Raikes Foundation

About Raikes Foundation

Raikes Foundation’s recent giving is built around philanthropic infrastructure rather than direct program grants: the largest awards go to platforms and collaborative funds that help other funders, researchers, and intermediaries coordinate giving. A $2,400,000 core operating grant to Giving Compass Network in 2023 and a $2,000,300 general support grant in 2024 show that the foundation backs organizations that support donor education and grantmaking navigation. That same pattern appears in its support for pooled and field-building vehicles. In 2024, Raikes Foundation awarded $1,075,000 to Amalgamated Charitable Foundation for the Grantmakers for Thriving Youth Policy Working Group - Education Forward Fund, and $1,150,000 to The Seattle Foundation for the Resource Equity Funders Collaborative in 2023. These grants point to a funder that prefers strengthening the systems around philanthropy, policy, and learning rather than funding isolated projects. The foundation also makes large commitments inside education-focused networks and research infrastructure, including district leadership, student transition research, and equitable student success in higher education. Across those areas, the recent grants emphasize operating support, collaborative strategy development, and tools that can be scaled across institutions and districts.

What Raikes Foundation Funds

In philanthropic infrastructure, Raikes Foundation backed Giving Compass Network with $2,400,000 for core operating support in 2023 and $2,000,300 for general support in 2024. It also supported collaborative philanthropy vehicles such as The Seattle Foundation’s Resource Equity Funders Collaborative with $1,150,000 in 2023. In K–12 district work, the foundation gave $750,000 to National Equity Project in 2024 for District Network & Field Catalyst Strategy Development, and $750,000 to Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional Learning in 2024 for District Network & Field Leadership. Earlier grants also supported BELE Network district initiatives. For higher education, Raikes Foundation funded National Center for Civic Innovation Inc with $560,000 in 2023 for Equity Accelerator Institutional Transformation for Equitable Student Success in Higher Education Core Operations. In student-experience research, it gave $500,000 to Tides Center in 2024 for PERTS Building & Scaling the Student Experience Knowledge Base.

How Raikes Foundation Gives