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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2020) | 11/25/19 | $428,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Billions Institute, LLC | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2a) | 10/25/17 | $453,410.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/31/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| South Sound YMCA | Shelton YMCA Capital Campaign | 07/19/18 | $500,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The University of Chicago | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 08/09/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 06/19/18 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| University Of Washington Foundation | Computer Science and Engineering Building Capital Campaign | 03/08/17 | $500,000.00 | Community Giving |
| El Education, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 06/18/18 | $500,000.00 | 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 |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | King County All Home’s “Campaign to End Youth Homelessness Now” | 11/30/18 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 07/28/17 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Impact Online Inc. | General Operating Support (Volunteer Match) | 11/30/18 | $500,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 07/24/17 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| University Of Washington Foundation | Expanded Learning Opportunity Quality Initiative (Cultivate Learning) | 12/07/17 | $550,000.00 | Expanded Learning Opportunities |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 07/25/18 | $584,724.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Fund (PIT-UN) | 11/01/19 | $590,000.00 | Public Interest Technology (PIT) |
| Learning Policy Institute | Improving the Capacity of States to Support More Equitable School Resourcing Strategies | 04/07/17 | $600,000.00 | Education |
| Shift-Results | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 3) | 08/01/18 | $629,188.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) – Equity Expertise | 10/24/19 | $639,438.00 | Education |
| University of Texas at Austin | National Study Learning Mindsets (Phase 2) | 04/24/18 | $650,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity | 08/16/18 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) - Equity Expertise | 10/17/19 | $758,200.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Portfolio | 06/21/19 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Equitable Learning and Development Framework Project Pooled Fund | 06/05/19 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa | General Operating Support | 08/31/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Roses in Concrete | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/24/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/21/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Transcend, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2 & 3) | 09/14/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Spurwink Services | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/21/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Pooled Fund | 12/15/17 | $1,035,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | Project 10K - Tool & Educator Training Resource Development (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| San Francisco State University | Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Kingmakers of Oakland Organizational Development | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | Informing, Building, and Supporting States’ Capacities to Adequately and Equitably Fund Public Education | 05/01/19 | $1,253,030.00 | Education |
| Shift-Results | Student Experience Project Network Design and Management | 12/31/18 | $1,400,900.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Mindset Scholars Network General Operations | 10/11/17 | $1,800,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | College Transition Collaborative’s Operating and Organizational Infrastructure Support | 12/01/17 | $2,100,000.00 | Education |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Research/Practice Partnership to Advance Equitable Learning Environments | 12/22/17 | $2,650,000.00 | Education |
