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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity in Education Coalition | "Decolonizing Education Through Anti-Racism & Equity" Conference Sponsorship | 09/20/19 | $15,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Albuquerque Community Foundation | "New Mexico Counts 2020" Census 2020 Fund | 02/01/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | "Washington Census Alliance" Census 2020 Fund | 02/04/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Get Schooled Foundation | "We Belong in College Campaign" Student Respondent Incentives | 12/03/20 | $4,400.00 | Education |
| The Get Schooled Foundation | #WeBelongInCollege National Campaign | 07/01/20 | $85,000.00 | Education |
| Donors of Color Action Inc. | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating and Capacity Building Support | 06/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Mitchell Kapor Foundation | **N40 FUNDING** The Race Card Project Core Operations | 07/01/20 | $50,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing a K-12 Resource Equity Agenda Across the Field | 06/01/19 | $240,000.00 | 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 Advancing the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network | 06/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | 2020 4th Annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness Prevention Track Sponsorship | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2020 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 11/18/20 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | 2020 Annual Virtual Event | 08/31/20 | $2,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New Venture Fund | 2020 Census Project’s Census Equity Fund | 02/01/20 | $100,000.00 | 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 |
| National Association of Counsel for Children | 2020 National Child Welfare Law Conference | 03/13/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education | 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| OneAmerica | 2021 20th Anniversary Celebration | 10/04/21 | $4,700.00 | Community Giving |
| In Our Backyards, Inc. | 2021 Annual Benefit | 07/29/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2021 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 06/11/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | 2021 Annual Sponsorship (Speaker Series) | 07/27/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2021 Community Annual Forum: Racialized Trauma: Powerful Insights and Practical Tools for Healing | 12/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Plymouth Housing Group | 2021 Plymouth Housing Seattle Dance Competition Sponsorship | 03/11/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Foundation | 2022 Belonging Gathering with Civic Commons | 04/28/22 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2022 Community Annual Forum - Buffering Intergenerational Trauma: Child Well-Being and Community-Based Resilience | 01/31/22 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | 2022 First Principles Forum | 05/20/22 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| OneAmerica | 2022 Movement Family Reunion | 05/18/22 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Theatre Group | 20th Annual More Music Virtual Celebration | 03/15/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Homelessness Law Center | 22nd Annual McKinney-Vento Awards Sponsorship | 11/20/20 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | 35th Annual Virtual Luncheon | 10/09/20 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 12/08/20 | $180,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $300,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 06/05/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America's Grand Challenge to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 12/08/20 | $262,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 11/26/19 | $355,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $430,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/11/21 | $3,000.00 | 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 |
| University Of Washington Foundation | Accelerating Social Transformation Program | 07/10/20 | $7,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | Activating Uptake and Coordinated Entry Learning Collaborative (CELC) Continuation | 08/15/19 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/03/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| Montana History Foundation | American Doorstop Project -- “An Artist’s Vision – Gene Roncka: Commemorative Signature Album 2020” | 01/24/20 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund | 10/21/21 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Amplify Fund Core Operations | 12/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Annual Conference (2020) | 12/18/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners | Annual Membership | 07/12/19 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Annual Membership (2019 and 2020) | 06/29/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2019) | 08/09/19 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
