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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Venture Partners | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 07/12/19 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Engaging and Educating Legislatures in the Fight to End Youth Homelessness | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Truechild, Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 07/11/19 | $150,000.00 | DEI - 2019 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 07/01/19 | $200,000.00 | IDPI 1 - Strengthen the Ecosystem of Donor Support |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Systems of Care Discharge to Stable Housing | 06/28/19 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 06/21/19 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Portfolio | 06/21/19 | $800,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle Times Investigative Journalism Fund | 06/06/19 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Seattle Foundation | Equitable Learning and Development Framework Project Pooled Fund | 06/05/19 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty | State Index on Youth Homelessness – Second Edition | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing a K-12 Resource Equity Agenda Across the Field | 06/01/19 | $240,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 Advancing the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network | 06/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing the Student Experience Project, a National Higher Education Research/Practice Partnership | 06/01/19 | $286,380.00 | Education |
| YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish C | General Operating Support (Event) | 05/24/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington Womens Foundation | General Operating Support and Membership | 05/24/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Friends of the Seattle Waterfront | General Operating Support | 05/17/19 | $100,000.00 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Americas Promise-The Alliance For Youth | Communication’s Campaign to Advance Social, Emotional & Academic Development (SEAD) | 05/01/19 | $250,000.00 | 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 | Donor Journeys Initiative Sponsorship | 04/05/19 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support | 04/05/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership | 03/05/19 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mockingbird Society | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting | 02/08/19 | $3,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Statewide Youth Action Board Meeting (Office of Homeless Youth) | 02/08/19 | $11,000.00 | 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 |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 02/01/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
