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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | 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 |
| New York University | NYU Metro Center General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | California Learning Lab: First Inaugural Annual Conference | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2023 Annual Membership | 05/03/23 | $3,700.00 | Education |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Education Leaders of Color, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $175,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| Digital Promise Global | BELE Network: Toronto Anti-Racist Collaboration (District Network) (2021-2023) | 07/22/21 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 07/11/23 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Surge Institute | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/10/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | BELE Network: Equipping State Teams to Drive Equity Transformation | 07/26/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Higher Ed Forward Fund (2023) | 11/30/23 | $40,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | BELE Network: Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support (2021-2023) | 09/17/21 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Higher Ed Forward Fund (2023-2024) | 11/21/23 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Scaling SEP Practices and Supporting Systemic Change | 09/27/23 | $840,000.00 | Education |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | BELE Network: Organizational Development and Operating Support (2021-2022) | 08/18/21 | $350,000.00 | Education |
| American University | American University School of Education Dean’s Discretionary Operating Funds | 12/04/23 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | General Operating Support | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend and Communities of Practice | 01/01/24 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| NewSchools Fund | NewSchools Summit Sponsorship (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Excelencia in Education | Membership for Latino Student Success Funders Group (2024) | 02/12/24 | $40,000.00 | Education |
| American Council on Education | General Operating Support | 02/26/24 | $7,750.00 | Education |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE Network: Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Valencia College Foundation | General Operating Support | 02/28/24 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | BELE Network: PERTS Building & Scaling the Student Experience Knowledge Base | 08/01/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $1,600,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: District Network & Field Catalyst Strategy Development | 08/01/23 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
| The University of Chicago | BELE Network: UC Consortium Large Scale, Multi-District Validation of the Cultivate Survey Instrument | 08/01/23 | $350,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Narrative and Policy Work on Critical Race Theory | 09/16/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2024) | 01/30/24 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Annual Membership | 03/13/24 | $6,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
