About the Venture Fund

Introducing The Venture Fund.

We created the Venture Fund to help recruit top national education reform programs to Indianapolis. We have invested over $5 million to bring Teach For America, College Summit, The New Teacher Project, Stand for Children, and Diploma Plus to Indianapolis. We are uniquely positioned to expand these programs in Indianapolis and recruit other highly successful entrepreneurial education organizations. The power of the Venture Fund is that it is bringing to Indianapolis the nation’s most successful entrepreneurial organizations – those that have already established a remarkable track record of success.

“Too many talented kids are denied the opportunity to fulfill their promise because our schools don't effectively serve them. Education entrepreneurs attack problems at their roots and transform the system, which is why I am so excited by The Mind Trust's Fellowship.”

– Kevin Johnson, Mayor, City of Sacramento, CA and former NBA All-Star