The Raikes Foundation makes grants in three core program areas: Education, Youth Homelessness, and Impact-Driven Philanthropy. We also make a limited number of community grants and grants for special projects. Proposals are by invitation only. We make the majority of our grants to organizations we have identified. We do not accept unsolicited proposals.
To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be classified as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and as public charities under section 509(a)(1), (2) or (3) of the Code. Public organizations designated under section 170(c) of the Code are also eligible. The Raikes Foundation does not make grants to individuals or to organizations outside the United States.
The Raikes Foundation does not fund: individuals; organizations that discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin or citizenship, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious belief; or religious purposes unless grant activities address the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs.
| Organization | Requests | Award Date | Amount | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Foundations for Employment and Housing Membership | 11/17/17 | $3,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | Activating Uptake and Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) Continuation | 08/15/19 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Grantmakers For Education | Grantmakers for Education Conference Reception | 12/15/17 | $1,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 05/17/19 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count Education Research Brief Development and Dissemination | 12/01/18 | $53,136.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Health Care Authority - Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery | Youth Homelessness Behavioral Health Staff Position | 01/13/20 | $119,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | Report on the Correlation Between the Behavioral Health System and Youth Homelessness | 12/07/17 | $66,125.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Systems of Care Discharge to Stable Housing | 06/28/19 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | 2020 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 05/21/20 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | Built for Zero Conference - King County Department of Community and Human Services "All Home" Staff Participation | 08/03/18 | $2,235.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Institute for Community Research Inc. | Introduce System Dynamics Modeling to Key YH Stakeholders in WA State | 11/10/17 | $6,200.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 10/25/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | 2018 Conference on Ending Homelessness | 03/09/18 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Columbia Legal Services | Development of a System of Care for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth & a Public System of Care Which Prevents Youth Exiting | 08/09/18 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington’s “Anchor Communities” Initiative to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness | 07/12/18 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 12/07/17 | $210,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Academic Success for Students of Color Experiencing Homelessness | 12/11/17 | $80,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | Home Base Young Adult Project | 12/16/19 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | Ensuring Effective Implementation of the Families First Prevention Services Act | 10/23/18 | $60,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | National Homeless Youth Legal Network, Publication and Convening | 12/01/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty | State Index on Youth Homelessness – Second Edition | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Improving Under 18 Homeless Youth System Coordination – Lifting up Mainstream System Partners to End Youth Homelessness | 08/24/18 | $65,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Scaling the SchoolHouse School Model through State Initiatives | 12/16/19 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | Launch of a State Leadership Table on Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 12/20/18 | $20,515.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 11/29/18 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) | 08/24/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 09/24/19 | $51,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | Built for Zero Conference - King County Department of Community and Human Services "All Home" Staff Participation | 12/18/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 11/01/17 | $80,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth's "Youth Lead Project" | 10/21/19 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Equity Training Participation | 10/06/17 | $4,100.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | Youth Services Center Training and Outreach Coordinator (King County Housing Stability for Justice Involved Youth) | 11/20/19 | $81,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America General Operations & National Stakeholder Convenings | 12/05/17 | $160,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting (Office of Homeless Youth) | 02/08/19 | $11,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/29/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Billion's Institute | 10/06/17 | $4,100.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington General Operations | 11/26/19 | $355,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference For Community and Justice of Metro St. Louis | Anti-Oppression Facilitator Training Cohort of Youth Homelessness Movement Staff | 11/26/19 | $60,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington State Partnership to Prevent Youth Homelessness (Phase 2) | 09/28/17 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | “Education Leads Home” SXSW EDU Conference Campaign Launch | 12/21/17 | $12,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count Conference | 08/16/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Tacoma Community House | 100-Day Challenge - Pierce County | 06/30/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting | 02/08/19 | $3,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
