News Release
October 30, 2007
Lumina Foundation for Education Announces Third-quarter Grants
Indianapolis—Lumina Foundation for Education awarded more than $16.8 million in the third quarter of 2007 to 47 organizations in 19 states and the District of Columbia to help increase college access and student success.
"We need to have a better educated workforce, one that will help our nation continue to prosper," said Martha D. Lamkin, president and chief executive officer of Lumina Foundation. "More students need to know, understand and pursue the path to higher education. Through the work of our grantees, college can become a reality for more students, and we can make high-quality college education more affordable and available."
During the third quarter, Lumina allocated more than $6.3 million of the quarter's $16.8 million to the Foundation's three major initiatives: KnowHow2GO ($3.03 million), a college-access campaign; Making Opportunity Affordable: Reinvesting in College Access and Success ($2.45 million); and Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count ($878,600).
The 47 grants approved during the quarter are listed below by state:
CALIFORNIACampaign for College Opportunity (Oakland)—$400,000 to fund general operations of the Campaign for College Opportunity, a bipartisan, statewide advocacy organization that has a mission to increase college access and success in California.
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (San Jose)—$400,000 to develop a plan to continue the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education for four more years.
Orangewood Children's Foundation (Santa Ana)—$10,000 to enhance the commitment of postsecondary institutions that provide programs and services to former foster youth by coordinating a third National Convening of Postsecondary Support programs.
Southern California Collaborative for College Access (Los Angeles) $200,000 to implement the KnowHow2GO campaign in Los Angeles.
WestEd (San Francisco)—$478,600 to support the Achieving the Dream initiative.
COLORADONational Conference of State Legislatures (Denver)—$267,000 to increase awareness among legislators about issues and strategies related to improving higher education affordability and access.
National Scholarship Providers Association (Denver)—$10,000 to support the 2007 National Scholarship Providers Association conference.
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (Boulder)—$755,100 to help states identify their adult-ready population and create a collegiate environment that supports adult learners' unique needs.
CONNECTICUTConnecticut Association of Professional Financial Aid Administrators, Inc. (Manchester)—$4,500 to conduct planning for a 2008 College Goal Sunday event in Connecticut.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAAchieve, Inc.—$597,300 to develop and disseminate a one-stop, web-based toolkit to support higher education leaders.
American Association of Community Colleges—$400,000 to support the participation of selected community colleges in Arkansas and Massachusetts in the Achieving the Dream initiative.
American Council on Education—$1,401,300 to implement the national ground campaign as a complement to the KnowHow2GO media campaign.
The Education Trust, Inc.—$1,000,000 to focus higher education on improving student access and success by engaging in public advocacy.
The Education Trust, Inc.—$2,459,600 to serve as a partner in the Making Opportunity Affordable initiative by working with members of the National Association of System Heads to produce improvements in student access and success.
Education Writers Association—$247,500 to increase the depth and sophistication of news coverage of higher education issues nationwide.
Education Writers Association—$2,500 to help connect Education Writers Association officials with potential foundation funders with an interest in its mission to train journalists covering education.
Institute for Higher Education Policy—$279,300 to conduct original research and analysis of higher education ranking systems.
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators—$589,500 to fund ongoing management of College Goal Sunday.
GEORGIAHelping Teens Succeed, Inc. (Atlanta)—$243,000 to provide operating support for a limited time until the organization can develop sustainable funding sources.
ILLINOISThe Communications Network (Naperville)—$5,000 to sponsor The Communication Network's annual conference in Miami.
University of Illinois Board of Trustees (Champaign)—$899,300 to support the establishment of the Transfer Experience and Advising Mentors program which will create a model to increase attainment of bachelors degrees by underserved students from the Illinois Community College System.
INDIANACentral Indiana Community Foundation (Indianapolis)—$785,400 to fund academic and college preparatory programs through the Summer Youth Program Fund.
The Central Indiana Educational Service Center (Indianapolis)—$100,000 to evaluate the effectiveness, value and potential of the programs and practices funded through Lumina's Twenty-first Century Retention grant program.
