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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Agape House Inc | General Operating Support (via Young Adult Grant Advisory Committee) | 08/27/21 | $10,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 09/14/20 | $2,500.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 06/02/21 | $500.00 | Community Giving |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network General Operating Support | 05/06/22 | $300,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| North Star Fund Inc. | Giving Project Network Operating Support | 01/21/21 | $75,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 10/23/20 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 11/03/21 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | Graduate School of Education's Dean Fund | 12/01/22 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| 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 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2020) | 07/17/20 | $980,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group Collaborative (2021-2022) | 05/20/21 | $1,600,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 04/21/22 | $200,000.00 | Education |
| The Seattle Foundation | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Education Forward Fund | 12/01/22 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Center for Community Service Fund | Housing Connector | 04/03/20 | $6,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Donorschoose.Org | How to Be an Anti-Racist Classroom Books (Mrs. Watje Room, Mt. Tahoma High School) | 09/28/20 | $959.50 | Community Giving |
| Panorama Global | Hyphen Partnerships General Operating Support | 06/04/21 | $50,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| JustFund US | IGNITE Event Operations | 12/20/22 | $4,560.00 | 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 Fund Core Operating Support | 03/23/21 | $150,000.00 | 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 | 11/16/21 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Proteus Fund Inc. | Impact-Driven Philanthropy Collaborative Fund Core Operating Support | 08/08/22 | $125,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| SchoolHouse Connection | Improving Educational Outcomes Vulnerable Students: Supporting and Strengthening Federal Agency Action | 12/06/22 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| The Seattle Foundation | Inclusive Recovery Fund | 12/15/20 | $25,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Seattle JazzED | Jazz Futures Fund | 09/01/21 | $5,000.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 11/10/20 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 10/13/21 | $2,500.00 | Community Giving |
| Cascade Public Media | KCTS 9 General Operating Support | 10/14/22 | $2,500.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County Regional Homelessness Authority Website Redesign Project | 08/05/21 | $8,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Service Providers Collaborative | 11/20/20 | $200,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 11/23/20 | $92,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 12/01/21 | $95,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Mockingbird Society | King County Youth Voice Project | 10/24/22 | $112,500.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| King County Regional Homelessness Authority | King County YYA Policy Coordinator | 12/09/22 | $150,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Building Changes | Lived Experience Coalition Strategic Plan Development | 08/01/20 | $125,000.00 | Regional Homelessness |
| 609 Chief Seattle Council | Mariners Scout Luncheon (2022) | 05/10/22 | $10,000.00 | Trustee Directed Gifts |
| Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health | Milwaukee Freedom Fund | 09/01/20 | $10,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Seattle Indian Health Board | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) Project | 08/07/20 | $10,000.00 | Impact Driven Philanthropy |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Movement for Black Lives "Black Power Rising Vision 2024" Core Operating Support | 12/07/22 | $50,000.00 | RED Base |
| Alliance for Global Justice | Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) Core Operating Support | 08/21/20 | $225,000.00 | Special Initiatives |
| Solidaire Network | Movement Protection Fund | 11/10/22 | $125,000.00 | Conditions of Racial Equity Cross Cut |
| Northwest African American Museum Inc | NAAM's Annual Unity Event (2022) | 09/29/22 | $10,000.00 | Community Giving |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Narrative and Policy Work on Critical Race Theory | 09/16/21 | $50,000.00 | Education |
| American Bar Association Fund for Justice and Education | National Education Effort of Students Experiencing Homelessness, Foster Care, and the Justice System | 12/09/22 | $50,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Third Sector New England Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| Youth Collaboratory, Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| SchoolHouse Connection | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| National Network for Youth Inc. | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $30,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
| True Colors United | National Prevention Initiative Advancement | 11/23/21 | $15,000.00 | Youth Homelessness |
