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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource Generation | General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| 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 |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/16/20 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 09/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| 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 |
| 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 Equity Project | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,305,600.00 | Education |
| The University of Chicago | BELE Network: CCSR's Design, Implementation and Management (Learning Partner-Research Translation) (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,385,730.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management of Building (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,290,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Movement Strategy Center | Next Generation Fund General Operating Support | 10/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Place Based Leading Equitable Redesign Network (LERN/AEREN) (2019-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,080,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | 35th Annual Virtual Luncheon | 10/09/20 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Generative Somatics | General Operating Support | 10/16/20 | $7,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| 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 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 10/23/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2020) | 10/23/20 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Communities of Color Coalition | 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 |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 10/23/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Freedom Bound Center dba Sol Collective | BELE Network: Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (2020-2022) | 10/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funder Education on Racial Equity and Justice | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Philanthropy's Role on Homelessness Prevention focused on Youth & Young Adults | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| United States Ski Team Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 11/15/20 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | Youth Homelessness Prevention Efforts | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| U-Power | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| School Board Partners | Our Collective Power: A National Summit on Courageous School Board Leadership | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2020 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 11/18/20 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (New York) | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc. (Seattle Chapter) | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
