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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $2,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| GuideStar USA Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $1,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $2,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support | 08/02/17 | $400,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Synergos Institute Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $2,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Philanthropy Workshop Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $1,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| GlobalGiving | General Operating Support | 08/15/17 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Distribution of the "Value of Collaboration Research Study" for the Philanthropic Field | 10/31/18 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Impact Online Inc. | General Operating Support (Volunteer Match) | 11/30/18 | $500,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 07/01/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) (formerly Effective Philanthropy Lab) | 12/07/16 | $1,125,780.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 11/16/18 | $5,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Behavioral Ideas Lab, Inc. | Impact-Giving Self-Assessment Tool | 11/15/17 | $65,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Faces of Giving, Inc. | The Apparitional Donor: Understanding and Engaging High Net Worth Donors of Color - Research and Report (Phase 1) | 11/09/17 | $165,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | HomeWalk 2019 (Home For Good Team) | 04/26/19 | $10,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | King County Regional Action Plan Development | 03/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Seattle Education Access | Student-Led Systems Change in Education | 10/11/18 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Adolescent Brain Science Translation (Center on the Developing Adolescent) | 11/03/16 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | Adolescent Brain Science Translation (Center on the Developing Child) | 11/09/16 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | Employment and Education Resources "Latinx Youth Reengagement Project" | 11/26/18 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National League of Cities Institute Inc | National League of Cities Re-Engagement Network Convening | 10/27/17 | $2,500.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Community Center For Education Results | Opportunity Youth Regional Infrastructure and Planning Support | 12/14/17 | $325,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Community Center For Education Results | "Back on Track" Program Improvement Project for Opportunity Youth | 11/06/17 | $323,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Aspen Institute, Inc. | Aspen Forum for Community Solutions General Operations | 12/05/17 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Community Center For Education Results | Improvement Design Intensive Participation | 05/04/18 | $7,500.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | Youth Collaborator | 11/28/18 | $300,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 11/10/17 | $350.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty | 50-State Survey and Scorecard on Ending Youth Homelessness | 08/29/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America's Grand Challenge to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 09/25/18 | $700,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Prosecuting Attorney | King County Juvenile Court Strategic Planning Retreat | 11/03/17 | $5,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | The Development of a System of Care for Unaccompanied Youth | 08/01/17 | $29,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Innovation Grants to Prevent Youth from Exiting Public Systems into Homelessness | 12/04/17 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 12/28/16 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | “The Home Fund” - Pearl Jam’s Banding Together to Fight Homelessness Campaign in King County | 07/01/18 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/05/18 | $160,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging and Educating Legislatures in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Bassuk Center on Homeless and Vulnerable Children & Youth Inc. | Racial Equity and Homelessness Summit | 11/01/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington State Partnership to Prevent Youth Homelessness (Phase 2) | 09/28/17 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Youth Network and Leadership Committee | 11/14/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 07/26/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Foundations for Employment and Housing Membership | 11/17/17 | $3,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Initiative | 10/26/16 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Towards Core Outcome Measures for Youth Homelessness | 12/01/17 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | 2018 Conference on Ending Homelessness | 03/09/18 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services Inc. | Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) | 08/24/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Grantmakers For Education | Grantmakers for Education Conference Reception | 12/15/17 | $1,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | Addressing Youth Homelessness within the Juvenile Justice System (Year One) | 02/06/17 | $100,485.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services Inc. | Technology Collaboration for Homeless Youth | 10/13/16 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support (The Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center’ ) | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
