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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TeamChild | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 12/01/20 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 03/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| TeamChild | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $14,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Teach for America (Washington Region) | General Operating Support | 03/11/21 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Surge Institute | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/10/21 | $300,000.00 | Education |
| Stability Network | General Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 07/19/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Soulumination | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 11/10/22 | $375,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 12/01/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 09/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | General Operating Support | 10/12/20 | $250,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| Social Venture Partners International | Peer-Influencer Action Project | 08/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | Re-imagine Initiative | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support (2022-2024) | 12/01/21 | $700,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners International | General Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/28/22 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Venture Partners (Seattle) | Annual Membership (2021) | 07/22/21 | $18,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Social Good Fund | General Operating Support | 06/23/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| SisterSong, Inc | General Operating Support | 03/21/22 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Seattle University | Center for Community Engagement Endowed Fund | 06/16/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Theatre Group | 20th Annual More Music Virtual Celebration | 03/15/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle JazzED | Jazz Futures Fund | 09/01/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 08/24/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Girls School | Rise Up Campaign | 08/13/20 | $100,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 10/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Improving Educational Outcomes Vulnerable Students: Supporting and Strengthening Federal Agency Action | 12/06/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Prevention Initiative Advancement (ASPYHR) | 11/03/22 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Development of SchoolHouse Connection PSA | 10/23/20 | $8,500.00 | Education |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home: Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in the Pandemic Recovery and Beyond | 04/04/22 | $500,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| School Board Partners | Our Collective Power: A National Summit on Courageous School Board Leadership | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | Advancing Anti-Racist Policy (General Operating Support) | 11/03/22 | $650,000.00 | Education |
| School Board Partners | BELE Network: General Operating Support | 05/12/21 | $150,000.00 | Education |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Ryther | Education of Stakeholders and Policymakers | 03/16/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Ryther | General Operating Support | 06/01/22 | $500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| RVC Seattle | General Operating Support | 11/15/22 | $3,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| RVC Seattle | Creative Justice "General Operating Support" | 11/18/22 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
