’s most respected professionals within the highly-challenging rescue and rehabilitation arena. The history of the Spirit Foundation is traced to a small industrial town, situated within the English county of Lancashire. With a proud working-class background, the Kilbride family were fortunate enough, via hard work, good luck and grace to be able to assist others less fortunate than themselves. From an early age, Ian Kilbride was exposed to the good works introduced to him by his father, such as Rotary and Free Masonry, as well as the support provided to local schools and homes for the mentally and physically disabled.
