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: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | 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 |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 09/11/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $100,000.00 | 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 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Facilitation of the Young Grantmakers Facilitator Funds | 09/01/23 | $95,922.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Maui Strong Fund | 08/25/23 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Philanthropy for Child Well Being (aka Philanthropist Forum) | 08/22/23 | $5,000.00 | YSS Cross Cutting - State/Local Transformation Pilots |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | 22nd Annual Breakfast Sponsorship (2023) | 08/16/23 | $3,000.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support | 08/14/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Treehouse | Aileen McGinnis Fund | 08/09/23 | $5,000.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/09/23 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 08/07/23 | $225,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Covenant House International | Youth Homelessness Prevention Research | 08/07/23 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2023 & 2024) | 08/04/23 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| National Homelessness Law Center | Tracking Laws to End Youth Homelessness - Federal and Tribal Indexes & Website | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | Model State Statute Convening Sponsorship | 07/31/23 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2023) | 07/31/23 | $12,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 07/31/23 | $250,000.00 | RED Base |
| The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Collaborative (2023) | 07/18/23 | $300,000.00 | YSS Cross Cutting - Nat'l FB/Adv/Learning |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 07/11/23 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times: Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 07/06/23 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington Womens Foundation | Annual Membership (2023) | 07/05/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown's Promise: General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2023 Core) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Fund for the Education Success of Students Experiencing Homelessness, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice | 06/23/23 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| OneAmerica | Annual Open House (2023) | 06/21/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| ISAIAH | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 06/20/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 06/06/23 | $27,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy: UNITY Summit Sponsorship (2023) | 06/02/23 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Somos Mujeres Latinas Washington | Somos Mujeres Latinas Washington Community Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 05/23/23 | $2,550.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 05/09/23 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 05/09/23 | $27,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | We Are In: Youth & Young Adult Homelessness Systems Change Landscape & Gap Analysis | 05/08/23 | $16,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
