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 Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (Second Edition) | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 Advancing the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network | 06/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing the Student Experience Project, a National Higher Education Research/Practice Partnership | 06/01/19 | $286,380.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing a K-12 Resource Equity Agenda Across the Field | 06/01/19 | $240,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | BELE Network: Equitable Learning and Development Framework Project Collaborative (2019-2022) | 06/05/19 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund | 06/06/19 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2019) | 06/21/19 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2019) | 06/21/19 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Systems of Care Discharge to Stable Housing | 06/28/19 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 07/01/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 07/11/19 | $150,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners | Annual Membership | 07/12/19 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Truechild, Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging and Educating Legislatures in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 07/26/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | General Operating Support (Office of Homeless Youth) | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | CHANGE Philanthropy UNITY Summit Sponsorship (2019) | 08/02/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | General Operating Support (All Home) | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support (The Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center’ ) | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanos (formerly Catalist Women) | General Operating Support | 08/05/19 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Building Changes | General Operating Support (Schoolhouse Washington) | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | General Operating Support | 08/09/19 | $1,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2019) | 08/09/19 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| U-Power | General Operating Support | 08/09/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | Activating Uptake and Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) Continuation | 08/15/19 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Child Development School | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Bishop Blanchet High School | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ashland Greenwood Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 08/21/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2019) | 09/11/19 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 09/11/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 09/11/19 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
