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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grantmakers For Education | 2024 Annual Membership | 03/13/24 | $6,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| New Venture Fund | Leading Now: AI Series for Superintendents in Leading Now and Chiefs for Change | 11/01/23 | $32,500.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| SisterSong, Inc | General Operating Support | 03/21/22 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Skokomish Tribe | Skokomish Wellness Center General Operations | 04/09/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Refugee Protection International | General Operating Support | 01/13/23 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Resilient Hearts Animal Sanctuary | General Operating Support | 04/10/24 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence, Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/20/22 | $2,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Northshore School District: Kenmore Elementary School | Kenmore Elementary: Classroom Improvements | 04/27/23 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Ouray Ice Park Inc. | General Operating Support | 04/27/23 | $4,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Africatown Community Land Trust | From Imagination to Creation Campaign | 11/18/22 | $4,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Wing Luke Memorial Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Northwest Ultimate Association | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| RVC Seattle | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $3,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Telluride AIDS Benefit | Telluride AIDS Benefit: General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $1,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Interim Community Development Association | General Operating Support | 07/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Africatown Community Land Trust | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| The Loveland Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Social Good Fund | SeekHer Foundation: General Operating Support | 06/23/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | General Operating Support | 01/20/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Organizational Strategic Planning and Visioning | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | 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 |
| Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/04/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| PolicyLink | Liberation Ventures: General Operating Support | 11/28/23 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors | General Operating Support | 02/13/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Center for Community Change | 2023 Community Change Champion Awards Sponsorship | 07/31/22 | $5,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Susan Sandler Leadership Fellowship | 02/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | Community Centric Fundraising: General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy 2021 UNITY Summit Destination Impact Community Sponsorship Partner Participation | 12/08/21 | $380.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| American College (dba American College of Financial Professionals) | Center for Philanthropy & Social Impact "Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Alumni Research Project" | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts | 04/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | IGNITE Event Operations | 12/20/22 | $4,560.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $450,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | 2022 First Principles Forum | 05/20/22 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Giving Compass Network | Donor Survey and AI Analysis Prototype | 09/29/23 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/02/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | Radiant Strategies: Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support | 07/28/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
