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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | 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 |
| Equal Justice Works | Homeless Youth Fellowship | 04/02/24 | $83,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Hopewell Fund | Galvanize USA General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| People's Action Institute | People's Action Education Fund General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Equality Federation 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 |
| State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $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 |
| 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 |
| The Bridgespan Group Inc. | General Operating Support | 03/15/24 | $2,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Annual Membership | 03/13/24 | $6,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness | United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) Youth Homelessness Staffing | 03/07/24 | $204,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Valencia College Foundation | General Operating Support | 02/28/24 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| American Council on Education | General Operating Support | 02/26/24 | $7,750.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Future Fund (2024) | 02/20/24 | $700,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 02/20/24 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $8,500.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| Excelencia in Education | Membership for Latino Student Success Funders Group (2024) | 02/12/24 | $40,000.00 | Education |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/07/24 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/06/24 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Foster Forward | Youth Transition Funders Group Membership (2024) | 02/01/24 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/01/24 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| 482 Forward | General Operating Support | 01/31/24 | $1,500.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | Summit Sponsorship (2024) | 01/31/24 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2024) | 01/30/24 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| U-Power | Dodge for a Cause Event Team Sponsorship | 01/26/24 | $1,250.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| Boy Scouts of America - Chief Seattle Council | Mariners Scout Luncheon Sponsorship (2024) | 01/23/24 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2024 Community Annual Forum Sponsorship - Child Well-Being & the New Science of Trauma | 01/17/24 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend and Communities of Practice | 01/01/24 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Equitable Giving Lab | 12/15/23 | $30,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 12/14/23 | $170,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Capacity Shop | General Operating Support | 12/13/23 | $30,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Women Donors Network | General Operating Support | 12/12/23 | $50,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | National Prevention Learning Collaborative | 12/12/23 | $330,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America: National Learning Collaborative on Youth Homelessness Prevention | 12/11/23 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Learning Collaborative on Youth Homelessness Prevention | 12/11/23 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: King County Regional Homelessness Authority Data Infrastructure Development | 12/08/23 | $200,625.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: Youth By Name List (YBNL) | 12/08/23 | $81,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Panorama Global | We Are In - Phase II: YYAH Systems Change Landscape and Gap Analysis | 12/08/23 | $102,375.00 | Regional Homelessness |
