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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abundance of Hope Center | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/24/21 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| African Community Housing & Development | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | "New Mexico Counts 2020" Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Alliance For Education | Philanthropic Partners for Public Education (PPPE) Fund VIII (Year 1) | 07/01/20 | $150,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE - AASA Equipping Districts to Advance Educational Equity via ESSER Plans & Implementation | 07/22/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | The State of Young People National Summit Sponsorship | 04/05/19 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | Communication’s Campaign to Advance Social, Emotional & Academic Development (SEAD) | 05/01/19 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 08/26/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $2,200.00 | Community Giving |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy UNITY Summit Sponsorship (2021) | 03/02/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | Annual Membership (2020) | 11/20/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/07/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | Annual Membership (2019) | 02/01/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| BARR Center | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 04/03/20 | $2,000.00 | Education |
| Bellwether Education Partners, Inc. | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Field Facilitation and Assessment | 04/26/19 | $1,000.00 | Education |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 08/25/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Core Operating Fund | 12/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Boston University | Center For Antiracist Research Assistant Director for Advocacy Position (2 years) | 07/21/20 | $170,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (New York) | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (New York) | General Operating Support | 02/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Brandeis University | Cascading Lives: Stories of Loss, Resilience, & Resistance | 05/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Building Changes | Prevention and End of Homelessness in King County ($600K) & General Operating Support ($775K) | 02/10/21 | $1,375,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Lived Experience Coalition Strategic Plan Development | 08/01/20 | $125,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2021- 2022) | 12/09/20 | $712,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2020) | 11/25/19 | $428,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | General Operating Support (Schoolhouse Washington) | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund | 04/13/20 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| BVM (Black Voters Matter) Capacity Building Institute | General Operating Support | 09/10/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/02/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/13/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/17/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Campion Foundation | Regional Homelessness Action Plan Communications | 09/23/19 | $80,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Capitol Hill Housing Foundation | Covid-19 Resilience Fund | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education | 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| Casa Latina | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Service Fund | Housing Connector | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project – Year Two | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $600,000.00 | Education |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | No More Missed Opportunities: The Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative | 12/16/19 | $450,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | General Operating Support | 08/09/19 | $1,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
