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Lumina Foundation for Education: all 1,029 grants

Largest first · $119.1M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview

$185,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2023
To provide operational support to the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership.
$185,000
Rutgers the State University of New Jersey · New Brunswick, NJ · 2023
To serve as the central hub to disseminate data and research on noncredit education.
$180,000
American Association of Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the rollout of Democracy Re/Designed and support IDHE's transition to AAC&U
$180,000
Data Quality Campaign · Washington, DC · 2024
To elevate the use of state longitudinal data systems in automating admissions processes and to provide TA to Great Admissions Redesign grantees
$180,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
To enhance the design of college promise programs to foster greater effectiveness and success outcomes
$180,000
Franklin College of Indiana · Franklin, IN · 2022
To support the expansion of TheStatehouseFile.com's public policy reporting in Indiana.
$175,000
Partnership for College Completion · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support community engagement and strategic communications related to equitable higher education policy in Illinois.
$175,000
Colorado Community College System Foundation the · Denver, CO · 2022
To support Colorado community colleges participation in Innovative Credentials to Associates Network to increase adult learner of color completion.
$174,800
Trellis Strategies · Round Rock, TX · 2024
To develop solutions for improving college participation and student success among transportation-challenged students at community colleges.
$170,000
Minnesota Office of Higher Education · St Paul, MN · 2023
To expand Minnesota's direct admissions program and develop a standardized financial aid letter
$156,800
Steve Fund the · Providence, RI · 2024
To poll students about their perceptions of campus climate and the impact on their mental health.
$155,000
New York University (Marron Institute) · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
To support a book on the crumbling American promise to provide college opportunity for all.
$150,000
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University · Tempe, AZ · 2024
To support strategy and implementation planning for the University Innovation Alliance.
$150,000
Capital B News · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support to a nonprofit news organization that's strengthening the local news ecosystem nationally.
$150,000
Center for Racial Equity in Education · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To support CREED to elevate policy to improve opportunities for students attending North Carolina's ten Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NC10).
$150,000
Clean Power Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To pilot a community college training program for wind technicians.
$150,000
Equity Research Cooperative · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To launch research projects and build coalitions to create actionable evidence for college affordability, including the free college and student debt relief movement.
$150,000
Free Press · Washington, DC · 2024
To provide general operating support for a nonpartisan nonprofit that strengthens local news through public policy education.
$150,000
New England Commission of Higher Education · Wakefield, MA · 2024
To build on the work of the Lumina-funded NECHE Taskforce on Non-Credit Credential Recognition by piloting the use of a new Non-Credit quality assurance framework at 4-6 member and non-member institutions.
$150,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
To support efforts of the Census Equity Initiative encouraging people to complete the American Community Survey.
$150,000
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College Foundation · Burlington, VT · 2024
To support the expansion of SUNY's student reporting programs that bolster local news coverage.
$150,000
Urban Institute the · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the development of a set of community impact measures that demonstrate community colleges' social value
$150,000
Washington Monthly Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To support research on public policy solutions for local news sustainability.
$150,000
Washington Student Achievement Council · Olympia, WA · 2024
To plan for a proactive admissions process that ties in financial aid eligibility
$150,000
Bismarck State College · Bismarck, ND · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
Blackhawk Technical College · Janesville, WI · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
Central Wyoming College Foundation · Riverton, WY · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
College of Eastern Idaho · Idaho Falls, ID · 2023
To support marketing and brand-building efforts around increased enrollment of adult learners.
$150,000
Community College of Rhode Island Foundation · Lincoln, RI · 2023
To support brand-building efforts through the built environment to increase the engagement and enrollment of adult learners.
$150,000
County College of Morris Foundation · Randolph, NJ · 2023
To support marketing and brand-building efforts around the increased enrollment of adult learners.
$150,000
Great Falls College - Montana State University · Great Falls, MT · 2023
To support marketing, brand-building, and digital access efforts and ultimately increase enrollment of adult learners.
$150,000
Guam Community College · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
Institute for Citizens and Scholars the · Princeton, NJ · 2023
To support the Citizen Preparation Assessment Working Group.
$150,000
Iowa Lakes Community College · Estherville, IA · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
Madison Area Technical College · Madison, WI · 2023
To improve knowledge and develop sustainable strategies to implement data informed adult student enrollment efforts.
