our grantmaking process

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.

Even if our grants and strategies don’t fully succeed, we only fail if we don’t learn.

– Jeff Raikes

List of Grants

Organization Requests Award Date Amount Program
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. Annual Membership (2023) 11/30/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Increasing Adoption of SEP Approach to Equitable College Classrooms 02/21/23 $280,000.00 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
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing General Operating Support 12/22/21 $100,000.00 Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting
Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing: General Operating Support 11/06/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Bishop Blanchet High School General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Bishop Blanchet High School General Operating Support 08/25/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Bishop Blanchet High School General Operating Support 10/19/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Bone Creek Art Museum Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art Restoration Campaign 01/11/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Borealis Philanthropy Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support 12/04/23 $25,000.00 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
Boys and Girls Club of America (New York) General Operating Support 01/31/22 $15,000.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Building Changes We Are In: Partnership for Zero 04/26/22 $50,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Building Changes Building Changes Education Program 10/21/22 $775,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Building Changes Youth & Young Adult Homelessness Landscape and Plan 10/21/22 $50,000.00 Regional Homelessness
Building Changes We Are In: Youth & Young Adult Homelessness Systems Change Landscape & Gap Analysis 05/08/23 $16,000.00 Regional Homelessness
Building Changes General Operating Support 09/09/22 $12,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc. General Operating Support 01/04/22 $1,500.00 Community Giving
Camelback Ventures Inc. General Operating Support 08/02/21 $75,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Camelback Ventures Inc. General Operating Support 09/01/22 $200,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Capacity Shop General Operating Support 12/13/23 $30,000.00 RED - IDPI Cross Cut
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 10/13/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 11/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Center for Children’s Advocacy Inc. General Operating Support 10/06/22 $1,500.00 Community Giving
Center for Community Change Workshop Fellowship 08/02/22 $50,000.00 Executive Director Discretionary
Center for Community Change General Operating Support 07/27/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Center for Community Change 2023 Community Change Champion Awards Sponsorship 07/31/22 $5,000.00 Executive Director Discretionary
Center for Effective Philanthropy Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts 04/15/22 $200,000.00 Impact Driven Philanthropy
Center for Popular Democracy General Operating Support 10/18/23 $25,000.00 RED Base
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities General Operating Support 06/21/22 $900,000.00 Education
Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors General Operating Support 02/13/23 $25,000.00 Executive Director Discretionary
Chapin Hall Center for Children Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with CloseKnit) 11/12/21 $7,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Chapin Hall Center for Children Upstream King County 11/27/23 $150,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Chief Seattle Council Mariners Scout Luncheon (2024) 01/23/24 $10,000.00 Trustee Directed (One Time)
Children & Youth Justice Center Norm Maleng Advocate for Youth Award Breakfast Sponsorship (2023) 02/14/23 $5,000.00 Trustee Directed (One Time)
Children & Youth Justice Center Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination 06/06/23 $27,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Children & Youth Justice Center Philanthropy for Child Well Being (aka Philanthropist Forum) 08/22/23 $5,000.00 YSS Cross Cutting - State/Local Transformation Pilots
Children & Youth Justice Center Philanthropy for Child Well Being (Philanthropist Forum) 09/02/22 $15,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Children & Youth Justice Center Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination 02/16/22 $36,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Children’s Defense Fund General Operating Support 06/01/22 $50,000.00 Executive Director Discretionary
CloseKnit Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with Chapin Hall) 11/12/21 $7,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, Inc. General Operating Support 11/12/21 $1,000.00 Community Giving
Coalition For Juvenile Justice Collaborating for Change 01/24/22 $45,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Coalition For Juvenile Justice Collaborating for Change 03/06/23 $45,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership 08/01/23 $750,000.00 Education
College Success Foundation General Operating Support 11/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
College Success Foundation General Operating Support 10/21/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
College Success Foundation General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Color of Change Education Fund Inc. Winning Against the Backlash National Campaign 12/01/21 $200,000.00 RED Base