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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2023 Core) | 06/23/23 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools: General Operating Support | 12/06/23 | $500,000.00 | Education 1 - Field Building |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/24/22 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: CASEL District Network & Field Leadership | 08/01/23 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Building Changes Education Program | 10/21/22 | $775,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2024 Core) | 02/20/24 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Scaling SEP Practices and Supporting Systemic Change | 09/27/23 | $840,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/23/22 | $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 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Higher Ed Forward Fund (2023-2024) | 11/21/23 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Student Experience Project: College Transition Collaborative Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Development | 05/12/21 | $1,094,980.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | PERTS: Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend and Communities of Practice | 01/01/24 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: District Network & Field Catalyst Strategy Development | 08/01/23 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $1,600,000.00 | Education |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2023 & 2024) | 08/04/23 | $2,000,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
