Live Like Raija
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives, particularly those related to international study and youth development. Its mission includes providing financial assistance for travel expenses associated with studying abroad, tuition assistance, and supporting youth sports activities. The foundation primarily serves individuals and organizations involved in education and youth programs, with a notable focus on international travel and cultural exchange. While it operates mainly in Washington, it also supports initiatives in other states.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized Washington-based organizations or programs focused on youth, education, travel/study-abroad support, tuition assistance, or event-level needs (for example sports tournaments or travel subsidies).
Good Fit
- • Programs that fund individual travel, study-abroad, or student tuition assistance.
- • Youth development activities or school/sports teams needing modest one-time support.
- • A clear connection to Washington state or local visibility within the foundation's community.
- • Ability to use relatively small grants ($200–$5,500) for program-specific costs.
Geography
Giving is concentrated in the foundation's home state (about 74% of 2024 dollars), with smaller awards to three other states; the observed footprint is primarily local to Washington.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 16 distinct grantees and the three-year history grows from 4 to 8 to 16 recipients, indicating a broad and diverse set of independent recipients for a micro private foundation.
New Applicants
Behaviorally the foundation funded many new recipients (all 16 in 2024 were new), which suggests it does add unfamiliar organizations, but it also declares grants are only to preselected recipients and provides no public application route, so how a new entrant gets selected is unclear.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
