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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Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 07/11/23 | $50,000.00 | Education |
National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/24/22 | $750,000.00 | Education |
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/15/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Higher Ed Forward Fund (2023) | 11/30/23 | $40,000.00 | Education |
Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 12/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Higher Ed Forward Fund (2023-2024) | 11/21/23 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend and Communities of Practice | 01/01/24 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE Network: Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2023 Core) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
Georgetown University | Edunomic's Lab General Operating Support | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Education Law Center Inc. | Partnership for Equity in Education (PEER) General Operating Support | 05/22/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2023 & 2024) | 08/04/23 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
American University | American University School of Education Dean’s Discretionary Operating Funds | 12/04/23 | $10,000.00 | Education |
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $100,000.00 | Education |
Valencia College Foundation | General Operating Support | 02/28/24 | $10,000.00 | Education |
Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/24/22 | $75,000.00 | Education |
University of Texas System | University of Texas System Student Experience Project | 06/11/24 | $900,000.00 | Education |
New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground’s Student Action Network for Equity General Operating Support | 07/07/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Teaching Excellence at Scale in Higher Education Fund (2024) - Strengthening Fund Capacity | 11/18/24 | $45,500.00 | 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 |
Grantmakers For Education | 2022 Annual Membership | 04/05/22 | $3,700.00 | 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 |
Foundation for California Community Colleges | California Learning Lab: First Inaugural Annual Conference | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/07/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 06/21/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
Tides Center | BELE Network: PERTS Building & Scaling the Student Experience Knowledge Base | 08/01/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
NewSchools Fund | NewSchools Summit Sponsorship (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground’s Student Action Network for Equity General Operating Support | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Grantmakers For Education | 2023 Annual Membership | 05/03/23 | $3,700.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Annual Membership | 03/13/24 | $6,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Conference Sponsorship | 04/10/24 | $7,500.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New Venture Fund | Leading Now: AI Series for Superintendents in Leading Now and Chiefs for Change | 11/01/23 | $32,500.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
InnovateEDU | General Operating Support | 09/18/24 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Cambiar Education | LearnerStudio | 11/27/24 | $125,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Cambiar Education | Rithm Project | 11/27/24 | $50,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
The Bridgespan Group Inc. | General Operating Support | 03/15/24 | $2,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |