Go Farther Literacy Fund

The Go Farther Literacy Fund is a program from The Mind Trust to fund solutions to help build critical literacy skills for students in Center Township. Awarded funds range from $150 to $5,000 and can be awarded to individual families or nonprofit organizations. Our hope is that this initiative will help Center Township families go farther through the power of literacy!

Literacy – the ability to read and write – is the foundation for educational success and an increased quality of life. We are looking for ideas that come from not only teachers, schools, and organizations but from parents and guardians in our community who are getting creative to help the children in their lives who attend a public school in Center Township. Learn more about awardees from 2023 and 2024. Also, check out a feature of round one recipient Center for Leadership Development’s Imani Book Club.

Projects serve K-12 students in Center Township who are considered high-need. High-need students include:

Students impacted by poverty
English Language Learners (ELL),
Foster youth
Youth experiencing homelessness/housing instability
Recent immigrants to the United States
Students with individualized education plans (IEPs) or 504 plans
Students who are academically below grade level

Projects should be have achievable goals and improve the literacy rates among students in Center Township.

The application is now closed.

Resources for families that support our community's literacy needs

A few ideas to get you started on your application

Create a program to include guest readers
Create a fun library at home or in an accessible space (Consider ordering books from Beyond Barcodes, Indy Reads, or Black World Schoolers)
We Are Teachers literacy idea page
Read Across America literacy idea page
Build a community library
Create a community book drive
Find a tutor to give your student extra learning support
Purchase a Kindle, laptop, etc.

Hear from members of The Mind Trust’s team and past awardees about what the Go Farther Literacy Fund is and the impact it is having throughout our community.

We are proud to have awarded $180,000 in Go Farther Literacy Funds to families and nonprofits since 2020. The majority of awards have gone to Indianapolis families.

The Go Farther Literacy Fund is an initiative of The Mind Trust and is modeled after Educate78’s and Energy Converters’: People’s Literacy Fund in Oakland, CA.

The Go Farther Literacy Fund is an initiative of The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit that invests in public education to transform lives in neighborhoods across Indianapolis. This fund is modeled after Educate78’s and Energy Converters’: People’s Literacy Fund in Oakland, CA.