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 | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $1,600,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | BELE Network: Project for Education Research that Scales’ Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 11/30/20 | $1,461,930.00 | Education |
| The University of Chicago | BELE Network: CCSR's Design, Implementation and Management (Learning Partner-Research Translation) (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,385,730.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Prevention and End of Homelessness in King County ($600K) & General Operating Support ($775K) | 02/10/21 | $1,375,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,305,600.00 | Education |
| Collaborative For Academic Social and Emotional Learning | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management of Building (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,290,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Student Experience Research Network (Formerly Mindset Scholars Network) General Operations | 12/08/20 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Student Experience Project: College Transition Collaborative Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Development | 05/12/21 | $1,094,980.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Place Based Leading Equitable Redesign Network (LERN/AEREN) (2019-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,080,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2020) | 07/17/20 | $980,000.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | Student Experience Project: Project for Education Research that Scales Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Dev. | 03/01/21 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/23/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/07/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 06/21/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2020) | 06/09/20 | $780,000.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Building Changes Education Program | 10/21/22 | $775,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/24/22 | $750,000.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2021- 2022) | 12/09/20 | $712,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/03/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) Core Operating Support | 04/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support (2022-2024) | 12/01/21 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Freedom Bound Center dba Sol Collective | BELE Network: Community Responsive Education (CRE) “Ethnic Studies & Youth Wellness Index” (2020-2022) | 10/29/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | Advancing Anti-Racist Policy (General Operating Support) | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | 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 |
| 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 |
| New Venture Fund | BELE Network: Communities for Just Schools General Operating Support (2021-2023) | 09/17/21 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Building Changes | Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund | 04/13/20 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 06/12/20 | $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 |
| Tubman Center for Health & Freedom | Allies for Healthier Systems for Health & Abundance in Youth | 11/11/22 | $500,000.00 | 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 |
| Mockingbird Society | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $450,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 12/01/21 | $430,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| 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 |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | BELE Network: Organizational Development and Operating Support (2021-2022) | 08/18/21 | $350,000.00 | Education |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Prevention Youth Engagement Team | 12/06/22 | $342,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Georgetown University | Edunomic’s Lab General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Donors of Color Action Inc. | **N40 FUNDED** General Operating and Capacity Building Support | 06/01/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Georgetown University | General Operating Support (Edunomic’s Lab) (5/2022 - 5/2025) | 09/08/22 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/14/20 | $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 |
| Possibility Labs | Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support | 07/28/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Surge Institute | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/10/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
