Lumina Foundation for Education Inc
Indianapolis, IN · EIN 35-1813228. Reported 1,454 grants totalling $176.8M to 787 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$15,000median grant
$176.8Mgranted, 2021-2024
787organizations funded
40%of grantees funded again the next year
$1.5Bassets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Lumina Foundation for Education Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $140,000; the smallest was $80 and the largest $2,508,511. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
All 787 recipients appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which this organization received money -- the clearest signal of who this foundation actually has a relationship with.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbaud Giving Fund | Charleston, SC | $8,441,229 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | Sacramento, CA | $5,207,200 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $4,900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Complete College America | Indianapolis, IN | $3,204,700 | 14 | 4 | 2024 |
| New America Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,924,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Century Foundation Inc the | New York, NY | $2,920,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Research Foundation of State University of New York | Albany, NY | $2,908,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Strategy Group | Chevy Chase, MD | $2,699,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Skills Coalition | Washington, DC | $2,500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| US Chamber of Commerce Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,360,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $2,291,826 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $1,885,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| State Higher Education Executive Officers | Boulder, CO | $1,825,000 | 10 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Student Clearinghouse Research Center | Herndon, VA | $1,754,700 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers | Washington, DC | $1,697,500 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Behavioral Ideas Lab Inc | New York, NY | $1,616,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado Community College System Foundation the | Denver, CO | $1,540,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Fund for Workforce Solutions | Washington, DC | $1,504,657 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ithaka SR | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Council on Education | Washington, DC | $1,455,500 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Community College System | Richmond, VA | $1,400,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Education Writers Association | Washington, DC | $1,325,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban Institute the | Washington, DC | $1,295,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Research Foundation of CUNY | New York, NY | $1,264,400 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Higher Learning Advocates | Washington, DC | $1,260,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aspen Institute the | Washington, DC | $1,236,000 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Research for Action | Philadelphia, PA | $1,125,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | $1,120,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ditchley Foundation the | Chipping Norton | $1,105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Texas System the | Austin, TX | $1,100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Washington, DC | $1,073,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | $1,071,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Corporation for a Skilled Workforce | Hartland, MI | $1,070,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Student Clearinghouse Research Center | Herndon, DC | $1,007,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Louisiana Community and Technical College System Foundation | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mdrc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Office of Comm College Research and Leadership - Ui | Champaign, IL | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State Center Community College District | Fresno, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Capital B News Inc | New York, NY | $950,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Community Colleges System Office | Raleigh, NC | $940,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Excelencia in Education Inc | Washington, DC | $935,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Indiana University the | Bloomington, IN | $931,500 | 7 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for College Access and Success the | Oakland, CA | $925,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Unidosus | Washington, DC | $900,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Institutes for Research | Arlington, VA | $897,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities | Washington, DC | $897,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Association of Community College Trustees | Washington, DC | $894,900 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Multiplier | San Francisco, CA | $865,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campaign for College Opportunity | Los Angeles, CA | $860,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Second Nature Inc | Cambridge, MA | $854,808 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hechinger Report the | New York, NY | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jobs to Move America | Los Angeles, CA | $800,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Washington Monthly Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $800,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Board of Regents | Baton Rouge, LA | $780,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for American Progress | Washington, DC | $765,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Achieving the Dream Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $757,800 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Young Invincibles | Washington, DC | $754,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Postsecondary National Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $751,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Journalism Project Inc | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Illinois Board of Higher Education | Springfield, IL | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Northern Arizona University Foundation | Flagstaff, AZ | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the California State University | Long Beach, CA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Illinois Community College Board | Springfield, IL | $745,200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Third Way Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $745,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas Community College Education Initiative | Austin, TX | $725,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| American University | Washington, DC | $720,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Conversation US Inc | Waltham, MA | $715,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Campus Compact | Boston, MA | $712,500 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Competency-Based Education Network | Franklin, TN | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edsource | Oakland, CA | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free Press Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Radio Exchange | Minneapolis, MN | $700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | $698,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pen America | New York, NY | $687,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Association of State Colleges and Universities | Washington, DC | $675,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| John N Gardner Institute | Brevard, NC | $670,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| WGBH Educational Foundation | Boston, MA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Monthly Corporation | Washington, DC | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Trust Inc the | Washington, DC | $625,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| PBS Newshour Productions | Arlington, VA | $625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Association of American Colleges and Universities | Washington, DC | $610,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Coastal Enterprises Inc | Brunswick, ME | $601,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Hawaii Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $575,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alabama Possible | Birmingham, AL | $570,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce | Indianapolis, IN | $557,500 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hope Center for College Community and Justice - Temple University | Philadephia, PA | $550,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Campus Media Inc | Washington DC, IN | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA | $520,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Denver, CO | $515,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| George Washington Institute of Public Policy | Washington, DC | $507,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of California - Davis | Davis, CA | $505,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Northwest Central Indiana Community Partnerships Inc | West Lafayette, IN | $501,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Institutes for Research | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ccf Community Initiatives Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Student Legal Defense Network | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Office of Community College Research and Leadership Univeristy of Illinois | Champaign, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Roadtrip Nation | Costa Mesa, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| San Diego State University Research Foundation | San Diego, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia State University Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $485,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Data Quality Campaign Inc | Washington, DC | $480,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Equal Measure | Philadelphia, PA | $474,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington University | St Louis, MO | $474,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Cambridge, MA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Education Trust Inc the | Atlanta, GA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association for College Admission Counseling | Arlington, VA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Seattle Foundation the | Seattle, WA | $450,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California the | Oakland, CA | $440,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Naleo Educational Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| SUNY Impact Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $425,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota State System | St Paul, MN | $418,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Inc | Washington, DC | $415,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Association of Student Personnel Administrators | Washington, DC | $406,750 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Border Network for Human Rights | El Paso, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Candid | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community College Research Center | New York, NY | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Equity Research Cooperative | Philadelphia, PA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc | Maryville, TN | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Student Organizing Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Central Florida Foundation | Orlando, FL | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of North Carolina System | Chapel Hill, NC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington Student Achievement Council | Olympia, WA | $400,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Ditchley Foundation | New York, NY | $395,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple University - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Philadephia, PA | $390,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for College Completion | Chicago, IL | $375,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council for Opportunity in Education | Washington, DC | $370,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $370,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness | Arlington, VA | $364,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Madison, WI | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Racial Equity in Education | Charlotte, NC | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chalkbeat Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James B Hunt JR Institute for Educational Leadership and Policy Foundatio | Cary, NC | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lawyers for Good Government Inc | Houston, TX | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ohio Department of Higher Education | Columbus, OH | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Volcker Alliance Inc | New York, NY | $350,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | $335,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Steve Fund the | Providence, RI | $331,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Higher Education Policy | Washington, DC | $330,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vip Consortium Inc | Atlanta, GA | $330,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Advance Illinois | Chicago, IL | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Campus Media Inc Institute for Nonprofit News | Washington DC, CA | $325,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Council for Workforce Education | Santa Rosa, CA | $320,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Higher Education Foundation | Austin, TX | $315,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $310,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Negro College Fund | Fairfax, VA | $309,700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | F Paris Cedix | $305,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth City State University | Elizabeth City, NC | $301,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Johnson C Smith University | Charlotte, NC | $301,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Winston-Salem State University | Winstonsalem, NC | $301,500 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University | Carbondale, IL | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Civic News Company | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Services Society of New York | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Independent Sector | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| James B Hunt JR Institute for Edu Leadership and Policy Fdn | Cary, NC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Miami University | Oxford, OH | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Humanities Center | St Paul, MN | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| NAACP Legal Defense Fund | New York, NY | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Legal Aid and Defender Association | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York University (marron Institute) | Brooklyn, NY | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California - Merced | Merced, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shaw University | Raleigh, NC | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bipartisan Policy Center Inc | Washington, DC | $292,019 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Migration Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $281,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smithsonian (museum of the American Latino) | Washington, DC | $275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $270,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Leadership Conference Education Fund the | Washington, DC | $265,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| New England Commission of Higher Education | Wakefield, MA | $260,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $255,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $255,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wasc Senior College and University Commission | Alameda, CA | $254,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College of Eastern Idaho | Idaho Falls, ID | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community College of Rhode Island Foundation | Lincoln, RI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| County College of Morris Foundation | Randolph, NJ | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwill Foundation of Central and Southern Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Great Falls College - Montana State University | Great Falls, MT | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Higher Learning Commission | Chicago, IL | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Area Technical College | Madison, WI | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Markup News Inc | New York, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northwest-Shoals Community College | Muscle Shoals, AL | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ohio State University the | Columbus, OH | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Agenda Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Quality Education for Minorities Network | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Schott Foundation for Public Education the | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples Inc | Arcata, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Tribune the | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Louis Regional Public Media Inc | St Louis, MO | $249,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Association of System Heads | Adelphi, MD | $235,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Colorado Department of Higher Education | Denver, CO | $231,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | Washington, DC | $230,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minnesota Education Equity Partnership | St Paul, MN | $221,400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Civic Nation | Washington, DC | $220,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ivy Tech Foundation | Indianapolis, IN | $215,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Media Impact Funders Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $215,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Public Integrity the | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Memorial Community Development Corporation | Evansville, IN | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Veterans Education Success | Washington, DC | $210,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Denver Education Attainment Network | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Commission of the States | Denver, CO | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Education Reform Now Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Flanner House of Indianapolis Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fundacion Comunitaria De Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Linked Learning Alliance | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College Inc | Weston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Minnesota State Colleges and Universities | St Paul, MN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation & Development (oecd) | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Phi Theta Kappa Foundation | Jackson, MS | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project on Predatory Student Lending Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern Education Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| State of Idaho Board of Education | Boise, ID | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Student Borrower Protection Center | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Indianapolis Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Veterans Education Success | Chevy Chase, MD | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Education Inc | Boston, MA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $195,800 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franklin College of Indiana | Franklin, IN | $195,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Common Application Inc | Arlington, VA | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Boston, MA | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Minnesota Office of Higher Education | St Paul, MN | $184,966 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Congregation of Holy Cross US Province | Norte Dame, IN | $180,750 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Investigative Reporters and Editors | Columbia, MO | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $180,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization | Paris Sp | $180,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Council on Postsecondary Education | Frankfort, KY | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council | Indianapolis, IN | $175,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trellis Strategies | Round Rock, TX | $174,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guam Community College | Barrigada | $165,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Upwardly Global | New York, NY | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bismarck State College | Bismarck, ND | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Blackhawk Technical College | Janesville, WI | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Center for Law and Social Policy | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Wyoming College Foundation | Riverton, WY | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clackamas Community College | Oregon City, OR | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Clean Power Institute | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College | Cloquet, MN | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Free Press | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Indian Hills Community College | Ottumwa, IA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Institute for Citizens and Scholars the | Princeton, NJ | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Linn-Benton Community College Foundation | Albany, OR | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National College Advising Corps Inc | Chapel Hill, NC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
297 of 787 (38%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 40%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Blackbaud Giving Fund
To support Lumina's 2023-2024 Gift Programs through the Blackbaud Giving Fund. - Georgetown University
To examine attainment challenges to meet the needs of the modern workforce. - Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
To support the Prioritizing Adult Community College Enrollment initiative for community college participation. - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation
To support two statewide Talent Pipeline Management Academies with community college partners. - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
To assist state community college systems in developing strategic enrollment management plans. - Education Strategy Group
To lead the coordination and technical advisory capacity of the state Credential As You Go network
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 940 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 425 | $57.7M | $7,500 |
| 2022 | 337 | $33.9M | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 335 | $55.2M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 357 | $30.0M | $12,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Lumina Foundation for Education Inc has 29 of them, worth $6,084,200. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $900,000 |
| Office of Comm College Research and Leadership - Ui | Champaign, IL | $500,000 |
| Education Strategy Group | Chevy Chase, MD | $401,500 |
| Rutgers the State University of New Jersey | New Brunswick, NJ | $350,000 |
| Open Campus Media Inc | Washington, DC | $275,000 |
| George Washington Institute of Public Policy | Washington, DC | $257,000 |
| National Student Clearinghouse Research Center | Herndon, VA | $254,700 |
| State Higher Education Executive Officers | Boulder, CO | $230,000 |
| Regents of the University of California - Irvine | Irvine, CA | $230,000 |
| American Institutes for Research | Washington, DC | $222,800 |
| Research Foundation of CUNY | New York, NY | $204,700 |
| Research Foundation of State University of New York | Albany, NY | $200,000 |
| Community College Research Center | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Colorado Community College System Foundation the | Denver, CO | $175,000 |
| Quality Education for Minorities Network | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 26% of this one's giving went to organizations in District of Columbia. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in District of Columbia.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lumina Foundation for Education Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 820 Massachusetts Ave Suite 1390, Indianapolis, IN, 46204. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 35-1813228 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded, which is the best available predictor of who it will fund next -- and a much better basis for deciding whether to write to them than a mission statement.
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.