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 | Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 05/01/20 | $125.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Office of Homeless Youth Covid-19 Focus Group Youth Stipends | 05/01/20 | $250.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Change Philanthropy 2021 UNITY Summit Destination Impact Community Sponsorship Partner Participation | 12/08/21 | $380.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/30/20 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | Obliteride | 06/01/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Louisa Boren STEM K-8 PTA | General Operating Support | 03/15/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 07/19/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Rain City Rock Camp for Girls | General Operating Support | 03/15/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 06/02/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Ryther | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/20/21 | $750.00 | Community Giving |
| Northwest Immigrants Rights Project | General Operating Support | 05/05/21 | $786.75 | Community Giving |
| Donorschoose.Org | How to Be an Anti-Racist Classroom Books (Mrs. Watje Room, Mt. Tahoma High School) | 09/28/20 | $959.50 | Community Giving |
| PolicyLink | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Power California | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Panorama Global | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 08/27/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| University of Southern California | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| PICO California | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| InnerCity Struggle | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc. (Seattle Chapter) | General Operating Support | 10/06/22 | $1,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Coalition for a Diverse Harvard, Inc. | General Operating Support | 11/12/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Race Forward | General Operating Support | 04/05/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Chief Seattle Club | Chief Seattle Club 50 Years Annual Event | 09/14/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| United Negro College Fund Inc. (Seattle Chapter) | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Telluride AIDS Benefit | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $1,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| OneAmerica | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 04/04/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Casa Latina | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Computer History Museum | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $1,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Housing Development Consortium | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Teach for America (Washington Region) | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $1,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| WestSide Baby | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Outdoors For All Foundation | General Operating Support | 05/03/22 | $1,042.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| The Seattle Clemency Project | Formerly Homeless or Foster Youth Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| Treehouse | Foster Care to Prison Pipeline Support | 05/05/21 | $1,049.00 | Community Giving |
| U-Power | Dodgeball Team Sponsorship | 11/14/22 | $1,250.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | General Operating Support | 02/22/23 | $1,250.00 | Community Giving |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $1,500.00 | Education |
| Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc | General Operating Support | 12/21/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
