In a world faced with unprecedented economic, environmental and social challenges, one generation has the power to effect real, lasting change.
Fossil Foundation is a global 501c3 nonprofit invested in helping young people ages 12-24 do just that. By partnering with and supporting visionary organizations, we’re equipping the rising generation with the critical life skills they need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.
SOCIAL INNOVATION
IS THE KEY
YOUNG
PEOPLE
COMMUNITIES
SYSTEMS AND
INSTITUTIONS
10 Years
of Impact
2013
Founded Fossil
Foundation
Strengthened Fossil Group’s long-term community investment strategy by founding a private, 501c3 non-profit focused on unlocking the power of the rising generation globally.
2014
Catalyzed Growth
of Educate Girls
Early investor in non-profit organization Educate Girls, supporting its growth from 50 rural villages in India to more than 20K. Currently supporting over 1M girls annually.
2018
Scaled High-Impact
Ventures
Launched Unreasonable Future, a collaborative initiative between Fossil Foundation, Accenture and Pearson. Fostered several cohorts of social entrepreneurs aimed at scaling high-impact ventures, reaching more than 3M youth to date.
2021
Harnessed Our
Global Community
Post-pandemic, catalyzed employee engagement through our global Fossil Foundation innovation committee—accelerating community impact at scale.
2022
Impacted Over
5M Young Lives
Surpassed our 2025 target of positively impacting 5M youth and set our sights on future evolution.
2023
Set Our
2030 Goal
Turned our sights to the future, with a new goal of positively impacting 10M young lives by 2030
2013
Founded Fossil Foundation
Strengthened Fossil Group’s long-term community investment strategy by founding a private, 501c3 non-profit focused on unlocking the power of the rising generation globally.
2014
Catalyzed Growth of Educate Girls
Early investor in non-profit organization Educate Girls, supporting its growth from 50 rural villages in India to more than 20K. Currently supporting over 1M girls annually.
2018
Scaled High-Impact Ventures
Launched Unreasonable Future, a collaborative initiative between Fossil Foundation, Accenture and Pearson. Fostered several cohorts of social entrepreneurs aimed at scaling high-impact ventures, reaching more than 3M youth to date.
2022
Harnessed Our Global Community
Post-pandemic, catalyzed employee engagement through our global Fossil Foundation innovation committee—accelerating community impact at scale.
2022
Impacted Over 5M Young Lives
Surpassed our 2025 target of positively impacting 5M youth and set our sights on future evolution.
2023
Set Our 2030 Goal
Turned our sights to the future, with a new goal of positively impacting 10M young lives by 2030
2013
Founded Fossil Foundation
Strengthened Fossil Group’s long-term community investment strategy by founding a private, 501c3 non-profit focused on unlocking the power of the rising generation globally.
2014
Catalyzed Growth of Educate Girls
Early investor in non-profit organization Educate Girls, supporting its growth from 50 rural villages in India to more than 20K. Currently supporting over 1M girls annually.
2018
Scaled High-Impact Ventures
Launched Unreasonable Future, a collaborative initiative between Fossil Foundation, Accenture and Pearson. Fostered several cohorts of social entrepreneurs aimed at scaling high-impact ventures, reaching more than 3M youth to date.
2022
Harnessed Our Global Community
Post-pandemic, catalyzed employee engagement through our global Fossil Foundation innovation committee—accelerating community impact at scale.
2018
Scaled High-Impact Ventures
Launched Unreasonable Future, a collaborative initiative between Fossil Foundation, Accenture and Pearson. Fostered several cohorts of social entrepreneurs aimed at scaling high-impact ventures, reaching more than 3M youth to date.
2022
Harnessed Our Global Community
Post-pandemic, catalyzed employee engagement through our global Fossil Foundation innovation committee—accelerating community impact at scale.
2022
Impacted Over 5M Young Lives
Surpassed our 2025 target of positively impacting 5M youth and set our sights on future evolution.
2023
Set Our 2030 Goal
Turned our sights to the future, with a new goal of positively impacting 10M young lives by 2030
OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Impact Driven
We stay focused on what’s most important: meaningfully improving young lives and creating a more equitable world.
Greater Together
Partnership is the cornerstone of everything we do. We create authentic relationships with our partners—investing time, expertise and money to amplify their impact.
Transformational
We use our limited resources in the most impactful way possible, with a goal of being a catalyst of growth and innovation with our partners.
Continuously Learning
We stay on the cutting edge of what the rising generation needs. To do this, we listen to the voices of young people in order to focus our investments.
OUR GLOBAL REACH
USA
BUILD
USA
Big Thought
USA
WeThrive
USA
Big Picture Learning
USA
nXu
El Salvador
Glasswing International
Colombia
Fundación Mi Sangre
UK
Envision
UK
Micro Rainbow
Germany
Millennium Campus Network
Rwanda
Resonate
Sub-Saharan Africa
African Visionary Fund
Kenya
Buildher
Kenya
AkiraChix
India
Quest Alliance
India
Medha
India
The Nudge Foundation
India
Educate Girls
India
Centre for Catalyzing Change
India
Jan Sahas
Vietnam
REACH
Philippines
BagoSphere
Cambodia
Friends International
COUNTRY
OUR PARTNER
For more information,
please contact info@fossilfoundation.org.
Fossil Foundation is a registered U.S. 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization.