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 |
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New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
New York University | NYU Steinhardt Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
New York University | NYU Metro Center General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
NewSchools Fund | NewSchools Summit Sponsorship (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 06/02/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Northshore School District: Kenmore Elementary School | Kenmore Elementary: Classroom Improvements | 04/27/23 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 09/27/22 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2022) | 09/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
Northwest Hospitality | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Northwest Immigrants Rights Project | General Operating Support | 05/05/21 | $786.75 | Community Giving |
Northwest Ultimate Association | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $2,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/07/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
NW Children's Foundation | 2024 Community Annual Forum - Child Well-Being & the New Science of Trauma | 01/17/24 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
NW Children's Foundation | Community Annual Forum - Healing-Centered Practices & Childhood Trauma Sponsorship (2023) | 02/15/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
NW Children's Foundation | 2022 Community Annual Forum - Buffering Intergenerational Trauma: Child Well-Being and Community-Based Resilience | 01/31/22 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Nyaka Inc | General Operating Support | 10/05/23 | $265.05 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
One Nation Essential Needs Foundation | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
OneAmerica | Movement Family Reunion (2022) | 05/18/22 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
OneAmerica | Annual Open House (2023) | 06/21/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
OneAmerica | 2021 20th Anniversary Celebration | 10/04/21 | $4,700.00 | Community Giving |
OneAmerica | Executive Director Transition Fund Core Operating Support | 07/27/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
Ouray Ice Park Inc. | General Operating Support | 04/27/23 | $4,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Outdoors For All Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/03/22 | $1,042.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Panorama Global | Collaborative Learning from Impact Philanthropy | 09/29/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Panorama Global | We Are In: King County Homeless Youth Advocacy Education and Communications Capacity Building | 12/08/23 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships: General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
Panorama Global | We Are In: Youth By Name List (YBNL) | 12/08/23 | $81,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
Panorama Global | We Are In: Roy Street Housing Funding Gap | 12/08/23 | $150,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
Panorama Global | We Are In - Phase II: YYAH Systems Change Landscape and Gap Analysis | 12/08/23 | $102,375.00 | Regional Homelessness |
Panorama Global | We Are In: King County Regional Homelessness Authority Data Infrastructure Development | 12/08/23 | $200,625.00 | Regional Homelessness |
Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships General Operating Support | 06/04/21 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships: General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $200,000.00 | RED Base |
Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 11/11/23 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 08/25/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Partnership for America's Children | Chafee Redesign Policy Reform Initiative | 08/31/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
People's Action Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $25,000.00 | RED Base |
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Giving Gap: General Operating Support | 02/15/23 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/07/24 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
PICO California | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |