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 | Strategy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana History Foundation | American Doorstop Project -- “An Artist’s Vision – Gene Roncka: Commemorative Signature Album 2020” | 01/24/20 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Richard Glover All Access to Life Foundation Inc. | General Operating Support | 12/20/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/20/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Columbia Legal Services | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/20/19 | $7,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 12/18/19 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | Built for Zero Conference - King County Department of Community and Human Services "All Home" Staff Participation | 12/18/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Executive Transition | 12/18/19 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Philanthropy Forward | 12/18/19 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | 2020 Conference | 12/18/19 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | No More Missed Opportunities: The Youth Homelessness Prevention Initiative | 12/16/19 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Scaling the SchoolHouse School Model through State Initiatives | 12/16/19 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | Home Base Young Adult Project | 12/16/19 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Accelerator YMCA “Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee” | 12/11/19 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Children and Youth Justice Center | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $36,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | State Youth Homelessness Advocacy Coordination | 12/09/19 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| New Venture Fund | Mindset Scholars Network Strategic Planning | 12/06/19 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging Legislators in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 12/05/19 | $270,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Conference For Community and Justice of Metro St. Louis | Anti-Oppression Facilitator Training Cohort of Youth Homelessness Movement Staff | 11/26/19 | $60,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington General Operations | 11/26/19 | $355,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2020) | 11/25/19 | $428,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Californians for Justice Fund Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/25/19 | $650.00 | Education |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 11/22/19 | $61,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YouthCare | Youth Services Center Training and Outreach Coordinator (King County Housing Stability for Justice Involved Youth) | 11/20/19 | $81,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| United Way Of King County | General Operating Support (Event) | 11/08/19 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Public Interest Technology University Network Challenge Fund (PIT-UN) | 11/01/19 | $590,000.00 | SIE 1: Public Interest Technology |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | General Operating Support (JustFund) | 10/28/19 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Philanthropist Forum Collaborative Work | 10/25/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) | 10/24/19 | $639,438.00 | Education |
| El Education, Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/21/19 | $2,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Philanthropy Roundtable | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 10/21/19 | $2,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Transcend, Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/21/19 | $1,000.00 | Education |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth's "Youth Lead Project" | 10/21/19 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support | 10/21/19 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network Collaborative Learning Partner (Year 4) - Equity Expertise | 10/17/19 | $758,200.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Network (Year 4) – Placed Based District Network | 10/17/19 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Kingmakers of Oakland Organizational Development | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | Project 10K - Tool & Educator Training Resource Development (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| San Francisco State University | Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Collaborating Districts Initiative: Network of Equity Districts (BELE Network) | 10/17/19 | $1,500,000.00 | Education |
| New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
| Commonwealth Institute For Fiscal Analysis | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| Summit Public Schools | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget Policy and Priorities | General Operating Support | 10/11/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support (Event) | 09/27/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,200.00 | Education |
| Education Law Center Inc. | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $2,400.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 09/26/19 | $1,050.00 | Education |
