World-class education for every child
Empowering students, educators, and communities in Indianapolis
The Mind Trust invests in public education to transform lives in neighborhoods across Indianapolis. We work toward a day when race and income are no longer predictors of life outcomes.
Our non-partisan goal is clear:
Ensuring Indianapolis is a city where every child has access to an excellent education, in pursuit of a day when race and income are no longer predictors of life outcomes by tripling the number of students within Indianapolis Public Schools geography who are academically proficient by 2027.
We believe
- Our education system has never effectively served Black, Latino, or low-income students.
- All children can excel with great teachers and school leaders who are empowered with the autonomy to innovate and make decisions at the school and classroom levels.
- Neighborhoods and communities most impacted by educational inequity must be the ones to drive systemic changes in our educational system.
Stories of impact

School Launch Fellows selected to replicate four high-performing charter school networks
The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, has selected six Indianapolis school leaders for the School Launch Fellowship, which provides proven leaders with one to two years of support to grow an existing charter school network. Leaders from Adelante Schools, Circle City Prep, Girls IN STEM Academy, and Purdue Polytechnic High School were selected for […]