Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-2173492

Raikes Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 269 grants and $11.3 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $11,304,371

    Grants listed
    269
    Assets, end of year
    $97,721,642
  • Tax year 2023

    $21,145,678

    Grants listed
    247
    Assets, end of year
    $90,404,225
  • Tax year 2022

    $21,556,999

    Grants listed
    290
    Assets, end of year
    $96,195,604
  • Tax year 2021

    $20,744,551

    Grants listed
    273
    Assets, end of year
    $117,221,519
  • Tax year 2020

    $22,097,932

    Grants listed
    391
    Assets, end of year
    $132,049,787

Grants paid in 2024

269 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group

    $800,000
  2. National Equity ProjectOakland, CA

    District network & field catalyst strategy development

    $750,000
  3. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group education forward fund

    $700,000
  4. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Perts: strategic scale-up of copilot ascend and communities of practice

    $400,000
  5. Center on Budget and Policy PrioritiesWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $300,000
  6. Education Trust IncWashington, DC

    Alliance for resource equity core operating support

    $300,000
  7. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $300,000
  8. University of Texas SystemAustin, TX

    University of texas system student experience project

    $300,000
  9. Association of Public and Land-Grant UniversitiesWashington, DC

    Scaling student experience practices and supporting systemic change

    $280,000
  10. Virginia Commonwealth University FoundationRichmond, VA

    School of social work: national youth homelessness partnership project

    $275,000
  11. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    Building changes education program

    $250,000
  12. National Center for Youth LawOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  13. National Governors Association Center for Best PracticesWashington, DC

    Educating all americans for success

    $250,000
  14. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Communities for just schools: general operating support

    $250,000
  15. School Board PartnersNew Orleans, LA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  16. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $250,000
  17. US Interagency Council on HomelessnessWashington, DC

    United states interagency council on homelessness youth homelessness staffing

    $204,000
  18. National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO

    Engaging legislators in the fight to end youth homelessness

    $180,000
  19. Washington State Department of CommerceOlympia, WA

    Office of homeless youth functional zero manager

    $165,000
  20. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeBoston, MA

    Graduate school of education: a humane approach to school reform

    $154,349
  21. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    Democracy alliance pooled fund

    $150,000
  22. National Committee for Responsive PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $150,000
  23. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    A way home america: stakeholder convening & advocacy education

    $150,000
  24. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    Grantmakers for thriving youth policy working group education forward fund

    $125,000
  25. Solidaire NetworkOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $125,000
  26. The Seattle FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $125,000
  27. Council of Chief State School OfficersWashington, DC

    Council of chief state school officers community of practice for improving school climate

    $112,700
  28. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $107,500
  29. InnovateeduBrooklyn, NY

    General operating support

    $100,000
  30. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Seek common ground: general operating support

    $100,000
  31. North Star Fund IncNew York, NY

    Giving project network: general operating support

    $100,000
  32. Social Justice Fund NorthwestSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  33. Barr CenterSt Louis Park, MN

    Improving educational outcomes through systems transformation for minnesota students experiencing homelessness project

    $90,000
  34. Education Resource Strategies IncWatertown, MA

    Seed district strategic planning project

    $75,000
  35. National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO

    NCSL initiative on student homelessness

    $75,000
  36. National Equity ProjectOakland, CA

    Seed district strategic planning project

    $75,000
  37. Southern Education FoundationAtlanta, GA

    Browns promise general operating support

    $75,000
  38. YMCA of Greater SeattleSeattle, WA

    Young grantmakers capacity support

    $60,000
  39. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    King county youth voice project

    $55,000
  40. Alliance for EducationSeattle, WA

    Seattle public schools strategic planning process

    $50,000
  41. American Association of School Administrators IncAlexandria, VA

    Enlistment & influence for equity w/ arpa guidance

    $50,000
  42. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    Upstream king county

    $50,000
  43. Center for Effective PhilanthropyCambridge, MA

    Longitudinal study of effects of large unrestricted gifts

    $50,000
  44. Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional LearningChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $50,000
  45. Education Law Center IncNewark, NJ

    Partnership for equity in education: general operating support

    $50,000
  46. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Edunomics lab: elevating support for students experiencing homelessness

    $50,000
  47. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    A study of washington states funding and policy strategies for supporting students experiencing homelessness

    $50,000
  48. National Homelessness Law CenterWashington, DC

    Tracking laws to end youth homelessness

    $50,000
  49. Point Source Youth IncNew York, NY

    National prevention learning collaborative

    $50,000
  50. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    American rescue plan - homeless children and youth sprint

    $50,000
  51. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    Peer network of state advocacy organizations

    $50,000
  52. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Perts: general operating support

