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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National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground’s Student Action Network for Equity General Operating Support | 02/14/24 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New Venture Fund | Leading Now: Responsive Communications Support for Superintendents | 04/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2024) | 01/30/24 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
The National Center on Education and the Economy | General Operating Support | 04/16/24 | $200,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | Let’s Get Ready!: Educating All Americans For Success | 12/02/24 | $250,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Future Fund (2025) | 12/16/24 | $125,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee | General Operating Support (in honor of Peter Tang) | 01/13/25 | $1,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2025) | 01/16/25 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2025) | 01/16/25 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2024) | 02/20/24 | $700,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Seabeck Conference Center | General Operating Support | 10/15/24 | $10,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
SisterSong, Inc | General Operating Support | 03/21/22 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Northshore School District: Kenmore Elementary School | Kenmore Elementary: Classroom Improvements | 04/27/23 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Ouray Ice Park Inc. | General Operating Support | 04/27/23 | $4,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | General Operating Support | 08/23/24 | $3,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 09/26/24 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Interim Community Development Association | General Operating Support | 07/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Carleton College | General Operating Support | 10/09/24 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Whatcom Humane Society | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Africatown Community Land Trust | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Foothills Food Bank | Winter Kids Pantry Program Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Refugee Protection International | General Operating Support | 01/13/23 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Connection2Culture | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Skokomish Tribe | Skokomish Wellness Center General Operations | 04/09/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
The Loveland Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Social Good Fund | SeekHer Foundation: General Operating Support | 06/23/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/20/22 | $2,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary | General Operating Support | 04/10/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Africatown Community Land Trust | From Imagination to Creation Campaign | 11/18/22 | $4,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Northwest Ultimate Association | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 08/22/24 | $1,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
RVC Seattle | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $3,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Telluride AIDS Benefit | Telluride AIDS Benefit: General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $1,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
The Aspen Institute, Inc. | The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions: Belonging, Meaning, Wellbeing & Purpose Framework | 12/16/24 | $40,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Bowie State University Foundation, Inc. | BSU Philanthropy Initiative-Managing Philanthropy and Non-Profit Programs | 04/27/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/09/24 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Possibility Labs | Radiant Strategies Freedom School for Philanthropy PNW | 09/25/24 | $40,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Borealis Philanthropy | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/04/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
PolicyLink | Liberation Ventures: General Operating Support | 11/28/23 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Panorama Global | The Fund for Alternative Journalism General Operating Support | 12/11/24 | $15,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | New Era of Philanthropy Book Project Fund | 10/07/24 | $15,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Organizational Strategic Planning and Visioning | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |