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 |
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Southern Education Foundation | Brown's Promise: General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
Bowie State University Foundation, Inc. | BSU Philanthropy Initiative-Managing Philanthropy and Non-Profit Programs | 04/27/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Building Changes | Building Changes Education Program | 10/21/22 | $775,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Building Changes | Building Changes Education Program | 12/02/24 | $725,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
The Good Nation Foundation Inc | Building for Democracy Education Fund | 04/04/24 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Foundation for California Community Colleges | California Learning Lab: First Inaugural Annual Conference | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
New Venture Fund | Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support | 08/14/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Hispanics in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy: UNITY Summit Sponsorship (2023) | 06/02/23 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
Community Foundation of New Jersey | Child Welfare Funders Collaborative Fund | 12/05/24 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Trustee of Tufts College | CIRCLE General Operating Support | 12/12/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
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 |
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 |
Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 03/06/23 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 09/10/24 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Panorama Global | Collaborative Learning from Impact Philanthropy | 09/29/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Third Sector New England Inc. | Communications Capacity Support | 05/09/24 | $6,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund: General Operating Support | 07/07/22 | $2,100.00 | Community Giving |
New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
NW Children's Foundation | Community Annual Forum - Healing-Centered Practices & Childhood Trauma Sponsorship (2023) | 02/15/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Possibility Labs | Community Centric Fundraising: General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Tides Foundation | Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund | 11/03/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
Council of Chief State School Officers | Council of Chief State School Officers Community of Practice for Improving School Climate | 11/01/23 | $262,700.00 | Education |
RVC Seattle | Creative Justice: General Operating Support | 11/18/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Democracy Alliance Pooled Fund | 03/06/23 | $300,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Rockefeller Family Fund | Democracy Power & Innovation Fund | 06/25/24 | $100,000.00 | RED 4 - Collaborative Funding |
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/17/22 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/24/23 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/01/24 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
U-Power | Dodge for a Cause Event Team Sponsorship | 11/14/22 | $1,250.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
U-Power | Dodge for a Cause Event Team Sponsorship | 01/26/24 | $1,250.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Giving Compass Network | Donor Survey and AI Analysis Prototype | 09/29/23 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
We Are Down Home | Down Home NC General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2024) | 01/30/24 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2025) | 01/16/25 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Georgetown University | Edunomic's Lab General Operating Support | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Georgetown University | Edunomics Lab General Operating Support | 05/24/24 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Georgetown University | Edunomics Lab: Elevating Ed Finance Policies to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness | 10/02/24 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Emergent Fund: Movement Rapid Response Organizing Initiative | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 10/01/23 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
TeamChild | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 11/26/24 | $70,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging Legislators in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 11/27/23 | $410,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |