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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Collaborative (2021-2022) | 04/08/21 | $600,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing General Operating Support | 12/22/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 12/13/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| API Chaya | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Scaling the SchoolHouse School Model through State Initiatives | 12/16/19 | $250,000.00 | 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 |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/03/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | 2020 Annual Virtual Event | 08/31/20 | $2,500.00 | 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 |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 06/29/20 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Therapeutic Health Services | General Operating Support | 11/22/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/13/21 | $25,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Covid-19 Focus Group Youth Stipends | 05/01/20 | $250.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Service Providers Collaborative | 11/20/20 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 03/26/21 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/01/20 | $125.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 01/24/22 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center Youth Engagement Team Evaluation | 11/20/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $50,000.00 | 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 Health Care Authority - Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery | Youth Homelessness Behavioral Health Staff Position | 01/13/20 | $119,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Barbara Rockey | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth 6560 Rapid Response Team | 12/01/21 | $70,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Drisana Malaambo | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/11/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | Prevention Interventions & National Discussions on Preventing Tracks on Ending and Preventing Youth Homelessness | 05/12/21 | $70,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/16/22 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2021) | 05/21/20 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Child Welfare Innovations Inc. | Foster America: Leveraging Human Centered Design Expertise to Prevent Youth Homelessness | 06/24/20 | $79,970.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Michael Jones | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 06/30/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 04/08/21 | $21,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Coordinated strategy to provide statewide Holistic Children’s Legal Services | 12/10/20 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 03/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 06/05/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
