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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Movement Strategy Center | General Operating Support | 01/24/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Philanos (formerly Catalist Women) | General Operating Support | 08/05/19 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | General Operating Support (JustFund) | 10/28/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Donors of Color Action Inc. | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating and Capacity Building Support | 06/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) Core Operating Support | 04/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| United Philanthropy Forum | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2020) | 07/30/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | Re-imagine Initiative | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/17/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project (Year Two) | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | Peer-Influencer Action Project | 08/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | PowerUp Fund Core Operating Support | 06/01/20 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Seattle Foundation | Inclusive Recovery Fund | 12/15/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Seattle Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/17/20 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| 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 |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 06/01/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/02/21 | $75,000.00 | 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 |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/14/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Resource Generation | General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | 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 | 09/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Building Changes | Prevention and End of Homelessness in King County ($600K) & General Operating Support ($775K) | 02/10/21 | $1,375,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Campion Foundation | Regional Homelessness Action Plan Communications | 09/23/19 | $80,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Lived Experience Coalition Strategic Plan Development | 08/01/20 | $125,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Housing Development Consortium | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Website Redesign Project | 08/05/21 | $8,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health | Milwaukee Freedom Fund | 09/01/20 | $10,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Still We Rise Fund | 12/07/20 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Core Operating Fund | 12/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund Core Operations | 12/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Washington State Administration Office of the Courts | Washington State Racial Justice Initiative (Racial Justice Consortium) | 02/17/21 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. | White Privilege Documentary | 03/12/21 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| NEO Philanthropy | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund | 05/11/21 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships General Operating Support | 06/04/21 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| OneAmerica | Executive Director Transition Fund Operational Support | 07/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
