Founded in 1997 by AOL co-founder Steve Case and his wife Jean Case, the Case Foundation invests in a number of initiatives intended to address entrenched social problems. Steve Case (born August 21, 1958) is a businessman best known as the co-founder and former Chief executive officer and Chairman of Jean N Case (born 1959 is CEO of the Case Foundation, which she and her husband AOL co-founder Steve Case, created in 1997 Its mission is "to achieve sustainable solutions to complex social problems by investing in collaboration, leadership, and entrepreneurship. "
Some of the foundation's current grantees include Roundabout PlayPumps, an innovative system that provides water to rural African villages; City Year, an AmeriCorps program that provides full-time, year-long service opportunities for young people; Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure, a nonprofit that incorporates an entrepreneurial, venture capital approach and new forms of collaboration; America's Promise, an alliance of organizations serving children and youth; and many other local, national, and international organizations. The PlayPump Water System uses the energy of children at play to operate a Water pump. City Year is a Non profit AmeriCorps organization whose primary goal is to build Democracy through citizen AmeriCorps is a US federal government program partnering with Non-profit organizations public agencies and Faith-based organizations that was created Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure is a US-based nonprofit organization with the mission to accelerate a cure for Brain cancer by increasing the number of potential therapies and America's Promise — The Alliance for Youth is a foundation founded by Colin Powell in 1997 to help children and youth from all socioeconomic sectors in
The foundation is deeply involved in volunteering and civic engagement, and CEO Jean Case is chair of the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation. Jean N Case (born 1959 is CEO of the Case Foundation, which she and her husband AOL co-founder Steve Case, created in 1997 The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation was created by President George W
Past grantees and initiatives have included PowerUP, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Habitat for Humanity, Children's National Medical Center, and Special Olympics, and Students Helping Honduras. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (or BGCA) is a national organization whose mission is to “enable all young people especially those who need us most to reach their full potential Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical Special Olympics is an international organization created to help people with Intellectual disabilities develop self-confidence social skills and a sense of personal accomplishment
External Links:
- The Case Foundation - official site
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