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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 08/10/22 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| OneAmerica | Executive Director Transition Fund Core Operating Support | 07/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Mockingbird Society | Executive Director Support Gift | 01/31/23 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Learning Policy Institute | Evidence-Based Policy and Practice to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness | 11/30/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc. | Equity Accelerator: Institutional Transformation for Equitable Student Success in Higher Education Core Operations | 07/01/22 | $560,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Justice Works | Equal Justice Works Fellowship | 04/23/20 | $130,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Think of Us | Envisioning and Co-Creating an Anti-Racist Legal System for Children | 11/16/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Emergent Fund "Movement Rapid Response Organizing" Core Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) Core Operating Support | 04/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Georgetown University | Edunomic’s Lab General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group Membership (2020) | 12/03/20 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Ryther | Education of Stakeholders and Policymakers | 03/16/22 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| U-Power | Dodgeball Team Sponsorship | 11/14/22 | $1,250.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/24/23 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/17/22 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | Digital Ads - Rental Assistance and Eviction Protection | 08/26/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Development of SchoolHouse Connection PSA | 10/23/20 | $8,500.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Democracy Alliance Pooled Fund General Operating Support | 03/06/23 | $300,000.00 | RED Cross Cut |
| Mariners Care | Day of Game Workers Fund | 04/17/20 | $100,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
| RVC Seattle | Creative Justice "General Operating Support" | 11/18/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| InvestED | Covid-19 Student Fund | 04/03/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Capitol Hill Housing Foundation | Covid-19 Resilience Fund | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest Harvest | COVID-19 Hunger Relief Fund | 05/01/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project (Year Two) | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Tides Foundation | Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund | 11/03/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Coordinated strategy to provide statewide Holistic Children’s Legal Services | 12/10/20 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Conflict Transformation Fund Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 07/10/20 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Panorama Global | Collaborative Learning from Impact Philanthropy | 09/29/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 11/15/20 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 01/24/22 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 03/06/23 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Increasing Adoption of SEP Approach to Equitable College Classrooms | 02/21/23 | $280,000.00 | Education |
| Trustee of Tufts College | CIRCLE General Operating Support | 12/12/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Chief Seattle Club | Chief Seattle Club 50 Years Annual Event | 09/14/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
