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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle University | Center for Community Engagement Endowed Fund | 06/16/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| African Community Housing & Development | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America: National Learning Collaborative on Youth Homelessness Prevention | 12/11/23 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund - IGNITE Event | 10/14/22 | $20,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/07/24 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center's Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Program | 10/27/21 | $24,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times: Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/27/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Susan Sandler Leadership Fellowship | 02/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Political Research Associates | General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2021) | 08/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Bowie State University Foundation, Inc. | BSU Philanthropy Initiative-Managing Philanthropy and Non-Profit Programs | 04/27/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Windward Fund | Heartland Fund: Rural Democracy Initiative General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 07/07/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/04/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | Funder's Collaborative on Youth Organizing: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Reframe: General Operating Support | 11/06/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| OneAmerica | Executive Director Transition Fund Core Operating Support | 07/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| NEO Philanthropy | Funders' Committee for Civic Participation: General Operating Support | 11/10/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Tides Center | 22nd Century Initiative: General Operating Support | 11/02/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Johns Hopkins University | P3 Research Lab General Operating Support | 12/20/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Possibility Labs | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2022) | 11/15/22 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 12/01/22 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: King County Homeless Youth Advocacy Education and Communications Capacity Building | 12/08/23 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funder Strategy Group Membership (2024) | 01/30/24 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| State Power Fund | General Operating Support | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Grantmakers For Education | Annual Conference Sponsorship (2023) | 05/03/23 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 11/22/23 | $25,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 11/03/21 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| New Profit Inc | General Operating Support | 11/25/22 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Race Forward | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Local Progress Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 10/25/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Piper Fund Collaborative Fund | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| We Are Down Home | Down Home NC General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
| People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Take Action Minnesota Education Fund | General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
| Center for Popular Democracy | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Faith in Action Network | General Operating Support | 10/17/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Faith in Florida | General Operating Support | 03/25/24 | $25,000.00 | RED 2 - State-Based Organizing |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | General Operating Support | 01/20/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund Core Operations | 11/01/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance: General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 10/20/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