    $50,000
  53. United Way of King CountySeattle, WA

    King county youth diversion infrastructure project

    $50,000
  54. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $45,000
  55. Possibility LabsConcord, CA

    Radiant strategies freedom school for philanthropy PNW

    $40,000
  56. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $40,000
  57. The Aspen Institute IncWashington, DC

    The aspen institute forum for community solutions

    $40,000
  58. University of WashingtonSeattle, WA

    UW school of social work: partners for our children youth homelessness project

    $40,000
  59. Coalition for Juvenile JusticeWashington, DC

    Collaborating for change

    $35,000
  60. 482 ForwardDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $25,000
  61. Alliance for A Just SocietySeattle, WA

    Native organizers alliance: general operating support

    $25,000
  62. Alliance for Youth OrganizingWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  63. BVM (black Voters Matter) Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  64. Cambiar EducationEncino, CA

    Learnerstudio: general operating support

    $25,000
  65. Cambiar EducationEncino, CA

    Rithm project: general operating support

    $25,000
  66. Center for Empowered Politics Education FundOakland, CA

    Funders for organizing: general operating support

    $25,000
  67. Community Solutions International IncNew York, NY

    Youth homelessness proof of concept project

    $25,000
  68. Equality Federation InstitutePortland, OR

    General operating support

    $25,000
  69. Faith in FloridaOrlando, FL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  70. Fostering Media ConnectionsLos Angeles, CA

    Washington state youth homelessness coverage

    $25,000
  71. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    Galvanize USA: general operating support

    $25,000
  72. Legal Counsel for Youth and ChildrenSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  73. Mijente Support CommitteePhoenix, AZ

    General operating support

    $25,000
  74. National Public Education Support FundWashington, DC

    Education funder strategy group

    $25,000
  75. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Amplify fund

    $25,000
  76. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Aapi civic engagement fund: general operating support

    $25,000
  77. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Narrative initiative: rural-urban unity project

    $25,000
  78. People's Action InstituteChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $25,000
  79. Point Source Youth IncNew York, NY

    Washington state direct cash transfer pilot

    $25,000
  80. Policy Innovators in Education Network IncMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $25,000
  81. Proteus Fund IncWaltham, MA

    Impact driven philanthropy collaborative fund

    $25,000
  82. Proteus Fund IncWaltham, MA

    Piper fund donor collaborative

    $25,000
  83. Public Rights ProjectOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  84. Rise and RememberMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $25,000
  85. Rockefeller Family FundNew York, NY

    Democracy power & innovation fund

    $25,000
  86. SD Foundation DBA Voting Rights LabWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  87. State VoicesWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  88. Take Action Minnesota Education FundSt Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $25,000
  89. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    President's fund at stanford fund for undergraduate education

    $25,000
  90. The Good Nation Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Building for democracy education fund

    $25,000
  91. The National Center on Education and the EconomyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  92. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    22nd century initiative: hope national training program

    $25,000
  93. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Movement voter fund: general operating support

    $25,000
  94. Washington State Department of CommerceOlympia, WA

    Office of homeless youth prevention initiative strategic support funds

    $25,000
  95. We Are Down HomeGreensboro, NC

    General operating support

    $25,000
  96. YMCA of Greater SeattleSeattle, WA

    Youth engagement team staffing leadership capacity

    $25,000
  97. Cornerstone Youth CollectiveSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  98. Excelencia in EducationWashington, DC

    Latino student success funders group

    $20,000
  99. Foster ForwardE Providence, RI

    Youth transition funders group

    $20,000
  100. National Public Education Support FundWashington, DC

    Grantmakers for thriving youth

    $20,000
  101. United Territories of Pacific Islanders Washington-Utopia WaKent, WA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  102. Philanthropy NorthwestSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $19,405
  103. Social Venture Partners (seattle)Seattle, WA

    General operating support

    $18,000
  104. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    A way home washington: capacity support

    $17,500
  105. Janus Youth ProgramsPortland, OR

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  106. Northwest Youth ServicesBellingham, WA

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  107. Olympic Community Action ProgramsPort Townsend, WA

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  108. Rod's HouseYakima, WA

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  109. Tacoma Community HouseTacoma, WA

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  110. The Skagit Valley Family YMCAMount Vernon, WA

    Youth action board

    $16,250
  111. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    New era of philanthropy book project fund

    $15,000
  112. Dignity for DivasSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  113. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  114. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Philanthropy forward

    $15,000
  115. Panorama GlobalSeattle, WA

    The fund for alternative journalism: general operating support

    $15,000
  116. Roots Young Adult ShelterSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  117. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General operating support

