# The Case Foundation > The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world — championing entrepreneurship, inclusive innovation, impact investing, and civic engagement, and inspiring people to Be Fearless. Founded in 1997 by Jean and Steve Case. ## Pages - [Home](https://casefoundation.org/): The Case Foundation's mission and the Be Fearless principles. - [About Us](https://casefoundation.org/who-we-are): The Foundation's history, mission, and approach. - [Our Founders](https://casefoundation.org/who-we-are/our-team): Founders Jean Case and Steve Case. - [What We Do](https://casefoundation.org/what-we-do): The Foundation's focus areas and programs. - [Inclusive Entrepreneurship](https://casefoundation.org/work/inclusive-entrepreneurship): Work supporting inclusive entrepreneurship. - [Impact Investing](https://casefoundation.org/programs/impact-investing): The Foundation's impact-investing program and resources. - [FAQs](https://casefoundation.org/faqs): Frequently asked questions about the Foundation and its grants. - [Grants Policy](https://casefoundation.org/grants-policy): The Foundation's grant-making policy. - [Contact Us](https://casefoundation.org/contact-us): How to reach the Case Foundation. - [Faces of Founders](https://casefoundation.org/campaigns/faces-of-founders): The Faces of Founders campaign. - [Monthly Newsletter](https://casefoundation.org/monthly-newsletter): Archive of the monthly Breaking Good newsletter. - [Terms of Use](https://casefoundation.org/terms-of-use): Website terms of use. - [Privacy Policy](https://casefoundation.org/privacy-policy): Website privacy policy. ## Founder profiles - [Jean Case](https://casefoundation.org/profiles/jean-case/): Founder profile. - [Steve Case](https://casefoundation.org/profiles/steve-case/): Founder profile. ## Newsletters - [Breaking Good archive](https://casefoundation.org/monthly-newsletter/): The Case Foundation's monthly Breaking Good newsletter. --- # Full page content ## Home URL: https://casefoundation.org/ Change the World Investing in people and ideas that can Are you ready to change the world? Be Fearless is a call to action if you strive to lead an extraordinary life and make a difference. It turns out that hope is good for the soul. A new report found that people with high levels of hope tend to have higher well-being, education, employment outcomes, and health indicators. Another reason, in this complicated world, to try to keep #hope. New research shows that Latino-owned businesses are the fastest-growing segment in the U.S. Despite systemic barriers such as limited access to capital, the number of Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. increased 44% from 2018 to 2023. Since 2012, we've been strong supporters of Giving Tuesday! Since those early days GivingTuesday has made a real impact. We hope you will take a moment out of your day to lend support for the causes you hold dear so they can make an impact on the communities that you prioritize. Happy Thanksgiving to all! Today, we are thankful for the leaders, creators, and innovators who inspire us daily. May your day be filled with warmth and gratitude. This #FearlessFriday, we're inspired by Tibor Rubin, who survived Mauthausen, fought in Korea, and saved 40 prisoners. Captured, he used his survival skills to protect his fellow POWs. Awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005, his story is one of bravery. Could psychological traits predict a founder’s success better than an elite university degree? A new study suggests yes. It found that 88.7% of unicorn founders share traits such as staying calm under pressure, strong analytical skills, and positivity. Looking for a mid-week pick-me-up? Check out this comedy wildlife contest… it is sure to put a smile on your face. Women launched 49% of new businesses last year, a 69% rise since 2019. While launching new businesses can be challenging in these complicated times, there is research showing that more women than ever want to be their own bosses. Learn more: When was the first #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth celebrated? What was Veterans Day initially named? This #FearlessFriday, we’re inspired by snowboarder @thekellyclark. Featured in “Be Fearless,” she shocked the world after overcoming a potentially career-ending injury in 2016 and qualifying for the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang. Are you looking for the latest news in #impinv, entrepreneurship, and all things social good? Sign up for our monthly newsletter “Breaking Good,” coming to inboxes next week. Social Media May Breaking Good April Breaking Good March Breaking Good Monthly Newsletter ## About Us URL: https://casefoundation.org/who-we-are About us The Case Foundation, created by digital pioneers Jean and Steve Case, is a diverse and dynamic institution by design. We create programs and invest in people and organizations that embrace the Be Fearless principles and harness the best impulses of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration to drive exponential impact. In particular, we focus on catalyzing movements and collaborating to bring forward