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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 10/23/20 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funders Network for Youth Success (Youth Homelessness) | 10/23/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Development of SchoolHouse Connection PSA | 10/23/20 | $8,500.00 | Education |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Juvenile Law Center | Chafee Reinvisioning Efforts | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Conflict Transformation Fund Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Generative Somatics | General Operating Support | 10/16/20 | $7,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| YouthCare | 35th Annual Virtual Luncheon | 10/09/20 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/02/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Equal Justice Initiative | General Operating Support | 10/02/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Movement Strategy Center | Next Generation Fund General Operating Support | 10/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center's Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Program | 10/01/20 | $105,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Design, Implementation and Management of Building (BELE Network Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,290,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Design, Implementation and Management (BELE Network Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,305,600.00 | Education |
| The University of Chicago | CCSR's Design, Implementation and Management (Learning Partner-Research Translation) (BELE Network Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,385,730.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Place Based Leading Equitable Redesign Network (LERN) (BELE Network 2019-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,080,000.00 | Education |
| Donorschoose.Org | How to Be an Anti-Racist Classroom Books (Mrs. Watje Room, Mt. Tahoma High School) | 09/28/20 | $959.50 | Community Giving |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness and the Effects of a Health Crisis (Third Edition) | 09/21/20 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 09/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/16/20 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| United Way Of King County | Racial Equity Coalition (REC) and Love and Liberation Project General Support Funds | 09/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Chief Seattle Club | Chief Seattle Club 50 Years Annual Event | 09/14/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Resource Generation | General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| BVM (Black Voters Matter) Capacity Building Institute | General Operating Support | 09/10/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National Public Education Support Fund | 2020 Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership | 09/10/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health | Milwaukee Freedom Fund | 09/01/20 | $10,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Mockingbird Society | 2020 Annual Virtual Event | 08/31/20 | $2,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc. | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) General Operating Support | 08/26/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Partners Asia | Solu Khumbu Poly Technical Academy/COVID-19 Relief Fund | 08/21/20 | $5,200.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project – Year Two | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Stability Network | General Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Transcend, Inc. | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 08/18/20 | $140,000.00 | Education |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/14/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Girls School | Rise Up Campaign | 08/13/20 | $100,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners International | Re-imagine Initiative | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/07/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Social Venture Partners International | Peer-Influencer Action Project | 08/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Building Changes | Lived Experience Coalition Strategic Plan Development | 08/01/20 | $125,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2020) | 07/30/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Boston University | Center For Antiracist Research Assistant Director for Advocacy Position (2 years) | 07/21/20 | $170,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 07/20/20 | $17,300.00 | Youth Homelessness |
