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 Get Schooled Foundation | "We Belong in College Campaign" Student Respondent Incentives | 12/03/20 | $4,400.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | Advancing Anti-Racist Policy (General Operating Support) | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Student Experience Research Network (Formerly Mindset Scholars Network) General Operations | 12/08/20 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| NewSchools Fund | NewSchools Summit Sponsorship (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| NewSchools Fund | Racial Equity Funder Community of Practice | 02/17/21 | $30,000.00 | Education |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | Enlistment & Influence for Equity w/ ARPA Guidance | 11/03/22 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| The Get Schooled Foundation | #WeBelongInCollege National Campaign | 07/01/20 | $85,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | Annual Membership (2021) | 03/05/21 | $3,700.00 | Education |
| Tides Center | Student Experience Project: Project for Education Research that Scales Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Dev. | 03/01/21 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $20,000.00 | 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 |
| Grantmakers For Education | 2021 Annual Conference Sponsorship | 06/11/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| University of Toledo | Student Experience Project (SEP) Learning Partners Facilitation & Planning | 10/29/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Grantmakers For Education | Annual Membership (2022) | 04/05/22 | $3,700.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative Annual Conference | 09/20/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Young Invincibles | Young Advocates Program College Student Success Cohort | 09/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Boyer Commission 2040: Blueprint for Excellence & Equity in Undergraduate Education | 10/08/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| New York University | NYU Metro Center General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| The Institute for Higher Education Policy | General Operating Support | 12/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | General Operating Support | 11/23/21 | $200,000.00 | 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 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Foundation for California Community Colleges | California Learning Lab First Inaugural Annual Conference | 07/19/22 | $10,000.00 | Education |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration Network for College Success | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $1,500.00 | Education |
| Third Way Institute | General Operating Support | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| Equal Opportunity Schools | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $1,500.00 | Education |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 06/12/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| National Association of System Heads | Equity Action Initiative | 12/15/22 | $100,000.00 | Education |
| Transcend, Inc. | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 08/18/20 | $140,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2020) | 07/17/20 | $980,000.00 | Education |
| National Center for Youth Law | General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $500,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Place Based Leading Equitable Redesign Network (LERN/AEREN) (2019-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,080,000.00 | Education |
| Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education | 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| Education Trust Inc. | Alliance for Resource Equity Core Operating Support | 06/03/20 | $700,000.00 | Education |
| National Equity Project | BELE Network: Design, Implementation and Management (Next Gen 2020-2023) | 10/01/20 | $1,305,600.00 | Education |
| Umoja Student Development Corporation | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2020) | 06/09/20 | $780,000.00 | 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 |
| Turnaround for Children, Inc. | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | General Operating Support | 03/25/20 | $600,000.00 | 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 |
| El Education, Inc. | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| Georgetown University | Edunomic’s Lab General Operating Support | 05/11/20 | $300,000.00 | 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 |
| National Equity Project | General Operating Support (BELE Network) | 03/27/20 | $3,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
