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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4, Part 2) | 10/24/19 | $188,070.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| El Education, Inc. | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 10/21/19 | $2,000.00 | Education |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth's "Youth Lead Expansion Project" | 10/21/19 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | BELE Network: Project 10K - Tool & Educator Training Resource Development (2019-2022) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) - Equity Expertise | 10/17/19 | $758,200.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Kingmakers of Oakland Organizational Development (YR1-2) (2019-2021) | 10/17/19 | $850,000.00 | Education |
| San Francisco State University | Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Placed Based Midwest District Network (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $1,899,400.00 | Education |
| New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
| Commonwealth Institute For Fiscal Analysis | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
| Summit Public Schools | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support (Event) | 09/27/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| Washington State Bar Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Education Law Center Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $2,400.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
