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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National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | 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 |
The Good Nation Foundation Inc | Building for Democracy Education Fund | 04/04/24 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 07/02/24 | $50,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | 2022 First Principles Forum | 05/20/22 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $450,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
New Profit Inc | General Operating Support | 11/25/22 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
The Seattle Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2022) | 11/15/22 | $25,000.00 | 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 |
Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/26/23 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Giving Compass Network | Donor Survey and AI Analysis Prototype | 09/29/23 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Global Impact | Justice Funders Network: Social Justice Giving Circles | 10/20/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Panorama Global | Collaborative Learning from Impact Philanthropy | 09/29/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Donors of Color Network Inc. | Tamaya Retreat (2022) | 04/05/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 04/04/23 | $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 |
Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/09/23 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
The Bridgespan Group Inc. | Funds/Funder Collaboration Research | 09/28/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Trustees of Indiana University | Equitable Giving Lab | 12/15/23 | $30,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Hispanics in Philanthropy | Transforming Philanthropic Practice | 04/01/23 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/22 | $200,000.00 | 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 | 12/18/24 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Giving Gap: General Operating Support | 02/15/23 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
JustFund US | IGNITE Event Operations | 12/20/22 | $4,560.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Center for Effective Philanthropy | Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts | 04/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
The Aspen Institute, Inc. | The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions: Belonging, Meaning, Wellbeing & Purpose Framework | 12/16/24 | $40,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Bowie State University Foundation, Inc. | BSU Philanthropy Initiative-Managing Philanthropy and Non-Profit Programs | 04/27/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/09/24 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Possibility Labs | Radiant Strategies Freedom School for Philanthropy PNW | 09/25/24 | $40,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Borealis Philanthropy | Funders for Organizing: General Operating Support | 12/04/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
PolicyLink | Liberation Ventures: General Operating Support | 11/28/23 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Panorama Global | The Fund for Alternative Journalism General Operating Support | 12/11/24 | $15,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | New Era of Philanthropy Book Project Fund | 10/07/24 | $15,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Organizational Strategic Planning and Visioning | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors | General Operating Support | 02/13/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
YMCA of Greater Seattle | General Operating Support | 01/20/23 | $25,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |