The Mind Trust Inc.

“Line 11b the mind trust's form 990 and all related schedules, statements and attachments are reviewed and approved by the finance and audit committee and the full board of directors prior to filing the returns with the irs.”

“Line 12c the mind trust's conflict of interest policy covers all employees, officers, and directors of the mind trust. The mind trust's board of directors is responsible for oversight of all disclosures or failures to disclose conflicts of interest and for taking appropriate action in the case of any actual or potential conflict of interest transaction. The mind trust's director of finance and operations reviews the annual conflict of interest disclosure forms completed by employees, directors and officers of the mind trust's board of directors, and as necessary, the mind trust's outside counsel, in determining if a conflict exists. If an employee, officer or director has a conflict, he or she is excluded from deliberations and decisions related to the issue.”

“Annually, the mind trust's compensation committee requests the ceo complete a written self-assessment and provide the self- assessment to the compensation committee. The compensation committee requests feedback from current and/or recent employees, as well as other board members, as appropriate on an anonymous basis to solicit their individual input on the ceo's performance. The compensation committee confers to determine performance feedback as well as any changes to the ceo to relay that feedback and any compensation change. The compensation committee communicates the process and outcome to the board of directors and sends written notification to the mind trust's administration of any adjustment in compensation, effective july 1, of any given year.”

“In april and may of 2021, the mind trust conducted a compensation study for the highly compensated employees included on part vii of the 990.”

“The mind trust, inc. Makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements, as applicable, available to the public upon written request made to the attention of its ceo and received at its corporate office.”

“The mind trust's mission is to provide every indianapolis student access to an excellent education by amplifying the power of neighborhoods and communities to lead education change, supporting schools to grow and excel in a thriving education ecosystem, and disrupting systemic racism in education. The mind trust strives to ensure indianapolis is a city where every child has access to an excellent education, in pursuit of a day when race and income are no longer predictors of life outcomes by tripling the number of students within indianapolis public schools geography who are academically proficient by 2027. Using 2021 as a baseline, the mind trust's overarching goal is to ensure that at least three times as many students are academically proficient by 2027. The mind trust executes on this goal by continuously pursuing racial equity; ensuring students have access to high-quality schools and educators; empowering families and communities; and sustaining a strong education landscape in indianapolis.”

“The mind trust operates three incubators - the innovation school fellowship, the charter school fellowship, and the education entrepreneur fellowship - that help grow high quality public schools and education nonprofits in indianapolis. The innovation school fellowship helps launch innovation network schools, autonomous public schools within the indianapolis public schools, the city's largest school district, and the mind trust's educator empowerment awards help high-performing schools convert to innovation network school status. Through its charter school fellowship, the mind trust helps launch or expand excellent public charter schools, autonomous schools that operate independently of the school district and are free from many state regulations, allowing them to be more innovative and flexible in the classroom. The education entrepreneur fellowship launches innovative, high-quality nonprofit education organizations that address specific challenges facing local schools and students. The mind trust amplifies the voices of communities to advocate for educational equity and change by establishing and enhancing partnerships with community members and organizations to address barriers for marginalized students. To support and engage the community, the mind trust awards school community partnership investments to increase partnerships between k-12 public schools, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and churches in indianapolis. The mind trust also hosts community conversations, education tours, and other events to expose indianapolis leaders and stakeholders to the issues facing public schools in indianapolis. The mind trust is committed to a constant pursuit of racial equity with a focus on eliminating the predictability of race in determining a student's academic success. This focus and commitment are integrated throughout the mind trust's priorities given its central impact on student learning. The mind trust offers indianapolis equity cohorts, with separate tracks for schools and school networks and nonprofits that allow participants to examine bias in staff hiring and retention practices, and build capacity to lead their organizations' diversity, equity, and inclusion work. The mind trust also works to maintain and strengthen the conditions for student success through policy, advocacy, effective system-level solutions, and collaboration within the education sector. The mind trust is a funding intermediary and local champion for entrepreneurial education ventures in indianapolis.”

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