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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Think of Us | Envisioning and Co-Creating an Anti-Racist Legal System for Children | 11/16/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept Project | 04/08/24 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Tides Foundation | Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund | 11/03/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| 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 |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Panorama Global | We Are In - Phase II: YYAH Systems Change Landscape and Gap Analysis | 12/08/23 | $102,375.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 10/24/22 | $112,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
| Thousand Currents | Philanthropic Partnerships Donor Education & Organizing | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Transforming Philanthropic Practice | 04/01/23 | $125,000.00 | 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 |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Upstream King County | 11/27/23 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 09/20/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Young Invincibles | Young Advocates Program College Student Success Cohort | 09/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Global Impact | Justice Funders Network: Social Justice Giving Circles | 10/20/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Possibility Labs | Community Centric Fundraising: General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Public Rights Project | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Mijente Support Committee | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 11/27/23 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | NCSL Youth Homelessness Fellows Phase II | 10/26/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE Network: Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Leading Now: Responsive Communications Support for Superintendents | 04/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| New Venture Fund | Leading Now: Responsive Communications Support for System Leaders | 04/13/22 | $150,000.00 | RED Base |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: Roy Street Housing Funding Gap | 12/08/23 | $150,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| People's Action Institute | People's Action Education Fund General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Hopewell Fund | Galvanize USA General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 12/14/23 | $170,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Leaders of Color, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $175,000.00 | Education |
| Stand Up For Equity | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating Support | 03/01/22 | $200,000.00 | RED Base |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
