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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children & Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New Venture Fund | Mindset Scholars Network Strategic Planning | 12/06/19 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging Legislators in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 12/05/19 | $270,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 11/26/19 | $355,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference For Community and Justice of Metro St. Louis | Anti-Oppression Facilitator Training Cohort of Youth Homelessness Movement Staff | 11/26/19 | $60,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2020) | 11/25/19 | $428,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 11/22/19 | $61,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | Youth Services Center Training and Outreach Coordinator (King County Housing Stability for Justice Involved Youth) | 11/20/19 | $81,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | General Operating Support (Event) | 11/08/19 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Fund (PIT-UN) | 11/01/19 | $590,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | General Operating Support (JustFund) | 10/28/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 10/25/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | 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 |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth's "Youth Lead Expansion Project" | 10/21/19 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Kingmakers of Oakland Organizational Development (YR1-2) (2019-2021) | 10/17/19 | $850,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Placed Based Midwest District Network (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $1,899,400.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (2019-2022) | 10/17/19 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | BELE Network: Project 10K - Tool & Educator Training Resource Development (2019-2022) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| San Francisco State University | Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) - Equity Expertise | 10/17/19 | $758,200.00 | Education |
| Summit Public Schools | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $2,500.00 | 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 |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support (Event) | 09/27/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Bar Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 09/24/19 | $51,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Campion Foundation | Regional Homelessness Action Plan Communications | 09/23/19 | $80,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support (Department of Anthropology) | 09/20/19 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 09/20/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Equity in Education Coalition | "Decolonizing Education Through Anti-Racism & Equity" Conference Sponsorship | 09/20/19 | $15,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 09/20/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Institute For America's Future Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/20/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group Membership (2019) | 09/20/19 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/20/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 09/11/19 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2019) | 09/11/19 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