ideas that have transformative potential and can lead us to uncover new, more impactful ways of addressing chronic social challenges. Entrepreneurial approaches can make efforts to address social challenges faster, smarter, and more impactful. We work to use new technologies, collaborate with other risk-takers and accelerate innovative approaches to social change. Be Entrepreneurial Collaborating across sectors enhances expertise and promotes solutions on which we can build. We explore a wide range of issues, industries and ideas to address chronic challenges. We share our expertise and experience openly – successes and failures alike – to accelerate collective learning and progress. Collaborate and Learn Innovation requires taking risks to discover new ideas and approaches that keep up with a rapidly changing world. We believe that trying and testing assumptions about what works, sharing the results of those tests and building a culture of courage are key to problem solving. Experiment Early and Often Working smart means acting with urgency, being open to change and embracing failure as the greatest learning moment. We insist on having fun by bringing passion and joy to our work. We remain ever humble, knowing greatness comes from the combination of many people’s efforts. Work smart, have fun and be humble We believe the world needs more fearless approaches to social change, so we take risks on new ideas and approaches, and partner across sectors with people and organizations that share our fervor to engage citizens and change the world for the better, today. We don't limit ourselves to any one sector or issue, but instead let a set of core values drive all of our ventures. Our Philosophy Jean and Steve Case created the Case Foundation in 1997 to reflect their family's commitment to giving back. Over the years, they have used their investment capital, networks and experience in pursuit of a singular mission – to invest in people and ideas that can change the world. Check out some of the notable moments in the Foundation's history: Our History Special Olympics US National Advisory Board on Impact Investing Be Fearless Campaign Launches Jean Case receives honorary degree from IUPUI A Billion + Change Relaunches Startup America Partnership Launches Jean and Steve Case join the Giving Pledge Playpumps America’s Giving Challenges Social Citizens US Palestinian Partnership Make It Your Own Awards CF Cat joins the team Case Foundation Moves Offices Case Foundation Founded Power Up City Year Comes to DC Share Our Strength Venture Philanthropy Partners ABC2 Founded Network for Good First Casefoundation.org Website Launch Buxton Initiative Citizens at the Center ## Our Founders URL: https://casefoundation.org/who-we-are/our-team FOUNDERS our Created in 1997 by digital pioneers Jean and Steve Case, the Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world. Driven by Jean and Steve’s personal and professional journeys, the Foundation’s work has sought to harness the best impulses of entrepreneurship, innovation, technology and collaboration to drive exponential impact and to inspire others to make transformative changes by embracing the Be Fearless principles. CEO Chairman ## What We Do URL: https://casefoundation.org/what-we-do What We do We believe that the most enduring solutions to society's greatest challenges come from the bold leaders, innovators, and changemakers willing to take risks others will not. Our work sits at the intersection of entrepreneurship, impact investing, and civic engagement, where we partner with pioneers to test new models, scale what works, and inspire others to be fearless. From igniting movements to backing the entrepreneurs reshaping their communities, we focus our energy where momentum is building and where a catalytic investment can unlock outsized impact. For more than two decades, the Case Foundation has invested in people and ideas that can change the world. Our Approach Great ideas come from everywhere, but capital and opportunity do not. We are working to ensure that entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, in every corner of the country, have the access, networks, and support they need to build thriving businesses. Inclusive Entrepreneurship We are helping to build a movement that puts capital to work for good, proving that investors do not have to choose between financial return and meaningful, measurable impact on the world's most pressing problems. Impact Investing We back the entrepreneurs and innovators with the courage to challenge the status quo and reimagine what is possible. Igniting Ideas We connect changemakers across sectors so that talent and opportunity can find one another, no matter where they begin. Building Networks We invest in proven models and the infrastructure needed to take what works from promising pilot to lasting impact. Scaling Solutions Our Current Focus ## Inclusive Entrepreneurship URL: https://casefoundation.org/work/inclusive-entrepreneurship Inclusive entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship is one of the most powerful engines of opportunity in America, yet for too many founders the