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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Improving Educational Outcomes Vulnerable Students: Supporting and Strengthening Federal Agency Action | 12/06/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc. | BELE Network: Equipping Chief Equity Officers to Drive Transformation (2021-2023) | 07/26/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Panorama Global | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Service Providers Collaborative | 11/20/20 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | Longitudinal Study of Effects of Large Unrestricted Gifts | 04/15/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | PowerUp Fund Core Operating Support | 06/01/20 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | General Operating Support | 11/23/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | Prevention Direct Cash Transfers | 11/04/22 | $225,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $226,600.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Thousand Currents | Center for Transforming Philanthropy | 11/14/22 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Digital Promise Global | BELE Network: Toronto Anti-Racist Collaboration (District Network) (2021-2023) | 07/22/21 | $250,000.00 | Education |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Anti-Racist and Culturally Responsive Schools Organizing Partnership | 11/15/21 | $250,000.00 | Conditions of Racial Equity Cross Cut |
| New Venture Fund | Communities for Just Schools Fund General Operating Support | 07/10/20 | $250,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America's Grand Challenge to End Youth and Young Adult Homelessness | 12/08/20 | $262,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU): Increasing Adoption of SEP Approach to Equitable College Classrooms | 02/21/23 | $280,000.00 | Education |
| Donors of Color Action Inc. | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating and Capacity Building Support | 06/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support | 07/28/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Georgetown University | Edunomic’s Lab General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home America Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $300,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Surge Institute | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/10/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/14/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | BELE Network: Equipping State Teams to Drive Equity Transformation | 07/26/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Georgetown University | General Operating Support (Edunomic’s Lab) (5/2022 - 5/2025) | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Prevention Youth Engagement Team | 12/06/22 | $342,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | BELE Network: Organizational Development and Operating Support (2021-2022) | 08/18/21 | $350,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | General Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Tides Center | PERTS - Strategic Scale-Up of Copilot Ascend & Communities of Practice | 01/23/23 | $400,000.00 | Education |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $430,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $450,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Alliance For Education | Philanthropic Partners for Public Education (PPPE) Fund VIII (Year 1-3) | 07/01/20 | $450,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $450,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | BELE Network: Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support (2021-2023) | 09/17/21 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund | 04/13/20 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | Allies for Healthier Systems for Health & Abundance in Youth | 11/11/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 06/12/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc. | Equity Accelerator: Institutional Transformation for Equitable Student Success in Higher Education Core Operations | 07/01/22 | $560,000.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $600,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Funders for Adolescent Science Translation (FAST) Collaborative (2021-2022) | 04/08/21 | $600,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
