No Grants. No Backers.
Just People Who Believed.
WIRA has never had a single large institutional donor. What grew this organization over sixteen years was something rarer and more durable than money — people who gave their actual lives to it. Mothers, educators, software developers, musicians, writers, and community leaders. They donated their evenings, their professional expertise, and their creative gifts. None of them were paid. All of them changed lives.
The People Who Gave Their
Time & Talent.
Some wrote. Some taught. Some coded. Some recorded music. Some opened doors in schools. All of it mattered. These are the people who built what you see today.
The creative force through whom WIRA became real. Co-creator of the WIRA music. Has spent sixteen years building, traveling, and empowering children and adults across the world to live their purpose.
Homeschooling mother of seven who poured her teaching instincts into the WIRA curriculum. Spent countless donated hours turning the seven-island framework into practical lessons that reach real families and classrooms.
Educator, grandmother, and school partnership lead. Helped build the original WIRA website and has devoted herself to getting the curriculum into schools — believing that discovering who we are is the journey to peace, happiness, and joy.
Utah educator who called WIRA "truly transformational." Brought teaching precision and editorial care to the curriculum — shaping how the content reaches learners of every age.
A lifelong reader and homeschool educator whose love of learning and deep understanding of family life helped shape a curriculum that actually works in real homes, not just on paper.
Mother of six from Idaho who brought energy, voice, and infectious creativity to WIRA's story. Her natural gift for communication helped carry the mission to audiences who had never encountered it.
A passionate developer who donated his technical skills to build the digital platform that carries WIRA's content to learners in every corner of the world — entirely as a gift to the mission.
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There is tremendous power that permeates a home where true principles are taught and strong moral character is developed. Who I Really Am will enhance any family culture or educational curriculum — or be a foundation in itself to build upon.
— WIRA · From the Mission
What Sixteen Years of
Donated Labor Built.
When people ask what WIRA has produced, the answer isn't a number — though the numbers are remarkable. It's everything you find on this site, in classrooms across 22 nations, in the homes of thousands of families, and in the hearts of people whose lives were genuinely changed.
Every song. Every lesson. Every story. Every school partnership. Every translated page. All of it was created by a community of people who believed the world needed this framework to exist — and showed up to make it real.
Board of Directors
& Leadership Team
We are in the process of formally documenting our board members and leadership team. This section will be updated with full bios, photos, and governance information — providing the transparency that partners, schools, and grant makers expect.
Governance documentation, board member information, Form 990, and audited financials are available upon request. Please contact us directly.
Contact Us for Documentation →Sixteen Years
in Motion.
From a single philosophical framework to a movement in 22 nations — this is how it happened, one donated hour at a time.
The Mission Isn't
Finished Yet.
The builders are still building. Whether you give time, talent, or treasure — there is a place for you in this story. The world needs this framework. Help us carry it further.
WIRA — Who I Really Am · Registered 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · All donations tax-deductible · whoireallyam.org