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 |
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Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 07/31/23 | $250,000.00 | RED Base |
The Schott Foundation for Public Education | General Operating Support | 08/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership | 11/15/21 | $250,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
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 |
American Council on Education | Carnegie Classifications Project | 10/01/23 | $250,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Fund for the Education Success of Students Experiencing Homelessness, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice | 06/23/23 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
New Venture Fund | Campaign for Our Shared Future: General Operating Support | 08/14/23 | $250,000.00 | RED 1 - National Strategy |
Digital Promise Global | BELE Network: Toronto Anti-Racist Collaboration (District Network) (2021-2023) | 07/22/21 | $250,000.00 | Education |
Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund | 04/04/23 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Council of Chief State School Officers | Council of Chief State School Officers Community of Practice for Improving School Climate | 11/01/23 | $262,700.00 | 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 |
Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Georgetown University | General Operating Support (Edunomic’s Lab) (5/2022 - 5/2025) | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America: General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $300,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Collaborative (2023) | 07/18/23 | $300,000.00 | YSS Cross Cutting - Nat'l FB/Adv/Learning |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Democracy Alliance Pooled Fund General Operating Support | 03/06/23 | $300,000.00 | RED - IDPI Cross Cut |
Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America: Stakeholder Convening & Advocacy Education | 12/01/23 | $300,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 12/19/23 | $300,000.00 | Education |
North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network: General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Surge Institute | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/10/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Council of Chief State School Officers | BELE Network: Equipping State Teams to Drive Equity Transformation | 07/26/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
Possibility Labs | Radiant Strategies: Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support | 07/28/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington: General Operating Support | 04/27/23 | $322,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 11/08/23 | $322,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Point Source Youth Inc. | National Prevention Learning Collaborative | 12/12/23 | $330,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
YMCA of Greater Seattle | Prevention Youth Engagement Team | 12/06/22 | $342,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Kingmakers of Oakland | BELE Network: Organizational Development and Operating Support (2021-2022) | 08/18/21 | $350,000.00 | Education |
The University of Chicago | BELE Network: UC Consortium Large Scale, Multi-District Validation of the Cultivate Survey Instrument | 08/01/23 | $350,000.00 | Education |
The Seattle Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging Legislators in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 11/27/23 | $410,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington: General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $430,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $450,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $450,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Tides Center | BELE Network: PERTS Building & Scaling the Student Experience Knowledge Base | 08/01/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2023) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | Allies for Healthier Systems for Health & Abundance in Youth: General Operating Support | 11/11/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | Allies for Healthier Systems for Health & Abundance in Youth: King County Prevention Strategy | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2023 Core) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
New Venture Fund | BELE Network: Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support (2021-2023) | 09/17/21 | $500,000.00 | Education |
National Center for Civic Innovation Inc. | Equity Accelerator: Institutional Transformation for Equitable Student Success in Higher Education Core Operations | 07/01/22 | $560,000.00 | Education |
The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Collaborative (2021-2022) | 04/08/21 | $600,000.00 | YSS Cross Cutting - Nat'l FB/Adv/Learning |
School Board Partners | General Operating Support | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | Education |
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund (2024) | 02/20/24 | $700,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support (2022-2024) | 12/01/21 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |