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
Washington Womens Foundation Annual Membership (2022) 06/27/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Holy Names Academy General Operating Support 08/26/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Annual Membership (2023) 04/04/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 10/13/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
NPR Foundation General Operating Support 11/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Washington Womens Foundation Annual Membership (2023) 07/05/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Northwest African American Museum Inc General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Recovery Cafe General Operating Support 11/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Red Wine and Blue Education Fund General Operating Support 04/12/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
U-Power General Operating Support 11/03/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Recovery Cafe General Operating Support 09/11/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Annual Membership (2024) 02/06/24 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Western States Center General Operating Support 07/27/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences General Operating Support 10/06/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio General Operating Support 10/13/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Partners Asia General Operating Support 11/11/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Treehouse General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Center for Community Change General Operating Support 07/27/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
University Child Development School General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Partners Asia General Operating Support 08/25/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Recovery Cafe General Operating Support 07/19/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Holy Names Academy General Operating Support 10/06/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
U-Power General Operating Support 11/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Washington Womens Foundation Annual Membership (2021) 06/11/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
U-Power General Operating Support 11/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Bishop Blanchet High School General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Mockingbird Society 2021 Annual Sponsorship (Speaker Series) 07/27/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
NPR Foundation General Operating Support 10/13/21 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Plymouth Housing Group General Operating Support 11/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
The Seattle Foundation Belonging Gathering with Civic Commons (2022) 04/28/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Plymouth Housing Group General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
TeenTix General Operating Support 12/12/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Solidaire Network General Operating Support 06/20/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. Annual Membership (2022) 12/01/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Bishop Blanchet High School General Operating Support 10/19/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Somos Mujeres Latinas Washington Somos Mujeres Latinas Washington Community Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) 05/23/23 $2,550.00 Community Giving
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award 02/17/22 $3,000.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Third Sector New England Inc. A Way Home Washington Core Operations 05/11/21 $3,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle 22nd Annual Breakfast Sponsorship (2023) 08/16/23 $3,000.00 Community Giving
Mockingbird Society Public Policy & Advocacy Director Professional Development Staff Capacity Support 11/15/23 $3,000.00 Youth Homelessness
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award 02/01/24 $3,000.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
RVC Seattle General Operating Support 11/15/22 $3,000.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award 02/24/23 $3,000.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Grantmakers For Education 2023 Annual Membership 05/03/23 $3,700.00 Education
Grantmakers For Education 2022 Annual Membership 04/05/22 $3,700.00 Education
Africatown Community Land Trust From Imagination to Creation Campaign 11/18/22 $4,000.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Ouray Ice Park Inc. General Operating Support 04/27/23 $4,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts