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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 06/27/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New York University | NYU Metro Center General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| The Bridgespan Group Inc. | Funds/Funder Collaboration Research | 09/28/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/26/23 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Roosevelt Institute | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund | 10/21/21 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Children’s Defense Fund | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Narrative and Policy Work on Critical Race Theory | 09/16/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 10/20/23 | $50,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Organizational Strategic Planning and Visioning | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Emergent Fund: Movement Rapid Response Organizing Initiative | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts (Historical) |
| Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships General Operating Support | 06/04/21 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 07/11/23 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| PolicyLink | Liberation Ventures: General Operating Support | 11/28/23 | $50,000.00 | Executive Director Discretionary |
| Grassroots Power Project | General Operating Support | 10/24/23 | $50,000.00 | RED Base |
| Movement Strategy Center | General Operating Support | 01/24/22 | $50,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Partnership for America's Children | Chafee Redesign Policy Reform Initiative | 08/31/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (V4) | 08/31/21 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Youth Homelessness Prevention Steering Committee | 01/04/22 | $57,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 10/11/22 | $62,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth 6560 Rapid Response Team | 12/01/21 | $70,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | Prevention Interventions & National Discussions on Preventing Tracks on Ending and Preventing Youth Homelessness | 05/12/21 | $70,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/02/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| NEO Philanthropy | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund | 05/11/21 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 10/25/22 | $75,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/24/22 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: Youth By Name List (YBNL) | 12/08/23 | $81,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | American Rescue Plan - Homeless Children and Youth Sprint | 12/01/23 | $85,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/01/21 | $95,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Facilitation of the Young Grantmakers Facilitator Funds | 09/01/23 | $95,922.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty "Runaway and Homeless Youth and the Law: Model State Statutes" | 09/02/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground’s Student Action Network for Equity General Operating Support | 02/14/24 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Think of Us | Envisioning and Co-Creating an Anti-Racist Legal System for Children | 11/16/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| Way To Rise | General Operating Support | 10/18/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| New Venture Fund | Seek Common Ground: Student Action Network for Equity | 08/03/23 | $100,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Tides Foundation | Core Operating Support - Center for Working Families Fund | 11/03/22 | $100,000.00 | RED Base |
| Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice | Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing General Operating Support | 12/22/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| The Good Nation Foundation Inc | Building for Democracy Education Fund | 04/04/24 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept | 10/28/22 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept Project | 04/08/24 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 08/10/22 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
