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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc. | General Operating Support | 10/25/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| PolicyLink | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Possibility Labs | Freedom School for Healing & Justice in Philanthropy Core Operating Support | 07/28/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Possibility Labs | General Operating Support | 11/09/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Power California | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Progress Pushers | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 07/20/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Promise54 | General Operating Support | 04/04/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Prospect Schools Inc. | Brooklyn Prospect High School General Operating Support | 10/18/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 03/23/21 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/14/20 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact Driven Philanthropy Collaborative's IGNITE Event | 10/14/22 | $20,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Public Advocates Inc. | General Operating Support | 01/06/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Race Forward | General Operating Support | 04/05/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Rain City Rock Camp for Girls | General Operating Support | 03/15/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| Rainier Beach Community Empowerment Coalition | General Operating Support | 08/25/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 11/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 07/19/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Recovery Cafe | General Operating Support | 06/05/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Refugee Protection International | General Operating Support | 01/13/23 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Resilient in Sustaining Empowerment | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/18/21 | $5,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Resource Generation | General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc. | Black Girl Freedom Fund "Grantmakers for Girls of Color" Core Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | Racial Equity and Democracy |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Scholar Fund | Undocumented Relief Fund | 07/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| 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 |
| School Board Partners | Our Collective Power: A National Summit on Courageous School Board Leadership | 11/18/20 | $15,000.00 | Education |
| 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 |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Improving Educational Outcomes Vulnerable Students: Supporting and Strengthening Federal Agency Action | 12/06/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Education Leads Home Operating Support ($75K) & State Initiatives on Student Homelessness Project ($175K) | 02/23/21 | $250,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Seattle Girls School | General Operating Support | 10/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| 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 Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle JazzED | Jazz Futures Fund | 09/01/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community-Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Parks Foundation | Community Centric Fundraising General Operating Support | 12/08/22 | $150,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle Theatre Group | 20th Annual More Music Virtual Celebration | 03/15/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Seattle University | Center for Community Engagement Endowed Fund | 06/16/21 | $20,000.00 | Community Giving |
| SisterSong, Inc | General Operating Support | 03/21/22 | $5,000.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
