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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teammates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 11/03/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth "Youth Lead Expansion Project" | 12/16/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Intermountain Healthcare Foundation, Inc | Primary Children's Hospital General Operating Support | 02/21/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Foundation | Black Future Co-op Fund | 07/10/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 10/25/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Partners Asia | Solu Khumbu Poly Technical Academy/COVID-19 Relief Fund | 08/21/20 | $5,200.00 | Community Giving |
| Capitol Hill Housing Foundation | Covid-19 Resilience Fund | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Center for Community Service Fund | Housing Connector | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest Harvest | General Operating Support | 04/03/20 | $6,400.00 | Community Giving |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Columbia Legal Services | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/20 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University Of Washington Foundation | Accelerating Social Transformation Program | 07/10/20 | $7,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2021) | 02/17/21 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2020) | 02/21/20 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| National Homelessness Law Center | 22nd Annual McKinney-Vento Awards Sponsorship | 11/20/20 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with CloseKnit) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| CloseKnit | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with Chapin Hall) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative Annual Conference | 09/20/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | Digital Ads - Rental Assistance and Eviction Protection | 08/26/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2021 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 06/11/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Generative Somatics | General Operating Support | 10/16/20 | $7,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | Targeted Universalism Training | 11/20/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Website Redesign Project | 08/05/21 | $8,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 06/05/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Development of SchoolHouse Connection PSA | 10/23/20 | $8,500.00 | Education |
| The Agape House Inc | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/27/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fellow - Barbara Rockey | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| InvestED | Covid-19 Student Fund | 04/03/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Fellow - Drisana Malaambo | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 07/11/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | General Operating Support | 10/02/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Fellow - Michael Jones | 2022 Community Leaders Fellowship | 06/30/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy UNITY Summit Sponsorship (2021) | 03/02/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| NewSchools Fund | NewSchools Summit Sponsorship (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Seattle Theatre Group | 20th Annual More Music Virtual Celebration | 03/15/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners International | Re-imagine Initiative | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Evans Scholars Foundation | Par Club | 10/13/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Education Leaders of Color, Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/21/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 03/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northwest Vipassana Association | General Operating Support | 12/08/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2020 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 11/18/20 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 11/03/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2023) | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
