Raikes Foundation
Invitation OnlySeattle, Washington · EIN 91-2173492 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$11.3M
Organizations funded260
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$97.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
63% of grants went outside Washington.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group | $800,000 |
| National Equity Project | Oakland, CA | District network & field catalyst strategy development | $750,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group education forward fund | $700,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Perts: strategic scale-up of copilot ascend and communities of practice | $400,000 |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | Washington, DC | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Education Trust Inc | Washington, DC | Alliance for resource equity core operating support | $300,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | General operating support | $300,000 |
| University of Texas System | Austin, TX | University of texas system student experience project | $300,000 |
| Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities | Washington, DC | Scaling student experience practices and supporting systemic change | $280,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Foundation | Richmond, VA | School of social work: national youth homelessness partnership project | $275,000 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | Building changes education program | $250,000 |
| National Center for Youth Law | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| National Governors Association Center for Best Practices | Washington, DC | Educating all americans for success | $250,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Communities for just schools: general operating support | $250,000 |
| School Board Partners | New Orleans, LA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| US Interagency Council on Homelessness | Washington, DC | United states interagency council on homelessness youth homelessness staffing | $204,000 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Denver, CO | Engaging legislators in the fight to end youth homelessness | $180,000 |
| Washington State Department of Commerce | Olympia, WA | Office of homeless youth functional zero manager | $165,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | Graduate school of education: a humane approach to school reform | $154,349 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Democracy alliance pooled fund | $150,000 |
| National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | A way home america: stakeholder convening & advocacy education | $150,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group education forward fund | $125,000 |
| Solidaire Network | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| The Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $125,000 |
| Council of Chief State School Officers | Washington, DC | Council of chief state school officers community of practice for improving school climate | $112,700 |
| Mockingbird Society | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $107,500 |
| Innovateedu | Brooklyn, NY | General operating support | $100,000 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | Seek common ground: general operating support | $100,000 |
| North Star Fund Inc | New York, NY | Giving project network: general operating support | $100,000 |
| Social Justice Fund Northwest | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Barr Center | St Louis Park, MN | Improving educational outcomes through systems transformation for minnesota students experiencing homelessness project | $90,000 |
| Education Resource Strategies Inc | Watertown, MA | Seed district strategic planning project | $75,000 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Denver, CO | Ncsl initiative on student homelessness | $75,000 |
| National Equity Project | Oakland, CA | Seed district strategic planning project | $75,000 |
| Southern Education Foundation | Atlanta, GA | Browns promise general operating support | $75,000 |
| YMCA of Greater Seattle | Seattle, WA | Young grantmakers capacity support | $60,000 |
| Mockingbird Society | Seattle, WA | King county youth voice project | $55,000 |
| Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | Seattle public schools strategic planning process | $50,000 |
| American Association of School Administrators Inc | Alexandria, VA | Enlistment & influence for equity W/ arpa guidance | $50,000 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | Upstream king county | $50,000 |
| Center for Effective Philanthropy | Cambridge, MA | Longitudinal study of effects of large unrestricted gifts | $50,000 |
| Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Education Law Center Inc | Newark, NJ | Partnership for equity in education: general operating support | $50,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | Edunomics lab: elevating support for students experiencing homelessness | $50,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | A study of washington states funding and policy strategies for supporting students experiencing homelessness | $50,000 |
| National Homelessness Law Center | Washington, DC | Tracking laws to end youth homelessness | $50,000 |
| Point Source Youth Inc | New York, NY | National prevention learning collaborative | $50,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | American rescue plan - homeless children and youth sprint | $50,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | Peer network of state advocacy organizations | $50,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | Perts: general operating support | $50,000 |
| United Way of King County | Seattle, WA | King county youth diversion infrastructure project | $50,000 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | San Francisco, CA | General operating support | $45,000 |
| Possibility Labs | San Francisco, CA | Radiant strategies freedom school for philanthropy pnw | $40,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $40,000 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | The aspen institute forum for community solutions | $40,000 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | Uw school of social work: partners for our children youth homelessness project | $40,000 |
| Coalition for Juvenile Justice | Washington, DC | Collaborating for change | $35,000 |
| 482 Forward | Detroit, MI | General operating support | $25,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 260 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 9 grants to individuals ($45,000). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Tides Center | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $500,000 |
| Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $350,000 |
| Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning | Chicago, IL | General operating support | $350,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | General operating support | $300,000 |
| University of Texas System | Austin, TX | General operating support | $300,000 |
| National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NJ | General operating support | $300,000 |
| University of Texas System | Austin, TX | General operating support | $300,000 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $250,000 |
| Building Changes | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $225,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $210,000 |
| Georgetown - Edunomics Lab Mccourt School of Public Policy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $150,000 |
| The National Center on Education and the Economy | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Education Law Center Inc | Newark, NJ | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Learning Policy Institute | Palo Alto, CA | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $100,000 |
| Policy Innovators in Education Network Inc | Minneapolis, MN | General operating support | $75,000 |
| National Conference of State Legislatures | Denver, CO | General operating support | $75,000 |
| Mockingbird Society | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $55,000 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation | Washington, DC | General operating support | $54,500 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Alliance for Education | Seattle, WA | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Community Foundation of New Jersey | Morristown, NJ | General operating support | $50,000 |
| Fostering Media Connections | Los Angeles, CA | General operating support | $25,000 |
| Excelencia in Education | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 |
| Schoolhouse Connection | Washington, DC | General operating support | $20,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11,304,371 | 296 |
| 2023 | $21,145,678 | 276 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513179349103971
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 91-2173492
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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