our grantmaking process

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.

Even if our grants and strategies don’t fully succeed, we only fail if we don’t learn.

– Jeff Raikes

List of Grants

Organization Requests Award Date Amount Program
Good Information Foundation General Operating Support 09/21/22 $30,000.00 RED Base
Think of Us Envisioning and Co-Creating an Anti-Racist Legal System for Children 11/16/22 $100,000.00 RED Base
Tides Foundation Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund 11/03/22 $100,000.00 RED Base
Panorama Global Hyphen Partnerships: General Operating Support 11/15/22 $200,000.00 RED Base
Common Counsel Foundation Movement for Black Lives: Black Power Rising Vision 2024 Initiative 12/07/22 $50,000.00 RED Base
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. Grantmakers for Girls of Color: Black Girl Freedom Fund 12/07/22 $50,000.00 RED Base
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Reimagining Capacity and Capital for Communities (RC3) Initiative 01/03/23 $30,000.00 RED Base
Stand Up For Equity **N40 FUNDED** General Operating Support 03/01/22 $200,000.00 RED Base
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) 07/31/23 $250,000.00 RED Base
Local Progress Policy Institute General Operating Support 10/25/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
People's Action Institute General Operating Support 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Center for Popular Democracy General Operating Support 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Neighborhood Funders Group Amplify Fund Core Operations 11/01/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Grassroots Power Project General Operating Support 10/24/23 $50,000.00 RED Base
Political Research Associates General Operating Support 11/02/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Windward Fund Heartland Fund: Rural Democracy Initiative General Operating Support 10/24/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Equality Federation Institute General Operating Support 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing: General Operating Support 11/06/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Proteus Fund Inc. Reframe: General Operating Support 11/06/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
NEO Philanthropy Funders' Committee for Civic Participation: General Operating Support 11/10/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Take Action Minnesota Education Fund General Operating Support 03/25/24 $25,000.00 RED 2 - State-Based Organizing
We Are Down Home Down Home NC General Operating Support 03/25/24 $25,000.00 RED 2 - State-Based Organizing
Faith in Florida General Operating Support 03/25/24 $25,000.00 RED 2 - State-Based Organizing
482 Forward General Operating Support 03/25/24 $25,000.00 RED 2 - State-Based Organizing
Race Forward General Operating Support 10/24/23 $25,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
Proteus Fund Inc. Piper Fund Collaborative Fund 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
Johns Hopkins University SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support 10/20/23 $50,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
Faith in Action Network General Operating Support 10/17/23 $25,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
Alliance for A Just Society Native Organizers Alliance: General Operating Support 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
482 Forward General Operating Support 01/31/24 $1,500.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
New Venture Fund Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support 08/14/23 $250,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
State Power Fund General Operating Support 11/16/23 $25,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
The Roosevelt Institute General Operating Support 10/18/23 $50,000.00 RED 1 - National Strategy
African American Policy Forum General Operating Support 12/01/21 $100,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
The Schott Foundation for Public Education Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership 11/15/21 $250,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Democracy Alliance Pooled Fund General Operating Support 03/06/23 $300,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Solidaire Network Movement Protection Fund 11/10/22 $125,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
National Center for Family Philanthropy General Operating Support 09/06/23 $100,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Way To Rise General Operating Support 10/18/23 $100,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Women Donors Network Membership and General Support 12/12/23 $50,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Capacity Shop General Operating Support 12/13/23 $30,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy General Operating Support 05/06/22 $450,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Solidaire Network General Operating Support 11/10/22 $375,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Social Venture Partners International General Operating Support (2022-2024) 12/01/21 $700,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Possibility Labs Radiant Strategies: Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support 07/28/22 $300,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Social Justice Fund Northwest General Operating Support 05/06/22 $300,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
American College (dba American College of Financial Professionals) Center for Philanthropy & Social Impact "Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Alumni Research Project" 12/01/21 $125,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Movement Strategy Center General Operating Support 01/24/22 $50,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University 2022 First Principles Forum 05/20/22 $10,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Center for Effective Philanthropy Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts 04/15/22 $200,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy