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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 11/08/23 | $322,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 11/08/23 | $1,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/07/23 | $1,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 11/07/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| College Success Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/07/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/07/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Reframe: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Political Research Associates | General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| TeamMates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $5,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Tides Center | 22nd Century Initiative: General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund Core Operations | 11/01/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 10/30/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 10/29/23 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/26/23 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 10/25/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Grassroots Power Project | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Race Forward | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Windward Fund | Heartland Fund: Rural Democracy Initiative General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/21/23 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/23 | $45,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 10/20/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 10/19/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 10/19/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance: General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | Narrative Initiative: General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| The Roosevelt Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Piper Fund Collaborative Fund | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Center for Popular Democracy | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Faith in Action Network | General Operating Support | 10/17/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 10/09/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/09/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | General Operating Support | 10/08/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 10/07/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Nyaka Inc | General Operating Support | 10/05/23 | $265.05 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 10/01/23 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Giving Compass Network | Donor Survey and AI Analysis Prototype | 09/29/23 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Mockingbird Society | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
