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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Education, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 06/18/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 06/19/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services | General Operating Support | 06/22/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners | General Operating Support and Membership | 06/22/18 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Built for Zero Conference - Washington State Office of Homeless Youth Staff Participation | 06/22/18 | $2,300.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group | 06/22/18 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2018 - 2019 K-12 Education Research, Practice and Policy Implementation Field Support | 06/28/18 | $180,000.00 | Education |
| Clemson University (Academic Success Center) | General Operating Support | 06/29/18 | $860.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support | 07/12/18 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Core Operations | 07/17/18 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Fellowship for Race & Equity in Education | The Equity Lab Core Operations | 07/17/18 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Wayfinder Foundation | General Operating Support | 07/18/18 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| South Sound YMCA | Shelton YMCA Capital Campaign | 07/19/18 | $500,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/25/18 | $584,724.00 | Education |
| The Billions Institute, LLC | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/25/18 | $167,670.00 | Education |
| Bellwether Education Partners, Inc. | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Field Facilitation and Assessment | 07/27/18 | $9,000.00 | Education |
| Shift-Results | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/31/18 | $629,188.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/31/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| SchoolHouse Connection | State Partnerships on Student Homelessness | 08/06/18 | $155,000.00 | 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 |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | Development of a System of Care for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth & a Public System of Care Which Prevents Youth Exiting | 08/09/18 | $30,620.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | 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 |
| The University of Chicago | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 08/09/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Powerful Voices | General Operating Support (Event) | 08/10/18 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Pride Foundation | "Home is Where the Heart is Fund" supporting LGBTQ Youth and their Families in Rural and Remote Communities | 08/10/18 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count Conference | 08/16/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity | 08/16/18 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| Family Law CASA of King County | General Operating Support | 08/17/18 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Equity-focused Organizational Capacity Building | 08/23/18 | $46,750.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Boys and Girls Club of South Puget Sound | Teen Center Renovation Capital Campaign | 08/24/18 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mid-Atlantic Network of Youth & Family Services Inc. | Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) | 08/24/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Independent Sector | 2018 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 08/24/18 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support and Membership | 09/07/18 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/10/18 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support (Event) | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mason County Housing Options for Students in Transition | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 09/14/18 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation | Center for Sustainable Journalism's "Where Homelessness and Youth Intersect: Building Awareness, Changing Perceptions" | 09/24/18 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Cardinal Service Website and Communications Platform Improvements | 09/24/18 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Evans Scholars Foundation | 09/24/18 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
