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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | “Upstream Seattle” First Year Pre-Implementation (Phase 1) | 12/12/18 | $163,643.00 | 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 |
| Communities Foundation of Texas Inc. | “Texas Counts Pooled Fund” Census 2020 Operations and Programming | 02/01/20 | $70,000.00 | SIE 2: Civic Engagement |
| North Carolina Justice Center | “Our Kids Can't Wait” North Carolina Campaign for Fair School Funding | 01/22/20 | $97,000.00 | Education |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | “Education Leads Home” SXSW EDU Conference Campaign Launch | 12/21/17 | $12,500.00 | 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 |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Youth Network and Leadership Committee | 11/14/17 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
| School's Out Washington | Youth Development Executives of King County General Operations and King County Local Community Coalition | 11/01/17 | $27,000.00 | Expanded Learning Opportunities |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) | 12/01/17 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) | 12/07/18 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) | 09/11/19 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Washington State Partnership to Prevent Youth Homelessness (Phase 2) | 09/28/17 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Washington Census Equity Fund | 02/01/20 | $40,000.00 | SIE 2: Civic Engagement |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count Education Research Brief Development and Dissemination | 12/01/18 | $53,136.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count Conference | 08/16/18 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Towards Core Outcome Measures for Youth Homelessness | 12/01/17 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Rapid Results Institute Inc | Three 100-Day Challenges in Washington State to Spur Innovation and Learning towards the Prevention and End of Youth Hom | 02/24/17 | $81,750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | The Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center’s “Youth Housing Stability (YHS) Model for Juvenile Court | 12/13/18 | $400,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | The State of Young People National Summit Sponsorship | 04/05/19 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 09/24/19 | $51,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Teachers College Columbia University | The Hechinger Report - The Science and Cost of Learning | 06/05/17 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education | The Equity Lab Core Operations | 07/17/18 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | The Development of a System of Care for Unaccompanied Youth | 08/01/17 | $29,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | The Build Initiative's "Building Washington State's Quality Improvement System Story” | 11/13/18 | $28,000.00 | Expanded Learning Opportunities |
| 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 |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (South Puget Sound) | Teen Center Renovation Capital Campaign | 08/24/18 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Volunteers of America - Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho | Systems Mapping Workshop | 10/27/17 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Seattle Education Access | Student-Led Systems Change in Education | 10/11/18 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| University of Indianapolis | Student Experience Project Year One Phase (PI - Katie Boucher, 2019) | 02/07/19 | $45,795.00 | Education |
| University of Iowa | Student Experience Project Year One (PI - Nick Bowman, 2019) | 02/04/19 | $74,821.00 | Education |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Student Experience Project Planning Phase (RA - Mary Murphy, 2018) | 04/24/18 | $15,650.00 | Education |
| University of Iowa Center for Advancement | Student Experience Project Planning Phase (PI - Nick Bowman, 2018) | 04/20/18 | $22,800.00 | Education |
| University of Indianapolis | Student Experience Project Planning Phase (PI - Katie Boucher, 2018) | 04/20/18 | $13,600.00 | Education |
| Shift-Results | Student Experience Project Network Design and Project Management (Phase 1) | 10/25/18 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Shift-Results | Student Experience Project Network Design and Management | 12/31/18 | $1,400,900.00 | Education |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting (Office of Homeless Youth) | 02/08/19 | $11,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting | 02/08/19 | $3,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | State Partnerships on Student Homelessness | 08/06/18 | $155,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty | State Index on Youth Homelessness – Second Edition | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Project for Education Research that Scales Core Operations | 11/30/18 | $750.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 12/01/17 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 12/07/18 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Speaker Sponsorship featuring Ibram Kendi | 01/12/18 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
