Our Initiatives
The United States' future economic growth and the success of our young people depend on addressing crucial higher education challenges. Our economic vitality depends on students who acquire the skills and knowledge to compete in the global economy. We must find ways to educate more of our low-income and minority students—in a cost-effective manner—and ensure that they graduate with the ability to meet changing workforce demands.
Lumina Foundation for Education, a private, Indianapolis-based foundation with about $1.4 billion in assets, pursues the mission of expanding student access to and success in education beyond high school. Since its founding in August 2000, Lumina has made grants totaling more than $250 million.
An increasing portion of Lumina's resources is devoted to the Foundation's three major initiatives: Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count; KnowHow2GO, a college-access campaign; and Making Opportunity Affordable: Reinvesting in College Access and Success.
