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
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Annual Membership (2022) 02/17/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio General Operating Support 08/29/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
NPR Foundation General Operating Support 11/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
College Success Foundation General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Annual Membership (2024) 02/06/24 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Plymouth Housing Group General Operating Support 11/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
U-Power General Operating Support 11/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Cascade Public Media KCTS 9 General Operating Support 11/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
SchoolHouse Connection Schoolhouse Connection Youth Scholarship Fund 09/04/24 $2,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Partners Asia General Operating Support 08/29/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Recovery Cafe General Operating Support 09/11/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
The Loveland Foundation General Operating Support 06/01/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Holy Names Academy General Operating Support 10/09/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Recovery Cafe General Operating Support 08/29/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Partners Asia General Operating Support 11/11/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Treehouse General Operating Support 11/02/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio General Operating Support 11/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Social Good Fund SeekHer Foundation: General Operating Support 06/23/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Seattle Girls School General Operating Support 10/19/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Interim Community Development Association General Operating Support 07/01/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. Annual Membership (2022) 12/01/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Holy Names Academy General Operating Support 10/06/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
TeenTix General Operating Support 12/12/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Democracy Forward Foundation General Operating Support 06/26/24 $2,500.00 Community Giving
The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences General Operating Support 10/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Africatown Community Land Trust General Operating Support 06/01/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center General Operating Support 04/08/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
TeamMates Mentoring Program General Operating Support 09/03/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio General Operating Support 11/22/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Third Sector New England Inc. General Operating Support 06/24/24 $2,500.00 Community Giving
University Child Development School General Operating Support 10/07/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
Treehouse General Operating Support 09/06/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
U-Power General Operating Support 11/08/23 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)
NPR Foundation General Operating Support 11/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Partners Asia General Operating Support 11/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical)
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. Annual Membership (2024) 10/11/24 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy Annual Membership (2023) 04/04/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. Annual Membership (2023) 11/30/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
University of Washington Allies in Healthier Systems for Health and Abundance in Youth (AHSHAY) General Operating Support 07/25/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
U-Power General Operating Support 09/03/24 $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)
Plymouth Housing Group General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
The Seattle Foundation Belonging Gathering with Civic Commons (2022) 04/28/22 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Mockingbird Society 2022 Youth Leadership Summit Sponsorship 06/15/22 $2,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom A Nights Journey Inaugural Gala Sponsorship (2024) 09/11/24 $2,500.00 Youth Homelessness
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation General Operating Support 11/15/22 $2,500.00 Employee Anniversary Gifts
Seattle Girls School General Operating Support 10/14/22 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed Gifts
Solidaire Network General Operating Support 06/20/23 $2,500.00 Community Giving
Washington Womens Foundation Annual Membership (2024) 05/16/24 $2,500.00 Trustee Directed (Recurring)