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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Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary | General Operating Support | 04/10/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Point Source Youth Inc. | Washington State Direct Cash Transfer Pilot | 04/10/24 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Conference Sponsorship | 04/10/24 | $7,500.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Alliance For Education | 2024 Annual Gala Sponsorship | 04/10/24 | $8,000.00 | Community Giving |
Skokomish Tribe | Skokomish Wellness Center General Operations | 04/09/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept Project | 04/08/24 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
The Good Nation Foundation Inc | Building for Democracy Education Fund | 04/04/24 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Public Rights Project | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
Tides Foundation | Movement Voter Fund General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
Mijente Support Committee | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
Hopewell Fund | Galvanize USA General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
Equal Justice Works | Homeless Youth Fellowship | 04/02/24 | $83,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
New Venture Fund | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
BVM (Black Voters Matter) Capacity Building Institute | General Operating Support | 03/27/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
482 Forward | General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
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 |
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 |
YouthCare | 2024 Annual Luncheon Sponsorship | 02/20/24 | $2,530.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2024) | 02/20/24 | $700,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
YouthCare | General Operating Support | 02/20/24 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 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 & 2025) | 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 |
Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/01/24 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
Foster Forward | Youth Transition Funders Group Membership (2024) | 02/01/24 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
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 - K-12 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 |
Tides Center | 2025 Conference Sponsorship | 01/07/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Infrastucture |
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 |