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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy | General Operating Support | 03/22/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 02/17/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | Youth Homeless Advocacy Coordination | 12/01/20 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 11/22/22 | $40,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 09/20/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/20/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Legal Counsel for Youth and Children | General Operating Support | 05/21/20 | $8,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 05/23/22 | $900,000.00 | Education |
| Learning Policy Institute | General Operating Support | 12/20/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Learning Policy Institute | Evidence-Based Policy and Practice to Support Youth Experiencing Homelessness | 11/30/20 | $100,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law | General Operating Support | 11/23/21 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| Latino Community Fund of Washington State | "Washington Census Alliance" Census 2020 Fund | 02/04/20 | $60,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 11/22/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio | General Operating Support | 11/18/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Kingmakers of Oakland | BELE Network: Organizational Development and Operating Support (2021-2022) | 08/18/21 | $350,000.00 | Education |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | Youth and Young Adult Policy Coordinator | 12/01/21 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Website Redesign Project | 08/05/21 | $8,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Kennesaw State University Foundation (KSUF) | Preventing Youth Homelessness and Housing Insecurity | 03/26/21 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Juvenile Law Center | Chafee Reinvisioning Efforts | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| JustFund US | IGNITE Event Operations | 12/20/22 | $4,560.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/29/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | Donor Engagement Experimentation | 02/14/22 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 06/01/21 | $100,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| JustFund US | General Operating Support | 09/13/22 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Johns Hopkins University | P3 Research Lab General Operating Support | 12/20/21 | $25,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| InvestED | Covid-19 Student Fund | 04/03/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Intermountain Healthcare Foundation, Inc | Primary Children's Hospital General Operating Support | 02/21/20 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Interim Community Development Association | General Operating Support | 07/01/22 | $2,500.00 | Employee Anniversary Gifts |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Prevention of Youth Homelessness | 10/23/20 | $37,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Innovations Human Trafficking Collaborative | Youth Homelessness Prevention Steering Committee | 01/04/22 | $57,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| InnerCity Struggle | General Operating Support | 03/30/22 | $1,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Inland Congregations United for Change Sponsoring Committee Inc | General Operating Support | 12/21/21 | $1,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2022) | 09/19/22 | $12,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2021) | 07/29/21 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Independent Sector | Annual Membership (2020) | 10/23/20 | $12,500.00 | Community Giving |
| In Our Backyards, Inc. | 2021 Annual Benefit | 07/29/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Housing Development Consortium | General Operating Support | 06/29/20 | $1,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 08/26/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 10/06/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Holy Names Academy | General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Hispanics in Philanthropy | PowerUp Fund Core Operating Support | 06/01/20 | $200,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Highlander Research & Education Center Inc. | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity (BOLD) General Operating Support | 08/26/20 | $75,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Headwaters Foundation for Justice | General Operating Support | 10/20/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2023) | 01/31/23 | $8,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2022) | 02/10/22 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2020) | 02/21/20 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
| Grantmakers For Effective Organizations | Annual Membership (2021) | 02/17/21 | $7,390.00 | Community Giving |
