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In this Sponsor Spotlight, we spoke with Jamie Merisotis of Lumina Foundation.
Tell us a bit about your organization?
Lumina Foundation was founded in August 2000 as an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. We envision higher learning that is easy to navigate, addresses racial injustice, and meets the nation’s talent needs through a broad range of credentials. We are working toward a system that prepares people for informed citizenship and success in a global economy. With an endowment of about $1.5 billion, Lumina is the largest philanthropy in the United States focused solely on increasing the proportion of Americans with learning beyond high school. The Foundation is working toward a goal of 60 percent of working-age people in the United States with college degrees, certificates, certifications, and other quality credentials by 2025. Our work is centered on people who are Black, Hispanic, Latino and Native American; those who are from low-income families; those who are the first in their families to participate in education or training after high school, and working-age adults.
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