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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEO Philanthropy | Funders' Committee for Civic Participation: General Operating Support | 11/10/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| The Roosevelt Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $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 |
| Faith in Action Network | General Operating Support | 10/17/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| State Power Fund | General Operating Support | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Reframe: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| 482 Forward | General Operating Support | 01/31/24 | $1,500.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| BVM (Black Voters Matter) Capacity Building Institute | General Operating Support | 03/27/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Mijente Support Committee | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Tides Foundation | Movement Voter Fund General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Hopewell Fund | Galvanize USA General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Think of Us | Envisioning and Co-Creating an Anti-Racist Legal System for Children | 11/16/22 | $100,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Grantmakers for Girls of Color: Black Girl Freedom Fund | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Movement for Black Lives: Black Power Rising Vision 2024 Initiative | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Public Rights Project | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | 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 |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 07/31/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Tides Center | Harnessing Our Power to End Political Violence (HOPE-PV) National Training Program at Facing Race 2024 | 10/15/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Piper Fund Collaborative Fund | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | Narrative Initiative: Rural-Urban Unity Project | 12/16/24 | $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 |
| New Venture Fund | Moxie Fund | 12/18/24 | $10,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| We Are Down Home | Down Home NC General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
| Take Action Minnesota Education Fund | 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 |
| Rise and Remember | General Operating Support | 04/30/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Gender Justice | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice | General Operating Support | 05/13/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| ISAIAH | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Land Stewardship Project | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Minnesota Research Justice Center | General Operating Support | 07/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Navigate | General Operating Support | 06/05/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/15/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| OutFront Minnesota Community Services | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Tides Foundation | Movement Voter Fund General Operating Support | 05/30/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
| Grassroots Power Project | General Operating Support | 09/18/24 | $2,500.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
