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Official awards, program reports, and legislative testimony that document seven years of real operations.
September 26, 2022
"We are pleased to inform you that Mind Foundry Learning, Inc. has been selected for the MPS Community Based Learning, pending Board Approval and negotiations... We look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial working relation with Mind Foundry Learning, Inc."
Nevonia Rainwater
Director of Business Services
Minneapolis Public Schools
The FBI raided Mind Foundry on January 20, 2022. Eight months later, after evaluating the organization, Minneapolis Public Schools chose to award them another contract. MPS had every reason to investigate. They chose to continue the partnership.
Contracts and awards from government and institutional partners
Eight months AFTER the FBI raid (January 20, 2022), Minneapolis Public Schools awarded Mind Foundry another contract. MPS evaluated the organization and chose to continue the partnership.
We are pleased to inform you that Mind Foundry Learning, Inc. has been selected for the MPS Community Based Learning... We look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial working relation.
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Official testimony before the Minnesota state legislature
Mahad Ibrahim testified before the state legislature on House File 3879 requesting $200,000 for after-school STEM programming. Committee Chair praised the program. Representatives discussed scaling the model statewide.
Committee Chair: "I've had a meeting with one of your partners, and I'm just so impressed with this program... I think you're doing amazing things. I would love to take some of these classes." Detailed program documentation with student outcomes and assessment data
Contains named students with grades, verbatim pre-assessment answers in children's voices, post-assessment scores (82-91%), and photos of students in professional studio with green screen. This level of detail cannot be fabricated.
Curriculum explicitly aligned to Minnesota state standards. Contains named teacher (Kaylee), session structure, and links to actual student work products.
ELA 5.6.3.3 Write narratives and other creative textsELA 5.6.4.4 Produce clear and coherent writingELA 5.6.6.6 Use technology to produce and publish writingELA 5.8.8.8 Create multimedia work for specific purposeArts 4.1.2.2.1 Describe tools and techniques for media arts creationMedia Arts 4.1.3.2.2 Describe how media arts communicates meaningThird-party documentation of Mind Foundry's work
Mimi Ito, holding the MacArthur Foundation Chair at UC Irvine and chairing the MacArthur Connected Learning Research Network, wrote about the Mind Foundry partnership. Named Mahad Ibrahim as co-founder and referenced his prior work on the Digital Youth Project at UC Berkeley.
The partnership between Connected Camps, Mind Foundry, and St. Paul City Schools demonstrates what connected learning looks like in practice.View Document
Successful grant applications showing real program development
Full grant submission to Minnesota DEED showing detailed program planning, budgets, and partnership structure.
Mind Foundry Learning and African Development Center propose to establish the Twin Cities Food Academy...View Document
Email records from enterprise software platforms that document day-to-day operations
March 2020 – March 2022
Payroll confirmations for 50+ employees. Tax withholdings documented. Mahad Ibrahim does not appear in payroll records.
2019 – 2022
Applications, interviews, and hiring workflows for educators and staff positions.
2019 – 2022
Employee scheduling, clock-ins, and time tracking for program sites.
2017 – 2022
Project management, curriculum development tracking, and operational tasks.
The government called Mind Foundry a "shell company." Shell companies don't generate legislative testimony transcripts where state representatives praise the programming. Shell companies don't produce program reports with named students, verbatim assessment answers, and measurable outcomes.
Shell companies don't get awarded contracts by Minneapolis Public Schools eight months after an FBI raid.
These documents exist because the work was real.