Gratitude for America (GFA) is dedicated to restoring the American “can-do” spirit by inspiring a profound sense of gratitude for the prosperity that surrounds us. In a world increasingly looking to government for salvation, we believe the true engine of progress remains the American system of individual liberty and entrepreneurship. We are actively working with our 501(c)(3) fiscal partner, the Casimiro Global Foundation, to help fund this mission and collectively regain the innovative spirit that made America the shining city on the hill, inspiring young and old alike to build prosperity in their lives, communities, and the world. We need the support of mission-aligned foundations to make this vital educational work happen.

The United States, over the course of 250 years has driven more prosperity and freedom for more people around the world than any nation in human history. The core components of that success story are the American system of individual liberty, capitalism and limited government. Together they’ve crafted a world most humans could only dream about. 

The reality is, if you’re an American in the 21st century, regardless of who you are or where you live, you’re likely living a life of relative luxury that kings couldn’t have imagined a hundred and fifty years ago. Think about it, things like washing machines, mobile phones, airplanes, elevators, air conditioning, the Internet… and so much more. 

All of those things had to be created by someone and many of them were created by Americans empowered by our American system.

Gratitude for America seeks to inspire gratitude for what we have by showcasing American innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who created so much of what makes our lives so extraordinary. In turn, our goal is for that gratitude to drive entrepreneurship so that individuals and groups are inspired to do what they can to have their own impact, whether it’s starting a company, inventing a product or simply doing something to make community a little better.

Our goal is to inspire Americans to focus on gratitude for what we have rather than focus on what we don’t have… Inspire an appreciation for the hard work, the sacrifice and the risk-taking that created the world around us. We are the progeny of greatness and we should act like it. We should take that which we have and build on it for future generations.

If history shows one thing, it’s that prosperity isn’t guaranteed and must be nourished. We hope to do that by showcasing the giants who built our world and inspiring others to build on their shoulders. Sir Isaac Newton said: “If I have seen further than others, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The men and women chronicled here are indeed giants and we should be grateful to be standing on their extraordinary shoulders.

We’ll be writing about guys like Cyrus McCormick who freed 75% of the population from working on the farm to go out and build a nation and Henry Ford who took cars from a luxury item to something the common man could afford. There will be others like Willis Carrier, Isaac Singer, Madam C. J. Walker, Alexander Graham Bell and even Nolan Bushnell of Pong!

We want our stories to foster gratitude and inspire others to pick up the entrepreneurial banner and go out and change the world, even if only in their little corner of it!