Lumina Foundation for Education Announces Second-Quarter Grants

Indianapolis, July 27, 2009 — Lumina Foundation for Education awarded grants totaling more than $18.3 million in the second quarter of 2009. These grants went to 25 organizations in 10 states and the District of Columbia.

"Lumina's mission is directed toward a single, overarching big goal—to increase the percentage of Americans with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by the year 2025," said Jamie Merisotis, Lumina's president and chief executive officer. To reach that goal, Lumina and the nation must strategically direct attention to three critical outcomes: