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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE Network: AASA Equipping Districts to Advance Educational Equity via ESSER Plans & Implementation (2021-2022) | 07/22/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Boyer Commission 2040: Blueprint for Excellence & Equity in Undergraduate Education | 10/08/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Movement Strategy Center | General Operating Support | 01/24/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Movement for Black Lives: Black Power Rising Vision 2024 Initiative | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED Base |
| Women Donors Network | General Operating Support | 12/12/23 | $50,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 12/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Grantmakers for Girls of Color: Black Girl Freedom Fund | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED Base |
| Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships General Operating Support | 06/04/21 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Emergent Fund: Movement Rapid Response Organizing Initiative | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
| Building Changes | We Are In: Partnership for Zero | 04/26/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/26/23 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Bridgespan Group Inc. | Funds/Funder Collaboration Research | 09/28/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 12/13/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Organizational Strategic Planning and Visioning | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 06/27/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 10/20/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New York University | NYU Steinhardt Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Grassroots Power Project | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $50,000.00 | RED Base |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (V4) | 08/31/21 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Youth Homelessness Prevention Steering Committee | 01/04/22 | $57,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 10/11/22 | $62,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth 6560 Rapid Response Team | 12/01/21 | $70,000.00 | 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 |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| NEO Philanthropy | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund | 05/11/21 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/24/22 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/02/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 10/25/22 | $75,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: Youth By Name List (YBNL) | 12/08/23 | $81,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | American Rescue Plan - Homeless Children and Youth Sprint | 12/01/23 | $85,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/01/21 | $95,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Facilitation of the Young Grantmakers Facilitator Funds | 09/01/23 | $95,922.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 06/01/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground’s Student Action Network for Equity General Operating Support | 02/14/24 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| Covenant House International | Youth Homelessness Prevention Research | 08/07/23 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Tides Foundation | Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund | 11/03/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| African American Policy Forum | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
