America's Heartland

Indiana is a place filled with real people dealing with real issues. It is a place filled with mothers trying to find the best schools for their children. It is a place filled with families trying to keep up their homes on streets filled with foreclosures. It is a place of small business owners who are fighting to make a profit through a slumping economy.

From our seat in downtown Indianapolis, we have a unique angle to view our neighbors—men and women who are banding together to solve some of society’s most stubborn problems with ingenuity and grit. By creating a meeting place, we find ways to bring together these society-changers and help them turn their best ideas into real solutions.

Read about our innovative projects in the categories below.

Research Areas

Fiscal Policy
Learning from Indiana's laboratory of state finance reform
Ronald Reagan
A Midwestern Man
Crime and Justice
Identifying practices that will reduce crime and restore justice
Economic Development
Assuring the future prosperity and vitality of Indiana communities
Education Reform
Reinventing America's Schools
Indiana and the World
A global state in an increasingly globalized society
Neighborhood Revitalization
Rebuilding Indianapolis' Near Eastside