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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnegie Foundation For Advancement Teaching W Coast Office Education | 2020 Summit on Improvement in Education | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | Youth Homelessness Prevention Efforts | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center Youth Engagement Team Evaluation | 11/20/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Point Source Youth Inc. | 2020 4th Annual National Symposium on Solutions to End Youth Homelessness Prevention Track Sponsorship | 02/07/20 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy | Power in Solidarity Gathering (2022) | 02/17/22 | $15,000.00 | Community Giving |
| YouthCare | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center (formerly Accelerator YMCA) General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $16,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 07/20/20 | $17,300.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2020) | 05/22/20 | $17,405.00 | Community Giving |
| 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 |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2021) | 03/12/21 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Philanthropy Northwest | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $19,405.00 | Community Giving |
| Equity in Education Coalition | General Operating Support | 04/13/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 11/20/20 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| African Community Housing & Development | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/07/21 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative's IGNITE Event | 10/14/22 | $20,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Treehouse | Project Education Impact Implementation | 06/29/20 | $20,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| University of Toledo | Student Experience Project (SEP) Learning Partners Facilitation & Planning | 10/29/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2020) | 09/10/20 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $20,000.00 | Education |
| Seattle University | Center for Community Engagement Endowed Fund | 06/16/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | General Operating Support | 10/21/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Fostering Media Connections | Washington State Youth Homelessness Coverage | 04/08/21 | $21,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Y Social Impact Center's Housing Stability for Youth in Courts (H-SYNC) Program | 10/27/21 | $24,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Farestart | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 03/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 12/01/22 | $25,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Treehouse | Ending Foster Care to Prison Pipeline | 08/03/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funders Network for Youth Success (Youth Homelessness) | 10/23/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Camelback Ventures Inc. | General Operating Support | 07/17/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Philanthropy's Role on Homelessness Prevention focused on Youth & Young Adults | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2020) | 07/30/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | President's Fund at Stanford Fund for Undergraduate Education | 11/03/21 | $25,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Johns Hopkins University | P3 Research Lab General Operating Support | 12/20/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | COVID Pledge Research Project (Year Two) | 08/21/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | A Way Home Washington Core Operations | 05/01/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Ryther | Education of Stakeholders and Policymakers | 03/16/22 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle | Seattle Equity Summit 2.0 | 07/10/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc. | General Operating Support | 08/07/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Donors of Color Network Inc. | Annual Membership (2022) | 11/15/22 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2021) | 04/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Educators Funders Strategy Group Membership (2020) | 12/03/20 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Funders Together To End Homelessness Inc | Funder Education on Racial Equity and Justice | 10/29/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Education Funders Strategy Group Membership (2022) | 05/04/22 | $25,000.00 | Education |
| Brandeis University | Cascading Lives: Stories of Loss, Resilience, & Resistance | 05/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
