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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | General Operating Support | 10/21/23 | $45,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | 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 |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 10/19/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 10/19/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Piper Fund Collaborative Fund | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Equality Federation Institute | 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 |
| New Venture Fund | Narrative Initiative: 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 |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance: 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 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | 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 |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/09/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| Holy Names Academy | 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) |
| 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 |
| American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Giving Compass Network | Donor Survey and AI Analysis Prototype | 09/29/23 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mockingbird Society | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | 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 |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 09/11/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | BELE Network: False Prophets and Wise Choices: A Humane Approach to School Reform | 09/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Facilitation of the Young Grantmakers Facilitator Funds | 09/01/23 | $95,922.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Maui Strong Fund | 08/25/23 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Philanthropy for Child Well Being (aka Philanthropist Forum) | 08/22/23 | $5,000.00 | YSS Cross Cutting - State/Local Transformation Pilots |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | 22nd Annual Breakfast Sponsorship (2023) | 08/16/23 | $3,000.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support | 08/14/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | Aileen McGinnis Fund | 08/09/23 | $5,000.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/09/23 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 08/07/23 | $225,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Covenant House International | Youth Homelessness Prevention Research | 08/07/23 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2023 & 2024) | 08/04/23 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
