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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Latina | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Change | General Operating Support | 07/27/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| 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 | 03/25/20 | $600,000.00 | Education |
| 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 | 06/21/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| 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 | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with CloseKnit) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chief Seattle Club | Chief Seattle Club 50 Years Annual Event | 09/14/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Child Welfare Innovations Inc. | Foster America: Leveraging Human Centered Design Expertise to Prevent Youth Homelessness | 06/24/20 | $79,970.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Philanthropy for Child Well Being (fka Philanthropist Forum) | 09/02/22 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/16/22 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/01/20 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Coordinated strategy to provide statewide Holistic Children’s Legal Services | 12/10/20 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| CloseKnit | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with Chapin Hall) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/12/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc. | Winning Against the Backlash National Campaign | 12/01/21 | $200,000.00 | Conditions of Racial Equity Cross Cut |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative General Operating Support | 11/20/20 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative Annual Conference | 09/20/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Boyer Commission 2040: Blueprint for Excellence & Equity in Undergraduate Education | 10/08/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Columbia Legal Services | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/20 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 07/10/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 12/13/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Still We Rise Fund | 12/07/20 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Commonwealth Institute For Fiscal Analysis | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| Communities Foundation of Texas Inc. | Texas Counts Pooled Fund Census 2020 | 02/01/20 | $70,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Communities of Color Coalition | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. | White Privilege Documentary | 03/12/21 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | BELE Network: Equipping State Teams to Drive Equity Transformation | 07/26/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Digital Promise Global | BELE Network: Toronto Anti-Racist Collaboration (District Network) (2021-2023) | 07/22/21 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Donors of Color Action Inc. | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating and Capacity Building Support | 06/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2021) | 08/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
