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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Public Education Fund | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 07/28/17 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 07/24/17 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Roses in Concrete | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/24/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Spurwink Services | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/21/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 07/21/17 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2-3) | 07/21/17 | $1,000,000.00 | Education |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support (Event) | 07/12/17 | $1,750.00 | Community Giving |
| Mason County Housing Options for Students in Transition | Mason County HOST Site Visit Honorarium | 07/12/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Powerful Voices | General Operating Support (Event) | 06/30/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Trustees of Indiana University | Moving Beyond Changing Mindsets: Creating a Culture of Growth in Schools (Indiana, Year 2, Research Study) | 06/30/17 | $66,105.00 | Education |
| Tacoma Community House | 100-Day Challenge - Pierce County | 06/30/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/23/17 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| YouthCare | 100-Day Challenge - King County | 06/23/17 | $19,415.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | Building Equitable Learning Environments Network (Year 2) | 06/22/17 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Nexus Youth and Families | 100-Day Challenge - King County | 06/19/17 | $5,585.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Sevenzo | General Operating Support | 06/19/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 06/16/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Opportunity Institute | Science of Learning and Development Field Building Project | 06/16/17 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support | 06/15/17 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 06/12/17 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Spokane Housing Authority | 100-Day Challenge - Spokane County | 06/09/17 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Teachers College Columbia University | The Hechinger Report - The Science and Cost of Learning | 06/05/17 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| University of Washington | Moving Beyond Changing Mindsets: Creating a Culture of Growth in Schools (UW, Year 2, Research Study) | 06/05/17 | $333,895.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2017 - 2018 K-12 Policy Strategy and Implementation Support | 06/01/17 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Social Venture Partners | General Operating Support and Membership | 05/19/17 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington Womens Foundation | General Operating Support and Membership | 05/19/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Georgetown University | Education Focused Financial Transparency Working Group (FiTWiG) | 05/11/17 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 05/10/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | General Operating Support | 05/10/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group | 05/05/17 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| President And Fellows Of Harvard College | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects-Inter/Intra-Personal Competencies Framework Taxonomy | 05/02/17 | $55,000.00 | Education |
| YWCA Of Seattle-King County-Snohomish C | General Operating Support (Event) | 04/21/17 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Vietnamese Friendship Association for Greater Seattle | Othering and Belonging Conference Participation | 04/21/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| The Aspen Institute, Inc. | 2017 Aspen Ideas Festival Scholarship Fund | 04/21/17 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| New Venture Fund | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects - Annual Membership | 04/21/17 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | General Operating Support (Event) | 04/14/17 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Sevenzo | General Operating Support | 04/14/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support | 04/14/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding Projects - Inter-and Intra-Personal Developmental Assessment | 04/07/17 | $80,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | Improving the Capacity of States to Support More Equitable School Resourcing Strategies | 04/07/17 | $600,000.00 | Education |
| RAND Corporation | Funders Collaborative on Innovative Measures Fieldbuilding - Inter- and Intra-Personal Measures Public Repository Expans | 04/07/17 | $120,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 04/06/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | General Operating Support | 04/06/17 | $1,450.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Learning Heroes’ Meeting Parents Where They Are: Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Development Report | 04/03/17 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| EducationCounsel LLC | 2017 Post Secondary Strategy and Field Development | 04/01/17 | $135,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2017 Annual Membership and Support | 03/24/17 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| New Schools Fund | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Study | 03/21/17 | $65,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Innovations in Cardinal Service Communications | 03/17/17 | $17,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Afterschool Alliance | Advancing Afterschool as a Climate of Inclusion | 03/17/17 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| United Way Of King County | 2017 Youth Homeless Charity Softball Game and Efforts to Reduce Youth Homelessness in King County | 03/17/17 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
