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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | General Operating Support | 08/09/19 | $1,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Independent Sector | 2019 General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 08/09/19 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| U-Power | General Operating Support | 08/09/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 08/09/19 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Catalist Women | General Operating Support | 08/05/19 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| University Of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support (The Study & Advancement of Justice Effectiveness (SAJE) Center’ ) | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | General Operating Support (Office of Homeless Youth) | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | 2019 CHANGE Philanthropy UNITY Summit Sponsorship | 08/02/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | General Operating Support (Accelerator YMCA) | 08/02/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Department of Community and Human Services | General Operating Support (All Home) | 08/02/19 | $750.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 07/26/19 | $500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| NPR Foundation | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Teammates Mentoring Program | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | General Operating Support (KCTS 9) | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Partners Asia | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $2,500.00 | 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 |
| Social Venture Partners | General Operating Support and Annual Membership | 07/12/19 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 07/12/19 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 Advancing the Building Equitable Learning Environments Network | 06/01/19 | $75,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing a K-12 Resource Equity Agenda Across the Field | 06/01/19 | $240,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2019 - 2020 Advancing the Student Experience Project, a National Higher Education Research/Practice Partnership | 06/01/19 | $286,380.00 | Education |
| National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty | State Index on Youth Homelessness – Second Edition | 06/01/19 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Informing, Building, and Supporting States’ Capacities to Adequately and Equitably Fund Public Education | 05/01/19 | $1,253,030.00 | Education |
| National Center for Youth Law | Education Civil Rights Alliance | 05/01/19 | $300,000.00 | 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 |
