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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Washington Foundation | Expanded Learning Opportunity Quality Initiative (Cultivate Learning) | 12/07/17 | $550,000.00 | Expanded Learning Opportunities |
| True Colors Fund Inc | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 11/29/18 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| League of Education Voters Foundation | Fair Student Funding Site Visits | 09/30/16 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Washington Appleseed | Foster Care to Prison Coalition | 01/26/18 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Foundations for Employment and Housing Membership | 11/17/17 | $3,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| College Access Now | Fund the Gap Campaign | 09/29/17 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| RAND Corporation | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding - Inter- and Intra-Personal Measures Public Repository Expans | 04/07/17 | $120,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects - Annual Membership | 04/21/17 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects - Inter-and Intra-Personal Developmental Assessment | 04/07/17 | $80,000.00 | Education |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects-Inter/Intra-Personal Competencies Framework Taxonomy | 05/02/17 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues Inc. | Funding Forward 2017 | 11/18/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The University of Chicago | General Operating Support | 09/12/06 | $760.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support | 12/09/16 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 09/16/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 09/16/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 09/16/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | General Operating Support | 09/16/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The University of Chicago | General Operating Support | 09/12/16 | $1,000.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 05/10/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/08/17 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 12/01/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Rainier Scholars | General Operating Support | 12/01/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | General Operating Support | 12/01/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/06/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/01/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 12/01/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 10/06/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| American Council on Germany | General Operating Support | 12/22/16 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Tiger Woods Foundation, Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/22/16 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support | 04/14/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 04/06/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 04/06/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| Sevenzo | General Operating Support | 06/19/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 06/12/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 06/16/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 09/16/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Bridgespan Group Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $1,000.00 | Education |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/22/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Summit Public Schools | General Operating Support | 10/13/16 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Character Lab, Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/19/16 | $600.00 | Education |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/20/17 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Transforming Education, Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/19/16 | $1,675.00 | Education |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Girls Incorporated Of Omaha | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 11/18/16 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Envision Education, Inc. | General Operating Support | 01/13/17 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 12/15/16 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
