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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2021) | 08/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Thousand Currents | Philanthropic Partnerships Donor Education & Organizing | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $450,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support (2022-2024) | 12/01/21 | $700,000.00 | 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 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | 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 |
| Movement Strategy Center | General Operating Support | 01/24/22 | $50,000.00 | 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 |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts | 04/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Tamaya Retreat (2022) | 04/05/22 | $15,000.00 | 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 |
| Global Impact | Justice Funders Network: Social Justice Giving Circles | 10/20/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | Community Centric Fundraising: General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund - IGNITE Event | 10/14/22 | $20,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| African American Policy Forum | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership | 11/15/21 | $250,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Democracy Alliance Pooled Fund General Operating Support | 03/06/23 | $300,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Capacity Shop | General Operating Support | 12/13/23 | $30,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Women Donors Network | General Operating Support | 12/12/23 | $50,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support | 08/14/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| State Power Fund | General Operating Support | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| The Roosevelt Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Race Forward | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Piper Fund Collaborative Fund | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 10/20/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Faith in Action Network | General Operating Support | 10/17/23 | $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 |
| 482 Forward | General Operating Support | 01/31/24 | $1,500.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| People's Action Institute | People's Action Education Fund 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 Strategy |
| State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
