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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Annual Membership (2021) | 05/21/20 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| RVC Seattle | Creative Justice "General Operating Support" | 11/18/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | Philanthropy for Child Well Being (fka Philanthropist Forum) | 09/02/22 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Northstar Advocates | General Operating Support | 09/27/22 | $35,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Therapeutic Health Services | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington General Operating Support | 09/12/22 | $12,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support | 10/25/22 | $75,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Equal Justice Works | Equal Justice Works Fellowship | 04/23/20 | $130,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/01/21 | $95,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | National Youth Homelessness Prevention Advocacy | 12/09/20 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 10/20/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Learning Policy Institute | Evidence-Based Policy and Practice to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness | 11/30/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/13/21 | $25,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children & Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| API Chaya | General Operating Support | 11/18/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Abundance of Hope Center | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/24/21 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | Expansion of the National Youth Forum on Homelessness (RENEWAL) | 08/10/22 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | National Racial Equity Working Group | 12/03/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | NCSL Youth Homelessness Fellows Phase II | 10/26/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth "Youth Lead Expansion Project" | 12/16/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 11/15/20 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 03/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| NW Children's Foundation | 2021 Community Annual Forum: Racialized Trauma: Powerful Insights and Practical Tools for Healing | 12/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 11/23/20 | $92,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $430,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/29/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Indians of All Tribes Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/03/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | ABA Commission on Homelessness & Poverty "Runaway and Homeless Youth and the Law: Model State Statutes" | 09/02/21 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Pacific Islander Community Association | General Operating Support | 12/06/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funders Network for Youth Success (Youth Homelessness) | 10/23/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth "Youth Lead Expansion Project" | 08/11/21 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 06/05/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Child Welfare Innovations Inc. | Foster America: Leveraging Human Centered Design Expertise to Prevent Youth Homelessness | 06/24/20 | $79,970.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Philanthropy's Role on Homelessness Prevention focused on Youth & Young Adults | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Community Solutions International, Inc | Youth Homelessness Proof of Concept | 10/28/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
