Founded in 1997 by
AOL 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, 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
Jean Case also serves as chair of the
President's Council on Service and Civic Participation, 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
PlayPumps International
The Roundabout PlayPump is a system that uses the energy created by children playing to operate a water pump. It is manufactured by the South African company Roundabout Outdoor. It operates in a similar way to a windmill-driven water pump.
The Pl ...
, 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;
City Year Washington, DC, an
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps (officially the Corporation for National and Community Service or CNCS) is an independent agency of the United States government that engages more than five million Americans in service through a variety of stipended volunteer work pro ...
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 (ABC
2), 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, 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 C ...
,
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 ...
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 ...
,
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—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
Millennial Generation 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
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Foundations based in the United States