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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Hospitality | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| School Board Partners | Our Collective Power: A National Summit on Courageous School Board Leadership | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| One Nation Essential Needs Foundation | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Philanthropy for Child Well Being (fka Philanthropist Forum) | 09/02/22 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Social Venture Partners International | Peer-Influencer Action Project | 08/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education | 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| Progress Pushers | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/20/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Power in Solidarity Gathering (2022) | 02/17/22 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | Youth Homelessness Prevention Efforts | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | 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 |
| True Colors United | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Homelessness Law Center | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2021) | 10/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 10/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Muslim Association of Puget Sound | WA State Afghan Refugee Resettlement Coordination and Operating Support | 12/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2020) | 11/20/20 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 07/20/20 | $17,300.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2020) | 05/22/20 | $17,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/28/22 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2021) | 07/22/21 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2021) | 03/12/21 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 11/20/20 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| African Community Housing & Development | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University of Toledo | Student Experience Project (SEP) Learning Partners Facilitation & Planning | 10/29/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 06/29/20 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Equity in Education Coalition | General Operating Support | 04/13/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Seattle University | Center for Community Engagement Endowed Fund | 06/16/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2020) | 09/10/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 04/08/21 | $21,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center's Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Program | 10/27/21 | $24,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Possibility Labs | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | Seattle Equity Summit 2.0 | 07/10/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2020) | 07/30/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/13/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Examining Youth & Racial Dimensions of COVID-19 | 10/06/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group Membership (2020) | 12/03/20 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Juvenile Law Center | Chafee Reinvisioning Efforts | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/17/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/07/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 12/18/19 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project (Year Two) | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
