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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Gender Justice | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for Justice | General Operating Support | 05/13/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
ISAIAH | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Land Stewardship Project | General Operating Support | 05/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Minnesota Research Justice Center | General Operating Support | 07/01/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Minnesota Black Collective Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/15/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
OutFront Minnesota Community Services | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Navigate | General Operating Support | 06/05/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Local Progress Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 05/14/24 | $2,000.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Kona Super Sonics | General Operating Support | 05/06/24 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed (One Time) |
Seattle Animal Shelter Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Whatcom Humane Society | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Connection2Culture | General Operating Support | 06/13/24 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 06/14/24 | $2,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Democracy Forward Foundation | General Operating Support | 06/26/24 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Third Sector New England Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/24/24 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 08/22/24 | $1,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
OneAmerica | General Operating Support | 09/25/24 | $2,500.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Grassroots Power Project | General Operating Support | 09/18/24 | $2,500.00 | RED 3 - Research & Learning |
Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 08/01/24 | $6,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 08/20/24 | $6,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
National Conference of State Legislatures | General Operating Support | 08/01/24 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Building Changes | General Operating Support | 08/01/24 | $2,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | General Operating Support | 08/23/24 | $3,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
InnovateEDU | General Operating Support | 09/18/24 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 09/26/24 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Carleton College | General Operating Support | 10/09/24 | $500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
Cornerstone Youth Collective | General Operating Support | 10/24/24 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
ROOTS Young Adult Shelter | General Operating Support | 10/22/24 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Dignity for Divas | General Operating Support | 10/24/24 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
African Young Dreamers Empowerment Program Intl | General Operating Support | 10/24/24 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Mentoring Urban Students & Teens | General Operating Support | 11/04/24 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
AmPowering | General Operating Support | 11/04/24 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Organization for Prostitution Survivors | General Operating Support | 11/04/24 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee | General Operating Support (in honor of Peter Tang) | 01/13/25 | $1,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Giving Gap: General Operating Support | 02/15/23 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 12/01/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 11/22/23 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 09/18/24 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed (Recurring) |
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Grantmakers for Girls of Color: Black Girl Freedom Fund | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2023) | 03/06/23 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2025) | 01/16/25 | $20,000.00 | Education 1 - K-12 Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 07/31/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 11/16/23 | $25,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |