The Raikes Foundation makes grants in three core program areas: Education, Youth Homelessness, and Expanded Learning Opportunities. 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 | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Chicago | General Operating Support | 09/12/06 | $760.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Equitable Learning and Development Framework Project Pooled Fund | 06/05/19 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Washington Womens Foundation | General Operating Support and Membership | 05/24/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish C | General Operating Support (Event) | 05/24/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Washington Foundation | Accelerating Social Transformation Program | 05/17/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Coalition For Juvenile Justice | Collaborating for Change | 05/17/19 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Friends of the Seattle Waterfront | General Operating Support | 05/17/19 | $100,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Children First Fund: The Chicago Public Schools Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/10/19 | $2,000.00 | Education |
| Municipal League Foundation | General Operating Support (Event) | 05/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support (Event) | 05/07/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | Communication’s Campaign to Advance Social, Emotional & Academic Development (SEAD) | 05/01/19 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Youth Law | Education Civil Rights Alliance | 05/01/19 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | Informing, Building, and Supporting States’ Capacities to Adequately and Equitably Fund Public Education | 05/01/19 | $1,253,030.00 | Education |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles | HomeWalk 2019 (Home For Good Team) | 04/26/19 | $10,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Bellwether Education Partners, Inc. | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Field Facilitation and Assessment | 04/26/19 | $1,000.00 | Education |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 04/19/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grand Valley State University | Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy “Donor Journeys Initiative” | 04/05/19 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | The State of Young People National Summit Sponsorship | 04/05/19 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Catalyst Campaign | 04/05/19 | $100,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support | 04/05/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Aspen Institute, Inc. | 2019 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholarship Fund | 03/22/19 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy | Sanford School of Public Policy Core Operations | 03/22/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2019 Annual Membership and Support | 03/08/19 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | General Operating Support (Event) | 03/06/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | 2019 Annual Membership and Support | 03/05/19 | $16,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Equal Justice Works | Homeless Youth Legal Corps Planning Grant | 03/05/19 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Diversity Equity and Inclusion Training | 03/05/19 | $11,250.00 | Education |
| New Schools Fund | NewSchools Venture Fund 2019 Summit Sponsorship | 03/05/19 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership | 03/05/19 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Corporation for Supportive Housing | King County Regional Action Plan Development | 03/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Capacity Building and Expansion Support to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness in Washington State | 03/01/19 | $125,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Equal Justice Initiative | General Operating Support | 02/19/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Forum For Youth Investment | Ready By 21 National Conference | 02/19/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting (Office of Homeless Youth) | 02/08/19 | $11,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting | 02/08/19 | $3,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University of Indianapolis | Student Experience Project Year One Phase (PI - Katie Boucher, 2019) | 02/07/19 | $45,795.00 | Education |
| University of Iowa | Student Experience Project Year One (PI - Nick Bowman, 2019) | 02/04/19 | $74,821.00 | Education |
| Hetrick-Martin Institute, Inc. | General Operating Support | 02/01/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 02/01/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Chief Seattle Club | General Operating Support | 02/01/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 02/01/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Midlands Mentoring Partnership | General Operating Support (Event) | 02/01/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | 2019 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 01/25/19 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Plymouth Housing Group | General Operating Support (Event) | 01/25/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Shift-Results | Student Experience Project Network Design and Management | 12/31/18 | $1,400,900.00 | Education |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | Launch of a State Leadership Table on Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 12/20/18 | $20,515.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | Kingmakers of Oakland Independent Charitable Status Support | 12/18/18 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $2,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| GuideStar USA Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $1,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 12/18/18 | $2,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