Learn More Indiana (Indianapolis)—$300,000 to support the KnowHow2GO ground campaign in Indiana.
Marion County Commission on Youth, Inc. (Indianapolis)—$90,800 to create a user-friendly database of youth development, academic enrichment and college-access programs.
Metropolitan School District of Perry Township (Indianapolis)—$15,700 to develop a transferable curriculum model for middle and high schools that supports the four steps promoted by the KnowHow2GO campaign.
Purdue University (West Lafayette)—$26,100 to document information about dual enrollment and International Baccalaureate credits transferring from high school to college in Indiana.
University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis)—$298,700 to study institutional and state policies that affect Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and dual-credit courses in Indiana.
KENTUCKYThe Collaborative for Teaching and Learning (Louisville)—$124,000 to expand the Kentucky Community College Content Literacy Project.
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (Frankfort)—$499,100 to implement the media and ground components of the KnowHow2GO campaign in Kentucky.
LOUISIANABaton Rouge Community College (Baton Rouge)—$225,000 to increase student success by implementing strategies that improve persistence and graduation rates.
Bossier Parish Community College Foundation (Bossier City)—$225,000 to increase student success by implementing strategies that improve persistence and graduation rates.
MAINESenator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute (Portland) $375,000 to implement electronic outreach and online components of the KickStart Maine campaign.
MASSACHUSETTSThe Center for Effective Philanthropy, Inc. (Cambridge)—$60,000 to examine how foundations can provide effective support for grantees beyond funding.
MICHIGANMichigan State University (East Lansing)—$40,000 to include Alabama in the multi-state analysis to examine the role public Historically Black Colleges and Universities play in access and attainment for African-American students.
University of Michigan Regents (Ann Arbor)—$51,300 to support a national dialogue on immigration and higher education.
MISSOURIThe Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia)—$253,000 to examine applied baccalaureate degree programs in the United States to evaluate the degree's effectiveness in increasing the number of adult learners with the baccalaureate degree.
MONTANAStudent Assistance Foundation of Montana (Helena)—$50,000 to continue support for College Goal Sunday through 2010.
NORTH DAKOTAUniversity of Mary (Bismarck)—$150,000 to implement College Goal Sunday from 2008 to 2010.
NEW YORKCouncil for Aid to Education, Inc. (New York)—$1,492,000 to support Lumina's Longitudinal Study of the Collegiate Learning Assessment which is developing measures of the effectiveness of higher education institutions in increasing the learning outcomes of students, especially low-income students and students of color.
OHIOOn Point for College, Inc. (Syracuse)—$100,000 to expand the retention strategy for underserved students enrolled in a variety of postsecondary institutions.
National College Access Network, Inc. (Cleveland)—$89,300 to develop and host a KnowHow2GO meeting following the National College Access Network's national conference.
Ohio College Access Network (Columbus)—$150,000 to expand the work of the KnowHow2GO ground campaign with additional resources for direct service organizations.
OREGONGrantmakers for Education (Portland)—$10,000 to support two programs to build the skills of education grantmakers.
PENNSYLVANIAOMG Center for Collaborative Learning (Philadelphia)—$26,400 to extend the McCabe evaluation through 2008 to complete the longitudinal analysis of the current cohort of grantees.
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)—$649,200 to analyze, disseminate and engage six different institutions in implementing strategies and findings as identified by the National Black Male College Achievement Study.
TEXASTexas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (Austin)—$5,000 to support the TACHE statewide conference in February 2008.
About Lumina Foundation
Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis-based, private foundation, strives to help people achieve their potential by expanding access to and success in education beyond high school. Through grants for research, innovation, communication and evaluation, as well as policy education and leadership development, Lumina Foundation addresses issues that affect access and educational attainment among all students, particularly underserved student groups such as minorities, first-generation college-goers, students from low-income families and working adults. The Foundation bases its mission on the belief that postsecondary education remains one of the most beneficial investments that individuals can make in themselves and that a society can make in its people.
For more information, contact Kevin Corcoran, Media and Policy Communication Director, at 317.951.5493, or Dianna L. Boyce, Communication Associate, at 317.951.5116.
