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 |
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Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2022) | 09/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
OneAmerica | Annual Open House (2023) | 06/21/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
National Center for Family Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/21/23 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
Mockingbird Society | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 06/20/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
ISAIAH | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/23 | $45,000.00 | Community Giving |
Southern Education Foundation | Brown's Promise: General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Promise54 | General Operating Support | 04/04/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | 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 |
OneAmerica | Movement Family Reunion (2022) | 05/18/22 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2024) | 09/27/24 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2023) | 11/08/23 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 10/29/23 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 11/30/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
The Seattle Foundation | Belonging Gathering with Civic Commons (2022) | 04/28/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 11/13/24 | $45,000.00 | Community Giving |
NW Children's Foundation | Community Annual Forum - Healing-Centered Practices & Childhood Trauma Sponsorship (2023) | 02/15/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 11/13/24 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
Prospect Schools Inc. | Brooklyn Prospect High School General Operating Support | 10/18/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
Alliance For Education | 2024 Annual Gala Sponsorship | 04/10/24 | $8,000.00 | Community Giving |
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/06/24 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $8,500.00 | Community Giving |
Center for Children’s Advocacy Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/06/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
National Center for Family Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2024) | 06/21/24 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
Democracy Forward Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/26/24 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2024) | 11/13/24 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
Excelencia in Education | Membership for Latino Student Success Funders Group (2024 & 2025) | 02/12/24 | $40,000.00 | Education |
School Board Partners | General Operating Support | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | Education |
Colorado State University: Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities | Equitable and Effective Teaching in Undergraduate STEM Education Preconference Convening Sponosrship | 08/12/24 | $10,000.00 | Education |
Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/23/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/24/22 | $750,000.00 | Education |
Tides Center | BELE Network: PERTS Building & Scaling the Student Experience Knowledge Base | 08/01/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
American Council on Education | General Operating Support | 02/26/24 | $7,750.00 | 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 |
The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 12/02/22 | $50,000.00 | 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 |
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 |
Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
Tides Center | PERTS General Operating Support | 09/13/24 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | General Operating Support | 09/13/24 | $1,050,000.00 | Education |
Georgetown University | Edunomic's Lab General Operating Support | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
National Center for Civic Innovation Inc. | Equity Accelerator Higher Education Project and Partnership Operational Capacity Support | 05/02/24 | $900,000.00 | Education |