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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 09/06/23 | $100,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| 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 |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness | 07/16/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Panorama Global | We Are In - Phase II: YYAH Systems Change Landscape and Gap Analysis | 12/08/23 | $102,375.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 10/24/22 | $112,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kent State University Foundation | Student Experience Project Strategic Planning and Partnership for Scaling Advisor | 08/09/23 | $118,421.00 | Education |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | Transforming Philanthropic Practice | 04/01/23 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| American College (dba American College of Financial Professionals) | Center for Philanthropy & Social Impact "Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Alumni Research Project" | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Thousand Currents | Philanthropic Partnerships Donor Education & Organizing | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | Community Centric Fundraising: General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | NCSL Youth Homelessness Fellows Phase II | 10/26/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 09/20/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Alliance for A Just Society | Native Organizers Alliance General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| New Venture Fund | Leading Now: Responsive Communications Support for System Leaders | 04/13/22 | $150,000.00 | RED Base |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Equality Federation Institute | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| State Voices | General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 11/27/23 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Upstream King County | 11/27/23 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mijente Support Committee | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Student Experience-centered, Equity-embedded, Data-driven (SEED) District Strategic Planning Project | 10/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | AAPI Civic Engagement Fund General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | BELE Network: Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Public Rights Project | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| School Board Partners | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Global Impact | Justice Funders Network: Social Justice Giving Circles | 10/20/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Hopewell Fund | Galvanize USA General Operating Support | 04/02/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| SD Foundation dba Voting Rights Lab | General Operating Support | 04/04/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Alliance for Youth Organizing | General Operating Support | 04/01/24 | $150,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Young Invincibles | Young Advocates Program College Student Success Cohort | 09/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Leading Now: Responsive Communications Support for Superintendents | 04/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Panorama Global | We Are In: Roy Street Housing Funding Gap | 12/08/23 | $150,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 12/14/23 | $170,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Leaders of Color, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $175,000.00 | Education |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc. | Winning Against the Backlash National Campaign | 12/01/21 | $200,000.00 | RED Base |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships: General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $200,000.00 | RED Base |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
