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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $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 |
| Possibility Labs | 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 America's Grand Challenge to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 12/08/20 | $262,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership | 11/15/21 | $250,000.00 | Conditions of Racial Equity Cross Cut |
| Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Digital Promise Global | BELE Network: Toronto Anti-Racist Collaboration (District Network) (2021-2023) | 07/22/21 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 07/10/20 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | Prevention Direct Cash Transfers | 11/04/22 | $225,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc. | Winning Against the Backlash National Campaign | 12/01/21 | $200,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Improving Educational Outcomes Vulnerable Students: Supporting and Strengthening Federal Agency Action | 12/06/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Service Providers Collaborative | 11/20/20 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Panorama Global | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | General Operating Support | 11/23/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | PowerUp Fund Core Operating Support | 06/01/20 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | NCSL Youth Homelessness Fellows Phase II | 10/26/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/01/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 12/08/20 | $180,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Leaders of Color, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $175,000.00 | Education |
| Boston University | Center For Antiracist Research Assistant Director for Advocacy Position (2 years) | 07/21/20 | $170,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| New Venture Fund | Responsive Communications Support for System Leaders | 04/13/22 | $150,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| School Board Partners | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept | 10/28/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 10/20/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 09/20/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Young Invincibles | Young Advocates Program College Student Success Cohort | 09/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| United Philanthropy Forum | General Operating Support | 03/27/20 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 03/23/21 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Seattle Foundation | Raikes Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 03/15/21 | $141,542.00 | Community Giving |
| Transcend, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 08/18/20 | $140,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Justice Works | Equal Justice Works Fellowship | 04/23/20 | $130,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| NAACP Empowerment Programs Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/16/20 | $125,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Global Impact | Philanthropy Together "Social Justice Giving Circles" | 09/10/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| American College (dba American College of Financial Professionals) | Center for Philanthropy & Social Impact "Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) Alumni Research Project" | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Building Changes | Lived Experience Coalition Strategic Plan Development | 08/01/20 | $125,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
