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 | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | General Operating Support (All Home) | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support (The Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center’ ) | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 07/26/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging and Educating Legislatures in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners | Annual Membership | 07/12/19 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Truechild, Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 07/11/19 | $150,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 07/01/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Systems of Care Discharge to Stable Housing | 06/28/19 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2019) | 06/21/19 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2019) | 06/21/19 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund | 06/06/19 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Foundation | BELE Network: Equitable Learning and Development Framework Project Collaborative (2019-2022) | 06/05/19 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 Advancing the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network | 06/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing a K-12 Resource Equity Agenda Across the Field | 06/01/19 | $240,000.00 | Education |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (Second Edition) | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing the Student Experience Project, a National Higher Education Research/Practice Partnership | 06/01/19 | $286,380.00 | Education |
