Lumina Foundation Evaluation
Lumina Foundation places a high value on evaluation. We support evaluation efforts that look closely at our work and the work of our grantees to answer the questions: What have we learned? What works? What's next? We also support evaluation that looks closely at our own work to help us learn how we can better advance our mission and serve our grantees. Although grantee perceptions are not definitive evidence of a foundation’s end social impact, they can be helpful in assessing a foundation’s overall performance and progress.
- Opinion Leader Survey Highlights — This 2007 evaluation examines how opinion leaders in postsecondary access and success and philanthropy perceive Lumina Foundation's performance and organizational effectiveness. (July 2007)
- Lumina Foundation Lessons: Places — and faces — that foster student success — See what our grantees have learned in their efforts to increase persistence rates among first- and second-year students on 15 campuses in Indiana. (Spring 2007)
- Grantee Perception Report — This 2006 survey provides comparative data on grantee perceptions of Foundation performance on a variety of dimensions. (July 2006)
- Results and Reflections: An Evaluation Brief — This brief explores Lumina Foundation's early efforts to learn more about student retention. (April 2006)
- Opinion Leader Survey Highlights — This 2005 evaluation examines how opinion leaders in postsecondary access and success and philanthropy perceive Lumina Foundation's performance. (July 2005)
- Grantee Perception Report — How is Lumina Foundation perceived by its grantees? This 2005 survey provides comparative data on grantee perceptions of Foundation performance on a variety of dimensions. (July 2005)