    $15,000
  118. The Seattle FoundationSeattle, WA

    The seattle times: solutions oriented journalism project on homelessness

    $12,500
  119. Equal Justice WorksWashington, DC

    Homeless youth fellowship

    $10,825
  120. African Young Dreamers Empowerment Program IntlFederal Way, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  121. AmpoweringRedmond, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  122. Barr CenterSt Louis Park, MN

    General operating support

    $10,000
  123. Boy Scouts of America - Chief Seattle CouncilSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  124. Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO

    Equitable and effective teaching in undergraduate STEM education

    $10,000
  125. Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, IL

    Par club

    $10,000
  126. Funders Together to End Homelessness IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  127. National Center for Family PhilanthropyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $10,000
  128. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Moxie fund

    $10,000
  129. Partners in Prevention EducationOlympia, WA

    Youth action board

    $10,000
  130. Seabeck Conference CenterSeabeck, WA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  131. Solidaire NetworkOakland, CA

    Movement protection fund

    $10,000
  132. Stanford Graduate School of EducationStanford, CA

    Stanford buck/cardinal club

    $10,000
  133. TeamchildSeattle, WA

    Ending foster care to prison pipeline

    $10,000
  134. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityStanford, CA

    Graduate school of education's dean fund

    $10,000
  135. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    General operating support

    $10,000
  136. Valencia College FoundationOrlando, FL

    General operating support

    $10,000
  137. Grantmakers for Effective OrganizationsWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $8,500
  138. Alliance for EducationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $8,000
  139. National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $8,000
  140. University Cooperative SchoolSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $8,000
  141. American Council on EducationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $7,750
  142. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    A way home washington: capacity support

    $6,500
  143. Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $6,100
  144. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $6,000
  145. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $6,000
  146. Grantmakers for EducationPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $5,500
  147. Aventura Community SchoolNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $5,300
  148. Equal Chance for EducationNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $5,166
  149. Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights CoalitionNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $5,162
  150. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  151. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  152. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  153. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  154. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  155. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  156. Legal Counsel for Youth and ChildrenSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  157. Mentoring Urban Students & TeensSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  158. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  159. National Network for Youth IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  160. National Network for Youth IncWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  161. Northwest African American Museum IncSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  162. NW Children's FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  163. OneamericaSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  164. Organization for Prostitution SurvivorsSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  165. Resilient Hearts Animal SanctuarySeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  166. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  167. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  168. Skokomish TribeSkokomish, WA

    Skokomish wellness center general operations

    $5,000
  169. Individual

    Community leaders fellowship

    $5,000
  170. Emerging Practitioners in PhilanthropyAlexandria, VA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  171. Urban League of Metropolitan SeattleSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $3,500
  172. Washington Low Income Housing AllianceSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $3,500
  173. Nashville International Center for EmpowermentNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $3,090
  174. Ashland Greenwood Public Schools FoundationAshland, NE

    Distinguished teaching award

    $3,000
  175. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    Youth program director professional development staff capacity support

    $3,000
  176. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General operating support

    $2,530
  177. Asian Americanspacific Islanders in PhilanthropyOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  178. Association of Black Foundation Executives IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  179. Bishop Blanchet High SchoolSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  180. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  181. College Success FoundationBellevue, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  182. CONNECTION2CULTUREJoplin, MO

    General operating support

    $2,500
  183. Democracy Forward FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,500
  184. Foothills Food BankMaple Falls, WA

    Winter kids pantry program support

    $2,500
  185. Grassroots Power ProjectBerkeley, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  186. KCTS 9 Public TelevisionSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  187. Kuow Puget Sound Public RadioSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  188. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  189. NW Children's FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  190. OneamericaSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  191. Partners AsiaOakland, CA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  192. Recovery CafeSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  193. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    Schoolhouse connection youth scholarship fund

    $2,500
  194. Seattle Animal Shelter FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  195. Teammates Mentoring ProgramLincoln, NE

    General operating support

    $2,500
  196. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    A way home washington: general operating support

    $2,500
  197. TreehouseSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  198. Tubman Center for Health & FreedomSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  199. U-PowerSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  200. Washington Women's FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  201. Whatcom Humane SocietyBellingham, WA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  202. Impact 100 SeattleSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,472
  203. La Puente HomeAlamosa, CO

    General operating support

    $2,400
  204. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  205. Centro de Trabajadores Unidos En La LuchaMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  206. Gender JusticeSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  207. Inquilinxs Unidxs Por Justicia-United Renters for JusticeMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  208. IsaiahSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  209. Land Stewardship ProjectMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  210. Local Progress Policy InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $2,000
  211. Minnesota Black Collective FoundationMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  212. Minnesota Research Justice CenterRoseville, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  213. NavigateMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  214. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  215. Outfront Minnesota Community ServicesSaint Paul, MN

    General operating support

    $2,000
  216. The Bridgespan Group IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $2,000
  217. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Movement voter fund: general operating support

    $2,000
  218. La Puente HomeAlamosa, CO

    General operating support

    $2,000
  219. 482 ForwardDetroit, MI

    General operating support

    $1,500
  220. Pacific Islander Community AssociationFederal Way, WA

    General operating support

    $1,500
  221. U-PowerSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $1,250
  222. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    Women investing in nebraska

    $1,200
  223. Washington Low Income Housing AllianceSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $1,035
  224. Tennessee Justice for Our NeighborsNashville, TN

    General operating support

    $1,034
  225. African Community Housing & DevelopmentSeatac, WA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  226. Choose 180Burien, WA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  227. FarestartSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  228. Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  229. The Kavana CooperativeSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  230. Northshore School District Kenmore Middle SchoolKenmore, WA

    General operating support

    $692
  231. Kenmore Elementary PTAKenmore, WA

    General operating support

    $690
  232. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $600
  233. AmaraSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $519
  234. Northwest Immigrants Rights ProjectSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $519
  235. Carleton CollegeNorthfield, MN

    General operating support

    $500
  236. Fred Hutchinson Cancer CenterSeattle, WA

    Obliteride

    $500
  237. Kona Super SonicsKailua Kona, HI

    General operating support

    $500
  238. RytherSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $500
  239. SouluminationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $500
  240. Way to RiseWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $500
  241. AmaraSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $500
  242. TreehouseSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $400
  243. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    General operating support

    $300
  244. Montlake Community PTASeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $300
  245. YouthcareEverett, WA

    General operating support

    $300
  246. Heifer Project InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    General operating support

    $220
  247. Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights ProjectTucson, AZ

    General operating support

    $214
  248. Access Services IncFt Washington, PA

    General operating support

    $206
  249. Lansdale Library AssociationLansdale, PA

    General operating support

    $206
  250. Legal Aid Southeastern Pennsylvania IncNorristown, PA

    General operating support

    $206

Approved for future payment

27 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $500,000
  2. Tides CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $500,000
  3. Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional LearningChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $350,000
  4. Collaborative for Academic Social and Emotional LearningChicago, IL

    General operating support

    $350,000
  5. National Center for Civic Innovation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  6. University of Texas SystemAustin, TX

    General operating support

    $300,000
  7. National Center for Civic Innovation IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $300,000
  8. University of Texas SystemAustin, TX

    General operating support

    $300,000
  9. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  10. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $250,000
  11. Building ChangesSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $225,000
  12. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $210,000
  13. Georgetown - Edunomics Lab McCourt School of Public PolicyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $150,000
  14. The National Center on Education and the EconomyWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  15. Education Law Center IncNewark, NJ

    General operating support

    $100,000
  16. Learning Policy InstituteE Palo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $100,000
  17. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $100,000
  18. Policy Innovators in Education Network IncMinneapolis, MN

    General operating support

    $75,000
  19. National Conference of State LegislaturesDenver, CO

    General operating support

    $75,000
  20. Mockingbird SocietySeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $55,000
  21. Amalgamated Charitable FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $54,500
  22. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $50,000
  23. Alliance for EducationSeattle, WA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  24. Community Foundation of New JerseyMorristown, NJ

    General operating support

    $50,000
  25. Fostering Media ConnectionsLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  26. Excelencia in EducationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $20,000
  27. Schoolhouse ConnectionWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $20,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Education48 grants $3,586,31643% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking21 grants $2,305,50028% of the total
  3. Human services26 grants $422,6335% of the total
  4. Environment7 grants $412,1105% of the total
  5. Public affairs6 grants $377,5005% of the total
  6. Health6 grants $307,5004% of the total
  7. 14 other causes68 grants $845,08410% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia45 grants $4,612,375
  2. California32 grants $2,262,105
  3. Washington94 grants $1,703,994
  4. Massachusetts10 grants $515,849
  5. New York9 grants $352,600
  6. Virginia3 grants $329,000
  7. Texas1 grant $300,000
  8. Colorado6 grants $277,400
  9. Louisiana2 grants $250,181
  10. Minnesota15 grants $193,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Jeffrey S RaikesTRUSTEE AND CO-PRESIDENT Hours 20Pay $0
  • Patricia M RaikesTRUSTEE, CO-PRESIDENT, AND TREASURER Hours 30Pay $0
  • Gwen ShermanSECRETARY Hours 12Pay $0
  • Dennis QuirinEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 40Pay $360,431

The return

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