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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 09/28/22 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/20/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2023) | 04/04/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 07/19/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/28/22 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Clemency Project | Formerly Homeless or Foster Youth Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 08/26/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | Annual Membership (2022) | 12/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | Foster Care to Prison Pipeline Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| Public Advocates Inc. | General Operating Support | 01/06/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2023) | 01/31/23 | $8,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/01/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 12/20/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/28/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Red Wine and Blue Education Fund | General Operating Support | 04/12/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Regents of the University of California at Berkeley | Othering and Belonging Conference Sponsorship (2021) | 10/04/21 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | NFG National Convening (2023) | 02/06/23 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/28/22 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| PolicyLink | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| U-Power | General Operating Support | 11/03/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: District Network & Field Catalyst Strategy Development | 08/01/23 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 07/07/22 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/07/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 06/21/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $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 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2023 Annual Membership | 05/03/23 | $3,700.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | California Learning Lab: First Inaugural Annual Conference | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Excelencia in Education | Membership for Latino Student Success Funders Group (2024) | 02/12/24 | $40,000.00 | Education |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | Council of Chief State School Officers Community of Practice for Improving School Climate | 11/01/23 | $262,700.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2022 Annual Membership | 04/05/22 | $3,700.00 | 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 |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | BELE Network: False Prophets and Wise Choices: A Humane Approach to School Reform | 09/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2021 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 06/11/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $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 |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
