Founded in 1997 by

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co-founder

Steve Case Stephen McConnell Case (born August 21, 1958) is an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). Case joined AOL's predecessor company, Quantum Computer ...

and his wife

Jean Case Jean Case (previously Villanueva and Wackes, born 1959) is an American businesswoman, author, and philanthropist who is chair of the board of National Geographic, CEO of Case Impact Network, and CEO of the Case Foundation. She is married to AOL co ...

, the Case Foundation invests in individuals, nonprofits, and social enterprises aiming to connect people, increase giving, and catalyze civic action. Echoing the foundation's deep involvement in volunteering and civic engagement, CEO

also serves as chair of the

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, which is working to expand business employees' pro bono service to nonprofit organizations in need of those services.

Partners

Some of the foundation's current grantees include

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, a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of children and their families through an innovative system that provides clean drinking water to rural African villages;

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Washington, DC, an

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organization that provides full-time, year-long service opportunities for young people through such initiatives as the Young Heroes service-learning program; Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC²), a nonprofit that incorporates an entrepreneurial, venture capital approach and new forms of collaboration to hasten the discovery of a cure for brain cancer;

America's Promise America's Promise Alliance is the nation’s largest cross-sector alliance of nonprofit, community organizations, businesses, and government organization dedicated to improving the lives of young people. The organization was founded on the idea ...

, an alliance of organizations serving children and youth; the Buxton Initiative, a nonprofit focused on fostering understanding among people from different faiths and world views through friendship and dialog; and many other local, national, and international organizations. Past foundation grantees and initiatives have included PowerUP, the

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) is a national organization of local chapters which provide voluntary after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, ...

Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or Habitat, is a US non-governmental, and nonprofit organization which was founded in 1976 by couple Millard and Linda Fuller. Habitat for Humanity is a Ch ...

MissionFish Founded in 1999, MissionFish is the partner charity of eBay, which runs auction and shopping websites in 30 countries. Through MissionFish, eBay users are able to donate to registered nonprofit organisations when they buy and sell through the eBay.c ...

and

Special Olympics Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities, providing year-round training and activities to 5 million participants and Unified Sports partners in 1 ...

Initiatives

In 2007, the Case Foundation launched the Make It Your Own Awards, an online grants program that involved the public in decision making and design, and used online tools to empower applicants to raise funds and connect with supporters. The foundation's 2007-2008 Giving Challenge—launched in partnership with

Parade Magazine ''Parade'' was an American nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 700 newspapers in the United States until 2022. The most widely read magazine in the U.S., ''Parade'' had a circulation of 32 million and a readership of 5 ...

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...

GlobalGiving GlobalGiving is 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in the United States that provides a global crowdfunding platform for grassroots charitable projects. Since 2002, more than 1.6 million donors on GlobalGiving have donated more than $750 mi ...

, and

Network for Good Network for Good is an American certified B Corporation software company that offers fundraising software and coaching for charities and non-profit organizations. The company was founded in 2001 by America Online (AOL), Cisco Systems and Yahoo! ...

—empowered people to use technology to improve their giving experience, support the causes they care about, and encourage others to give. Social Citizens^BETA, a discussion paper released by the foundation in 2008, explores the potential impact of the

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on the civic landscape and encourages feedback and discussion on the Social Citizens Blog.

Studies

* Teens Speak Up – 2011, in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and Nickelodeon * How Giving Contests Can Strengthen Nonprofits and Communities- 2011 * Your Virtual Seat Awaits: Key Takeaways from Planning and Executing a Virtual Convening – June 2011 * The Giving Challenge 2009: Assessment and Reflection Report – 2009 * Promoting Innovation: Prizes, Challenges and Open Grantmaking * Citizen-Centered Solutions: Lessons in Leveraging Public Participation from the Make It Your Own Awards – 2007 * An Inequitable Invitation to Citizenship: Non-College-Bound Youth and Civic Engagement * All Volunteer Force

References

External links

The Case Foundation
- official site {{Authority control Foundations based in the United States