Our Grantmaking

Our goal is to bring people together to break down barriers that prevent communities from thriving and to support solutions that allow all of us to dictate our own future. We make grants in four core areas: education, housing stability for youth, racial equity and democracy, and impact-driven philanthropy. The Raikes Foundation has an invitation-only grant application process.

You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time

– Angela Davis

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Note: Grant awards listed in the table above include total grant awards issued within the past three years. Grant awards include both direct Raikes Foundation funding, as well as funding via the Raikes Foundation Donor Advised Fund hosted by Seattle Foundation.
Partner Spotlight

True Colors United

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth face unique societal obstacles including discrimination that put them at higher risk of housing instability. While 4.2 million young people experience homelessness each year in the United States, LGBTQ+ youth have a 2.2x greater risk of experiencing homelessness compared to their non-LGBTQ+ peers, all else held equal. True Colors United believes that safe, stable housing is a basic human need, and that in order to develop effective policy solutions to end youth homelessness, young people who have been affected by homelessness must be a part of the solution.