door remains closed. The Case Foundation is working to change that, ensuring that talent and great ideas, no matter where they come from, can find the capital, networks, and support needed to thrive. We work to widen the pipeline of capital reaching entrepreneurs who have long been overlooked by traditional investors. Expanding Access We invest in the local ecosystems and mentors that help founders build businesses that lift up their neighborhoods. Strengthening Communities We back the policies, tools, and research that clear the obstacles standing between founders and their full potential. Removing Barriers Our Current Focus Powering Up the Next Generation of Founders Make It Your Own: Backing Local Innovators Scaling Up Across America Featured Content Igniting Civic Engagement Revolutionizing Philanthropy Impact Investing Explore Our Work Build Your Be Fearless Style on ReadBeFearless.com ## Impact Investing URL: https://casefoundation.org/programs/impact-investing Impact investing $2 Billion committed to impact investments Did You Know? Impact investing is reshaping how the world deploys capital, proving that investors do not have to choose between doing well and doing good. The Case Foundation has been a longtime champion of this movement, helping to grow the field, demonstrate what is possible, and bring more investors off the sidelines. We help channel more capital toward enterprises delivering measurable social and environmental returns alongside financial ones. Scaling Capital We invest in the networks, standards, and research that give the impact investing field the foundation it needs to grow. Building the Ecosystem We make it easier for everyday investors to put their money to work for good, no matter the size of their portfolio. Creating On-Ramps How We Work The Rise of Impact Investing From Venture Philanthropy to Lasting Impact A New Generation of Investors for Good Featured Content A Short Guide to Impact Investing An accessible primer on the principles, vocabulary, and strategies behind investing for good. Annual Impact Investing Landscape Report A data-rich look at where the field stands and where it is heading. Getting Started: An Investor's Toolkit Practical tools to help first-time impact investors take their first steps with confidence. Measuring What Matters Frameworks for evaluating the social and environmental outcomes of your investments. Sector Resources City Year Network for Good Special Olympics PlayPumps America's Giving Challenge PowerUp Partners Build Your Be Fearless Style on ReadBeFearless.com ## FAQs URL: https://casefoundation.org/faqs FAQs The Case Foundation invests in people and ideas that can change the world. We don’t limit ourselves to any one sector or issue; rather, we partner across industries and search across issues to identify opportunities where innovation is needed to address an urgent challenge. We find and fund efforts that break down barriers and divisions, challenge the status quo and offer new solutions to ever-evolving problems. What does the Case Foundation do? Following their successful business careers and the founding of AOL, Steve and Jean Case established the Case Foundation in 1997. How did the Foundation get started? At the Case Foundation, we invest our resources in programs and initiatives that complement our approach to philanthropy. Our grants and time are focused on partnerships that we develop proactively with nonprofits, businesses, local communities and like-minded foundations. We do not review or consider unsolicited proposals. Who does the Foundation fund? The Case Foundation recognizes that every sector has a role to play and assets to contribute, and that public-private partnerships can create powerful results. Accordingly, the Foundation works with nonprofits, other like-minded foundations, organizations, businesses, government and individuals. Some of these entities are considered strategic partners, as they are aligned with our key goals, and often support similar projects and organizations. We also work with like-minded nonprofit and for-profit organizations on specific campaigns, typically in a marketing or promotional capacity. Additionally, we offer expertise, funding and other resources to national and international organizations whose missions and endeavors we support. Who are the Foundation’s partners? ## Grants Policy URL: https://casefoundation.org/grants-policy Grants Policy The Case Foundation invests resources in specific initiatives that complement our approach to revolutionizing philanthropy, unleashing entrepreneurship and igniting civic engagement. We focus our grants and staff time on strategic partnerships that we develop proactively to enhance the impact of our programs. Given this grantmaking strategy, we regret that we are unable to review or consider unsolicited grant proposals. While we do not accept unsolicited proposals, we hope that the tools and resources on our website inspire new ideas and provide frameworks for successful implementation. ## Contact Us URL: https://casefoundation.org/contact-us Contact us The Case Foundation 1717 Rhode Island Avenue, NW Ninth Floor Washington, DC 20036 ## Faces of Founders URL: https://casefoundation.org/campaigns/faces-of-founders #FacesofFounders is a celebration of the rising entrepreneurs reshaping America, founders of every background, in every community, building the companies that will define the future. Through their stories, we are challenging outdated assumptions about who gets to be an entrepreneur and showing the world the true, diverse face of founders today. Share your story, discover others, and help us prove that great ideas come from everywhere. #FacesOf founders Entrepreneurship knows no boundaries. 