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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Homelessness Law Center | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Therapeutic Health Services | General Operating Support | 11/22/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership | 11/15/21 | $250,000.00 | Conditions of Racial Equity Cross Cut |
| CloseKnit | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with Chapin Hall) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with CloseKnit) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/12/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Possibility Labs | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| UNF Charitable Fund | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2021) | 11/05/21 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/05/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 11/05/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| TeamMates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 11/03/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 11/03/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 11/03/21 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| U-Power | General Operating Support | 11/03/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| University of Toledo | Student Experience Project (SEP) Learning Partners Facilitation & Planning | 10/29/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center's Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Program | 10/27/21 | $24,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| New York University | NYU Metro Center General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2021) | 10/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 10/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund | 10/21/21 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/13/21 | $25,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Par Club | 10/13/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Colorado State University | Boyer Commission 2040: Blueprint for Excellence & Equity in Undergraduate Education | 10/08/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| OneAmerica | 2021 20th Anniversary Celebration | 10/04/21 | $4,700.00 | Community Giving |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Othering and Belonging Conference Sponsorship (2021) | 10/04/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 09/20/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative Annual Conference | 09/20/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | BELE Network: Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support (2021-2023) | 09/17/21 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Narrative and Policy Work on Critical Race Theory | 09/16/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty "Runaway and Homeless Youth and the Law: Model State Statutes" | 09/02/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Young Invincibles | Young Advocates Program College Student Success Cohort | 09/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Seattle JazzED | Jazz Futures Fund | 09/01/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (V4) | 08/31/21 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Partnership for America's Children | Chafee Redesign Policy Reform Initiative | 08/31/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Agape House Inc | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/27/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2021) | 08/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 08/27/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
