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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Venture Fund | Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Fund (PIT-UN) | 11/01/19 | $590,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Open Possibilities (dba Possibility Labs) | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 07/11/19 | $150,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc. | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) General Operating Support | 08/26/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | Seattle Equity Summit 2.0 | 07/10/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2020 Community Annual Forum: Community Trauma and Child Well-Being: A Deeper Dive into the Future of Healing | 01/24/20 | $2,500.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation | Conflict Transformation Fund Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Washington Census Equity Fund | 02/01/20 | $40,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Movement Strategy Center | Next Generation Fund General Operating Support | 10/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| New Venture Fund | 2020 Census Project’s Census Equity Fund | 02/01/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 07/10/20 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | "Washington Census Alliance" Census 2020 Fund | 02/04/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| BVM (Black Voters Matter) Capacity Building Institute | General Operating Support | 09/10/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | "New Mexico Counts 2020" Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Boston University | Center For Antiracist Research Assistant Director for Advocacy Position (2 years) | 07/21/20 | $170,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| One Arizona | Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $70,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/16/20 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Fair Count Inc. | Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $80,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Equity in Education Coalition | "Decolonizing Education Through Anti-Racism & Equity" Conference Sponsorship | 09/20/19 | $15,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Florida Philanthropic Network Inc. | Florida Counts Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $70,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Alliance For Education | Philanthropic Partners for Public Education (PPPE) Fund VIII (Year 1-2) | 07/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Communities Foundation of Texas Inc. | Texas Counts Pooled Fund Census 2020 | 02/01/20 | $70,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| GreatNonprofits | Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Brandeis University | Cascading Lives: Stories of Loss, Resilience, & Resistance | 05/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Seattle Foundation | Black Future Co-op Fund | 07/10/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| United Way Of King County | Racial Equity Coalition (REC) and Love and Liberation Project General Support Funds | 09/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Seattle Foundation | Covid-19 Response Fund | 03/20/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| OneAmerica | General Operating Support | 05/08/20 | $100,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/13/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 07/10/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/07/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| 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 |
| Mariners Care | Day of Game Workers Fund | 04/17/20 | $100,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | **N40 FUNDING** The Race Card Project Core Operations | 07/01/20 | $50,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Seattle Girls School | Rise Up Campaign | 08/13/20 | $100,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center | General Operating Support | 04/08/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| United States Ski Team Foundation | General Operating Support | 01/28/22 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | Distinguished Teaching Award | 02/17/22 | $3,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Outdoors For All Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/03/22 | $1,042.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| 609 Chief Seattle Council | Mariners Scout Luncheon (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Boys and Girls Club of America (New York) | General Operating Support | 01/31/22 | $15,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Bone Creek Art Museum | Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art Restoration Campaign | 01/11/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Ryther | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northwest Hospitality | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 11/15/20 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