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We also contractually require that our operations and maintenance contractors (1) protect the privacy of your personal information consistent with this Privacy Policy, and (2) not use or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than providing us with products and services as required by law. In addition, the third parties that support our website analytics tools may be able to view aggregate Site usage information that we obtain. Sharing with third parties While we endeavor to protect the security and integrity of Personal Information in our care, due to the inherent nature of the Internet as an open global communications vehicle, we cannot guarantee that any information, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our system or otherwise in our care, will be absolutely safe from intrusion by others, such as hackers. Security The Site may contain links, banners, widgets, or advertisements that lead to other websites, including personal blogs written or edited by members of our staff. We are not responsible for these other websites, and so their privacy policies (not this Privacy Policy) will govern the collection and use of your information on them. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of those websites to understand how your information is treated there. Links to third-party websites To enhance your online experience with us, many of our web pages use “cookies.” Cookies are text files that our web server places on your hard disk to store your preferences. Cookies, by themselves, do not tell us your email address or other personal information unless you choose to provide this information to us. But, once you choose to provide the personal information, this information may be linked to the data stored in the cookie. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. We use cookies as a convenience feature to save you time, to understand how the Site is used, and to improve the content and offering on the Site. For example, we may use cookies to personalize your experience at our webpages or recall your specific information on subsequent visits (e.g., to recognize you by name when you return to the Site). You can opt to have your browser reject cookies without any effect on your use of the Site. If you do that, you may need to re-register with us every time you visit the Site in order to participate in certain promotions. Companies that advertise on the Site (and their agents) might use their own cookies. This Privacy Policy does not cover how these companies use their cookies. Cookies We use Google Analytics and Clicky Analytics to collect the following information when users access or interact with the Site: the browser and operating system you are using, the URL or advertisement that referred you to the Site, the search terms you entered into a search engine that led you to the Site, areas within the Site that you visited, and other information commonly shared when browsers communicate with websites. This information may also include x/y coordinates of mouse events, unique ID tracking cookie, IP address (anonymized for residents of the European Economic Area), unique device identifier (“Device Identifier”) for any device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.). A Device Identifier is a number that is automatically assigned or connected to the device you use to access the Site, and our servers identify your device by its Device Identifier. Some mobile service providers may also provide us or our third-party service providers with information regarding the physical location of the device used to access the Site. We use the information from Google Analytics and Clicky Analytics in order to assemble statistics regarding usage of the Site as well as to help us understand how users engage with the Site on an individual and aggregate basis in order to improve it; to help with customer service needs (such as troubleshooting issues that users report to us); and for research and analytical purposes such as service performance, customer behavior and common navigation through the Site. Google Analytics data is then fed into our Google AdWords account in order to help us monitor how our internet advertising is performing. Google Analytics and Clicky Analytics If you do not wish to participate in our Google AdWords Remarketing, you can opt out by visiting Google’s Ads Preferences Manager at https://adssettings.google.com/. You can also opt out of any third-party vendor’s use of cookies by visiting https://www.networkadvertising.org/choices/. View the Clicky Analytics privacy policy page which provides additional details including the ability to opt out of their analytics tracking: https://clicky.com/terms/privacy. View the Google Analytics browser add-on to opt out of their analytics tracking: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Opting out of remarketing, advertising and website tracking To access the personal information that we have collected about you online or to request that we correct or delete that information, please send an email to ContactUs@CaseFoundation.org. To protect your privacy and security, we may take reasonable steps to help verify your identity before granting access or making corrections or deletions. Accessing Personal Information We retain personal information for as long as is necessary for the purposes for which it is used. How long we hold Personal Information The Site is operated in the United States, so information submitted to the Site will be transmitted to us in the United States. United States law may not provide the same level of data protection as does the law in other parts of the world. As noted above, we take steps to protect the information you provide to us, but we cannot guarantee that these measures will prevent a third party from unlawfully accessing this information. We also cannot guarantee that errors will not occur in the administration of the Site that could allow that information to be accessed. Transmission of information The Site and this Privacy Policy are intended to comply with U.S. law. By providing personal information on the Site, you consent to the transmission and collection and processing of your information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and U.S. law. Consent to processing The Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. The Site does not knowingly collect or store personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. If you have concerns about this Site or its services, if you want to find out if your child is a member or has registered for one of our services, or if you want to cancel your child’s membership, please contact us at ContactUs@CaseFoundation.org. If you believe that your child under 13 has gained access to the Site without your permission, you may contact us at ContactUs@CaseFoundation.org. Special note for parents We welcome your questions and comments about privacy. Please feel free to contact us by sending an email to ContactUs@CaseFoundation.org. Contact us ## Jean Case — CEO URL: https://casefoundation.org/profiles/jean-case/ Jean Case serves as Chairman of the National Geographic Society and CEO of the Case Foundation and the Case Impact Network. A philanthropist, investor, and pioneer in the world of internet and impact investing, she is a leading advocate for fearless innovation. Her private-sector career spanned nearly two decades, including senior executive positions at AOL, before she co-founded the Case Foundation in 1997 with her husband, Steve. Jean is the author of Be Fearless: 5 Principles for a Life of Breakthroughs and Purpose (Simon & Schuster, January 2019), a national bestseller. She serves on numerous boards, including the White House Historical Association and the Smithsonian’s American Women’s History Museum, and has advised Harvard Business School, Stanford, and Georgetown. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016, has received honorary degrees from Indiana University and George Mason University, and — together with Steve — joined The Giving Pledge. Jean Case CEO The easy road in any undertaking is to set comfortable, realistic goals. But if we’re truly going to Be Fearless — and find breakthrough opportunities to change the world, we must set audacious goals. ## Steve Case — Chairman URL: https://casefoundation.org/profiles/steve-case/ Steve Case is one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life. For the past 15 years, Steve’s focus has been on starting and scaling Revolution, the Washington, D.C.-based investment firm that now backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies including Sweetgreen, Tempus, Tala, DraftKings, and CLEAR. Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in more than 200 startups in over 100 U.S. cities. Steve’s entrepreneurial career began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online (AOL). Under Steve’s leadership, AOL became the world’s largest and most valuable Internet company, helping drive the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. In 2000, Steve negotiated the largest merger in business history, bringing together AOL and Time Warner. Steve was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership, founding co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. He served as Chair of the Smithsonian Institution, and in 2010 he and his wife Jean joined The Giving Pledge. Steve is the author of the New York Times bestsellers The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur’s Vision of the Future and The Rise of the Rest. He was born and raised in Hawaii and has lived in the Washington, D.C. area for more than 30 years. Steve Case Chairman