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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | BELE Network: False Prophets and Wise Choices: A Humane Approach to School Reform | 09/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise: Communications Research Project | 09/27/23 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Increasing Adoption of SEP Approach to Equitable College Classrooms | 02/21/23 | $280,000.00 | Education |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown’s Promise General Operating Support | 01/01/24 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 09/01/23 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 06/20/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 08/24/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/16/24 | $8,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/23 | $45,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University of Southern California | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| OneAmerica | 2021 20th Anniversary Celebration | 10/04/21 | $4,700.00 | Community Giving |
| ISAIAH | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| TeamMates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 11/03/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2024) | 02/07/24 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Membership (2023) | 10/21/23 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2023) | 09/28/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | Annual Membership (2023) | 11/30/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Par Club | 10/13/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Southern Education Foundation | Brown's Promise: General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | General Operating Support | 08/24/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Californians for Justice Education Fund Inc. | General Operating Support | 01/04/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Inc. | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2023) | 11/08/23 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Annual Luncheon Sponsorship (2023) | 10/29/23 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 06/21/23 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/05/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Johns Hopkins University | SNF Agora Institute P3 Labs General Operating Support | 07/05/23 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/20/21 | $750.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 08/25/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NW Children's Foundation | Community Annual Forum - Healing-Centered Practices & Childhood Trauma Sponsorship (2023) | 02/15/23 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Prospect Schools Inc. | Brooklyn Prospect High School General Operating Support | 10/18/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest Immigrants Rights Project | General Operating Support | 05/05/21 | $786.75 | Community Giving |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/17/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 08/27/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/20/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Children’s Advocacy Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/06/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Clemency Project | Formerly Homeless or Foster Youth Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 04/04/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 07/19/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | Foster Care to Prison Pipeline Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| Western States Center | General Operating Support | 07/27/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 08/26/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/01/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Change | General Operating Support | 07/27/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
