Lumina Foundation is a private, Indianapolis-based foundation with about $1.4 billion in assets.

Since its founding in August 2000, Lumina has made grants totaling more than $250 million.

[2][3] Lumina Foundation is a conversion foundation created in mid-2000 as USA Group, Inc., which sold most of its operating assets to the Student Loan Marketing Association, Inc. (Sallie Mae).

Proceeds from the sale established the USA Group Foundation with an endowment of $770M.

[4] Lumina's early grant making efforts provided start-up funding for three initiatives: Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count;[5] KnowHow2GO, a college-access campaign;[6] and College Productivity, formerly known as Making Opportunity Affordable.