$150,000
Northwest-Shoals Community College · Muscle Shoals, AL · 2023
To support marketing and brand-building efforts to ultimately increase enrollment of adult learners.
$150,000
Quality Education for Minorities Network · Washington, DC · 2023
To develop a framework for Indigenous student success
$150,000
Regents of the University of California - Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
To build a repository of data and evidence for interventions to support mental health in student populations.
$150,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the newsgathering rights of journalists and news organizations in Indiana through legal resources and training.
$150,000
South Piedmont Community College Foundation · Polkton, NC · 2023
To support community colleges in improving their capacity to engage and enroll potential students through enhanced digital presence, mobile design and accessibility.
$150,000
Student Organizing · Boston, MA · 2023
To support Student PIRGs' training, education, and federal advocacy efforts.
$150,000
Aspen Institute the · Washington, DC · 2022
To pilot new policies, practices and programs that support the success of students of color who are also parents at MSIs.
$150,000
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities · Washington, DC · 2022
To support development of navigation/recruitment strategies and comprehensive student success pathways for adults of color pursuing BA degrees.
$150,000
Hechinger Institute On Education and the Media · New York, NY · 2022
To build operations and engagement capacity for a national nonprofit newsroom covering higher learning.
$150,000
Ithaka Sr · New York, NY · 2022
To evaluate the Northeast Ohio Compact on debt forgiveness
$150,000
National Association for College Admission Counseling · Arlington, VA · 2022
To operationalize a new framework for promoting greater racial equity in enrollment and financial aid systems
$150,000
Northern Essex Community College Foundation · Haverhill, MA · 2022
To support the operational costs associated with the Massachusetts Community College Living Expenses Pilot Study.
$150,000
Steve Fund the · Providence, RI · 2022
To support The Steve Fund's programmatic expansion to HBCUs and MSIs.
$150,000
Unidosus · Washington, DC · 2022
To develop and launch a communications campaign centered on today's Latino/Hispanic students
$150,000
University of Texas System the · Austin, TX · 2022
To redesign student pathways to ensure equity.
$150,000
Upwardly Global · New York, NY · 2022
To support immigrant and refugee students into educational and career opportunities.
$148,500
Foundation for California Community Colleges · Sacramento, CA · 2022
To support California Community College System participation in Innovative Credentials to Associates Network to increase adult learner of color completion.
$145,000
Council for Adult and Experiential Learning · Chicago, IL · 2024
To provide technical assistance to the 5 HBCU Adult Learner Initiative institutions in North Carolina.
$140,000
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI · 2024
To support research on trusted messengers for local news in Indiana.
$140,000
National Center for Civic Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To support the Policy Strategy Session on Higher Education and Immigration (March 2025) and SUCCESS Convening (September 2025)
$135,000
University of Utah the · Salt Lake City, UT · 2022
To build a database of postsecondary education in prison programs and to evaluate Second Chance Pell sites.
$131,000
Aspen Institute the · Washington, DC · 2022
To plan for options on how to mobilize the higher education community to advance climate solutions
$130,000
Regents of the University of California - Davis · Davis, CA · 2024
To map community college enrollment patterns and course offerings in California.
$130,000
National Association of System Heads · Adelphi, MD · 2022
To implement the comprehensive Equity Action Framework with six state systems.
$125,000
Advance Illinois · Chicago, IL · 2024
To support Advance Illinois' efforts to educate the public about state-level policies that increase postsecondary attainment and improve outcomes.
$125,000
Afl-Cio Working for America Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
To develop and deploy a universally recognized advanced manufacturing certification program in partnership with community colleges in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Georgia.
$125,000
Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City, NC · 2024
To build the capacity to serve adult learners at HBCUs.
$125,000
Johnson C Smith University · Charlotte, NC · 2024
To build the capacity to serve adult learners at HBCUs.
$125,000
Shaw University · Raleigh, NC · 2024
To build the capacity to serve adult learners at HBCUs.
$125,000
Winston-Salem State University · Winstonsalem, NC · 2024
To build the capacity to serve adult learners at HBCUs.
$125,000
Vassar College · Poughkeepsie, NY · 2023
To identify and conduct research on positive deviants in four-year institutions
$125,000
Institute for Higher Education Policy · Washington, DC · 2022
To share broadly the stories of returning adult students who overcame barriers to finish college.
