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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 01/24/22 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging Legislators in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 12/05/19 | $270,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 11/22/19 | $61,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| API Chaya | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | No More Missed Opportunities: The Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative | 12/16/19 | $450,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Learning Policy Institute | Evidence-Based Policy and Practice to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness | 11/30/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Barbara Rockey | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Scaling the SchoolHouse School Model through State Initiatives | 12/16/19 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | National Racial Equity Working Group | 12/03/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 10/25/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Drisana Malaambo | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/11/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/13/21 | $25,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | 2020 4th Annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness Prevention Track Sponsorship | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Michael Jones | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 06/30/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/01/21 | $95,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Association of Counsel for Children | 2020 National Child Welfare Law Conference | 03/13/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 03/10/22 | $10,000.00 | 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 |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 03/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2022 Community Annual Forum - Buffering Intergenerational Trauma: Child Well-Being and Community-Based Resilience | 01/31/22 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | Home Base Young Adult Project | 12/16/19 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 06/29/20 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 09/24/19 | $51,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funder Education on Racial Equity and Justice | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Covid-19 Focus Group Youth Stipends | 05/01/20 | $250.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Equal Justice Works | Equal Justice Works Fellowship | 04/23/20 | $130,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee Program Management (YR 1) | 12/11/19 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/16/22 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/01/20 | $125.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | Built for Zero Conference - King County Department of Community and Human Services "All Home" Staff Participation | 12/18/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 11/23/20 | $92,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (V4) | 08/31/21 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2021) | 05/21/20 | $10,000.00 | 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 |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/29/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
