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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/30/20 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 06/29/20 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | 2019 and 2020 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 06/29/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Housing Development Consortium | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Washington Food Fund | 06/19/20 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/12/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative Pooled Fund | 06/09/20 | $780,000.00 | Education |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | General Operating Support (Accelerator YMCA) | 06/05/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington Womens Foundation | General Operating Support and Membership | 06/05/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 06/05/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/03/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/29/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | 2020 Annual Membership and Support | 05/22/20 | $17,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | 2020 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 05/21/20 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Brandeis University | Cascading Lives: Stories of Loss, Resilience, & Resistance | 05/20/20 | $25,000.00 | SIE 3: Impact Investment |
| Georgetown University | General Operating Support (Edunomic’s Lab) | 05/11/20 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| OneAmerica | General Operating Support | 05/08/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives - Exec. Dir. Discretionary Fund |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Covid-19 Focus Group Youth Stipends | 05/01/20 | $250.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/01/20 | $125.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northwest Harvest | COVID-19 Hunger Relief Fund | 05/01/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) Core Operating Support | 04/29/20 | $700,000.00 | IDPI 2: Donor Support Ecosystem |
| Equal Justice Works | Equal Justice Works Fellowship | 04/23/20 | $130,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mariners Care | Day of Game Workers Fund | 04/17/20 | $100,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Equity in Education Coalition | General Operating Support | 04/13/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund | 04/13/20 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2020 Annual Membership and Support | 04/10/20 | $3,700.00 | Education |
| Northwest Harvest | General Operating Support | 04/03/20 | $6,400.00 | Community Giving |
| InvestED | Covid-19 Student Fund | 04/03/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Capitol Hill Housing Foundation | Covid-19 Resilience Fund | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Service Fund | Housing Connector | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| BARR Center | General Operating Support | 04/03/20 | $2,000.00 | Education |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Network for College Success | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $1,500.00 | Education |
| El Education, Inc. | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