$125,000
Second Nature · Cambridge, MA · 2022
To produce a toolkit to center climate justice in postsecondary climate action plans
$124,100
Asante Art Institute of Indianapolis · Indianapolis, IN · 2022
To support the efforts of Asante art Institute of Indianapolis, INC.
$121,400
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership · St Paul, MN · 2022
To support MNEEP's efforts to inform the public about state-level policies that increase postsecondary attainment and improve outcomes for Black, Hispanic, Latino, Native American, and adult learners.
$120,000
International Center for Journalists · Washington, DC · 2024
To support a convening with international journalists to design an initiative on college campuses focused on advancing free expression and free press.
$120,000
Loyola University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023
To support a study on faculty and student perspectives on the intersections of equity, student success, and democratic engagement.
$110,000
America Achieves · New York, NY · 2023
To provide general operating support to America Achieves.
$110,000
Indiana Town Halls · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support a nonpartisan platform for civic engagement in democracy through interactive dialogue.
$110,000
New England Commission of Higher Education · Wakefield, MA · 2022
To support NECHE taskforce prototyping an addendum to current accreditation standards and evaluation process for quality assurance of non-credit programs and credentials.
$100,000
American Association of Colleges and Universities · Washington, DC · 2024
To plan for the launch of the Higher Education Democracy Initiative
$100,000
Catalyst Education · New Orleans, LA · 2024
To support the Higher Education Equity Network (HEEN) to convene leaders, lead sector-wide dialogue and develop research on postsecondary outcomes for Black, Latino/a, and Indigenous students.
$100,000
Christel House International · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To support the Christel House College and Careers program.
$100,000
Civic Nation · Washington, DC · 2024
To support the Change Collective Initiative.
$100,000
Civic News Company · New York, NY · 2024
To provide general operating support for the education news nonprofit Chalkbeat Indiana, a partner in the Indiana Local News Initiative.
$100,000
Council On Postsecondary Education · Frankfort, KY · 2024
To plan for the alignment of existing initiatives toward a simplified admissions process for Kentucky students
$100,000
Indiana Citizen Education Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To provide general operating support to a nonprofit news organization that provides nonpartisan coverage of elections and voting in Indiana.
$100,000
Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
To support the decarbonization efforts of the Los Angeles Unified School District through creation of training and certification pathways in the solar, infrastructure, and EV industries.
$100,000
Media Impact Funders · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
To support the 2025 and 2026 Media Impact Forum and Journalism Funders Network conferences.
$100,000
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership · St Paul, MN · 2024
To support MNEEP's efforts to provide education about state-level policies that increase equitable postsecondary attainment.
$100,000
National College Attainment Network · Washington, DC · 2024
To support NCAN's national digital communications campaign to increase FAFSA completion rates
$100,000
New School the · New York, NY · 2024
To support a design challenge around how community colleges in the South can become local news hubs.
$100,000
Office of Research Administration · Bloomington, IN · 2024
To leverage existing and future data from the NSSE Career & Workforce Preparation topical module.
$100,000
Pen America · New York, NY · 2024
To develop resources to support free speech in higher education
$100,000
President and Fellows of Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To help journalists understand and use research on higher education topics through The Journalist's Resource.
$100,000
Tennessee Board of Regents · Nashville, TN · 2024
to build capacity to digitally engage adult learners in support of participation.
$100,000
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta · Lawrenceville, GA · 2024
To support The Pivot Fund's effort to invest in BIPOC-led community news through funding, capacity building, training, and collaboration.
$100,000
The Indianapolis Foundation · Indianapolis, IN · 2024
To support The Indianapolis Foundation's Center for Racial Equity and Economic Opportunity initiative.
$100,000
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges · Washington, DC · 2023
To support the work of the AGB Higher Education as a Strategic Asset Council.
$100,000
Careervillage · Palo Alto, CA · 2023
To provide operational support for the CareerVillage, Inc. online community.
$100,000
Center for Effective Philanthropy the · Cambridge, MA · 2023
To provide operational support to the Center for Effective Philanthropy.
$100,000
Child Advocates · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To cover additional film production costs for "Old White Man Gets Woke."
$100,000
Clackamas Community College · Oregon City, OR · 2023
To continue to support website redesign efforts in support of adult student participation.
$100,000
Colorado Succeeds · Denver, CO · 2023
To support Colorado Succeeds' talent development policy research and advocacy efforts
$100,000
Complete College America · Indianapolis, IN · 2023
To support the creation of a stock photo archive that illustrates today's college students.