Press Releases

The Mind Trust Releases Bold Plan for Transforming IPS

12/18/2011
The Mind Trust releases a bold new plan for transforming IPS.


The Mind Trust Announces $3.5 million Gift from Lilly Endowment to Expand Teach For America and The

11/11/2011
The Mind Trust is pleased to announce a $3.5 million gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support Teach For America and The New Teacher Project, two high-impact education human capital programs in Indianapolis. Lilly Endowment’s investment will enable these two organizations to recruit, train and place as many as 350 teachers and leaders in Indianapolis classrooms. Nearly 33,000 students will benefit.


The Mind Trust Announces Winners of National Education Innovation Case Competition

11/4/2011
The Mind Trust and Kellogg School of Management awarded the 3rd annual Education Innovation Case Competition first place award and $2,000 prize to the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Second place was awarded to Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.


CEE-Trust receives grant from Gates Foundation

10/17/2011
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based non-profit that supports education innovation and reform, was awarded a $500,000 grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in support of The Mind Trust's Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust (CEE-Trust) initiative, a growing network of 18 city-based non-profits, foundations, and mayors’ offices committed to promoting entrepreneurial education solutions to some of the country’s toughest education challenges.


The Mind Trust announces Charter School Incubator

10/8/2011
The Mind Trust launches its Charter School Incubator to build the nation's best charter school networks in Indianapolis.


The OneAmerica Foundation, Inc. announces $500,000 for The Mind Trust

10/3/2011
The OneAmerica Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce its largest contribution ever to support K-12 public education initiatives. The Foundation is making a $100,000 contribution to The Mind Trust in 2011 and will consider additional annual contributions of $100,000 in each of the next four years (2012 through 2015) for a total gift of $500,000. The OneAmerica Foundation is the charitable arm of OneAmerica Financial Partners, Inc.


IU Health Invests $100K in The Mind Trust’s Grow What Works campaign

9/1/2011
IndyHub and Lacy Leadership Association are partnering with The Mind Trust and Indiana University Health to engage young professionals in solving our city’s most vexing public education challenge. This unique partnership will allow attendees the opportunity to direct funds from Indiana University Health’s $100,000 investment to The Mind Trust’s Grow What Works Campaign to the most promising, highest-impact education reform organizations in Indianapolis.


VP Sarah Moore accepted into the prestigious Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership series class XXXVI

7/15/2011
Sarah Moore, Vice President of Strategic Growth Initiatives, will have the opportunity to advance her community leadership interests as a member of Class XXXVI of the Stanley K. Lacy Executive Leadership Series.


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