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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewSchools Fund | Racial Equity Funder Community of Practice | 02/17/21 | $30,000.00 | Education |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Core Operating Fund | 12/15/20 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| The Seattle Foundation | Raikes Foundation Donor Advised Fund | 03/15/21 | $141,542.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners International | Re-imagine Initiative | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Reimagining Capacity and Capital for Communities (RC3) Initiative | 01/03/23 | $30,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative Annual Conference | 09/20/21 | $7,500.00 | Education |
| Colorado State University | Reinvention Collaborative General Operating Support | 11/20/20 | $2,500.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2020) | 06/09/20 | $780,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Resource Equity Funders Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $2,300,000.00 | Education |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Resource Mobilizers Coalition General Operating Support | 10/15/21 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| New Venture Fund | Responsive Communications Support for System Leaders | 04/13/22 | $150,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| Seattle Girls School | Rise Up Campaign | 08/13/20 | $100,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Building Changes | Schoolhouse Washington (2021- 2022) | 12/09/20 | $712,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | Seattle Equity Summit 2.0 | 07/10/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Partners Asia | Solu Khumbu Poly Technical Academy/COVID-19 Relief Fund | 08/21/20 | $5,200.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 10/23/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 11/05/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford Buck/Cardinal Club | 12/01/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (2022) | 10/20/22 | $27,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness (V4) | 08/31/21 | $55,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Homelessness Law Center | State Index on Youth Homelessness and the Effects of a Health Crisis (Third Edition) | 09/21/20 | $45,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Still We Rise Fund | 12/07/20 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| New Venture Fund | Student Action Network for Equity | 07/07/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| University of Toledo | Student Experience Project (SEP) Learning Partners Facilitation & Planning | 10/29/21 | $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 |
| Tides Center | Student Experience Project: Project for Education Research that Scales Design, Implementation, Research & Tool Dev. | 03/01/21 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| New Venture Fund | Student Experience Research Network (Formerly Mindset Scholars Network) General Operations | 12/08/20 | $1,200,000.00 | Education |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Tamaya Retreat (2022) | 04/05/22 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Washington Low Income Housing Alliance | Targeted Universalism Training | 11/20/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/13/21 | $25,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | The Seattle Times Solutions Oriented Journalism Project on Homelessness | 10/27/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 07/10/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Visionary Freedom Fund | 12/13/21 | $50,000.00 | Youth Serving Systems - Cross Cutting |
| CloseKnit | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with Chapin Hall) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Chapin Hall Center for Children | Voices of Youth Count (Partnership with CloseKnit) | 11/12/21 | $7,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Muslim Association of Puget Sound | WA State Afghan Refugee Resettlement Coordination and Operating Support | 12/21/21 | $15,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Washington Food Fund | 06/19/20 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State Administration Office of the Courts | Washington State Racial Justice Initiative (Racial Justice Consortium) | 02/17/21 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Building Changes | Washington State Student and Youth Homelessness COVID-19 Response Fund | 04/13/20 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 07/20/20 | $17,300.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 04/08/21 | $21,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 06/27/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. | White Privilege Documentary | 03/12/21 | $30,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Color of Change Education Fund Inc. | Winning Against the Backlash National Campaign | 12/01/21 | $200,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| University Of Nebraska Foundation | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2020) | 11/18/20 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| UNF Charitable Fund | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2021) | 11/05/21 | $2,400.00 | Community Giving |
| UNF Charitable Fund | Women Investing in Nebraska (WIN) Annual Membership (2022) | 12/01/22 | $2,400.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Center for Community Change | Workshop Fellowship | 08/02/22 | $50,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Washington State University Foundation | WSU School of Hospitality Business Management General Fund | 03/11/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
