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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) Core Operating Support | 04/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2021- 2022) | 12/09/20 | $712,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/24/22 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) - Equity Expertise | 10/17/19 | $758,200.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2020) | 06/09/20 | $780,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Kingmakers of Oakland Organizational Development (YR1-2) (2019-2021) | 10/17/19 | $850,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | Student Experience Project: Project for Education Research that Scales Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Dev. | 03/01/21 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/07/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 06/21/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/23/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2020) | 07/17/20 | $980,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Place Based Leading Equitable Redesign Network (LERN/AEREN) (2019-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,080,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | BELE Network: Project 10K - Tool & Educator Training Resource Development (2019-2022) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Student Experience Research Network (Formerly Mindset Scholars Network) General Operations | 12/08/20 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management of Building (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,290,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,305,600.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Prevention and End of Homelessness in King County ($600K) & General Operating Support ($775K) | 02/10/21 | $1,375,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| The University of Chicago | BELE Network: CCSR's Design, Implementation and Management (Learning Partner-Research Translation) (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,385,730.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | BELE Network: Project for Education Research that Scales’ Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 11/30/20 | $1,461,930.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $1,600,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Placed Based Midwest District Network (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $1,899,400.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (2019-2023) | 10/17/19 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
