RAY & KAY
ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST

2018 AWARDED GRANTS

2018 GRANT AWARDS BY CORE VALUE

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Faith

Human Needs

Education

Family

Vibrant Communities

Faith

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Marian Woods	Support for PTAC units	Hartsdale, NY
Emmaus Farm, Inc.	General operating support	Vanceburg, KY
El Puente Hispanic Ministry	Medical interpretive services provided by Catholic nun	Jefferson, MO
Bernardine Franciscan Sisters	Facility improvements for retirement community of nuns	Reading, PA
The Piarist Fathers – Providence of the U.S. & Puerto Rico	Support of priest formation	National
Primera Iglesia Hispania Mayfield	Facility improvements	Mayfield, KY
National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor	General operating support	New Orleans, LA
Dismas Ministry	Support for spiritual materials for incarcerated	National
Sacred Heart Villa Personal Care Community	Project support for facility improvements	Reading, PA
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities	Housing for retired nuns	Pittsburgh, PA

Human Needs

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Community Clothes Closet	General Operating Support	Menasha, WI
WLCFS Wisconsin Lutheran Children	Support for counseling in inner city schools	Germantown, WI
Made To Stay Paducah McCracken County, Inc.	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse	Program support for homeless facilities	La Crosse, WI
Hope Center	Program support for clothing shop, meal program, & housegood goods shop.	Waukesha, WI
Victims of Milwaukee Violence Burial Fund	Program support for grief support group	Milwaukee, WI
Morehead Gateway Helping Hands	Program support for Weekend Backpack Snack program	Morehead, KY
Heartland CARES, Inc.	Program support for HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention, and education	Paducah, KY
Fostering Goodwill	Program support for Christmas Wishes & Project Hope	Lexington, KY
Soup For The Soul Org, Inc.	Program support for Summer Read & Feed program	Murray, KY
Feed My Starving Children	Program support for MobilePack event	Berlin, CT
Project CARAT Paducah	General operating support	Paducah, KY
Milwaukee Catholic Homes	Support of expanded services for retired nuns	Milwaukee, WI
Project Concern of Cudahy-St. Francis, Inc.	General Operating Support	Cudahy, WI
Columbia St. Mary Foundation/St. Ben’s Clinic	Support for health care services for homeless	Milwaukee, WI
InHealth Community Wellness Clinic	Program support for uninsured in southwest Wisconsin	Boscobel, WI
Interfaith Older Adult Programs	Vocational technology training for seniors	Milwaukee, WI
Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee	Program support for respite care of elderly & family caregivers	Owosso, MI
Paducah Cooperative Ministry	Program support for homeless services and prevention	Paducah, KY
Bethlehem Farm, Inc.	Program support for home repair projects	Talcott, WV
HOTEL, INC.	General operational support	Bowling Green, KY
Kentucky Wesleyan College	Program support for Wesleyan Kicks & Wesleyan Cares	Owensboro, KY
Franciscan Peacemakers, Inc.	Program support for Gifts for the Journey	Milwaukee, WI
Scott County Hospitality House	General Operating Support for transitional home for women & children	Georgetown, KY
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services	Program support for Farmington facility	St. Louis, MO
The Lighthouse A Healing Place, Inc.	Project support for kitchen renovation	Mayfield, KY
Sunrise Children’s Services	Support for VentureON young adult program	Mt. Washington, KY
Community Ministries, Inc.	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Victory Through Grace Ministries	General operating support	Paducah, KY
The Harry Tompson Center	General Operating Support	New Orleans, LA
Our Lady’s Inn	Program support for homeless pregnancy crisis intervention	St. Louis, MO
Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center	Programming and operational support	Paducah, KY
Freedom Alliance	Program support for ‘Support Our Troops’ program	National
Family Service Society	Programming support for dental assistance program	Paducah, KY
American Red Cross – Kentucky	Programming support for ‘Home Fire’ campaign	Kentucky
New Orleans Mission, Inc.	Program support	New Orleans, LA
ACTS Housing	Homeownership Empowerment programming	Milwaukee, WI
Agape Child & Family Services	Program support for Families in Transition (FIT)	Memphis, TN
Aurora Health Care	Support for Parish Nursing program	Milwaukee, WI
Chix 4 a Cause, Ltd.	Support for gifts of love boxes for cancer patients	West Bend, WI
Families First Community Center	Capital support for shelter	Ellsworth, ME
New Orleans Medical Mission Services, Inc.	Support for medical mission supplies	New Orleans, LA
Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program	Support for food pantries & temporary housing	Dodgeville, WI
St. John’s Center, Inc.	Support for men’s emergency day shelter & social services center	Louisville, KY
The Health Wagon	Support for medical care to the underserved in central Appalachia	Wise, VA
The Ministry of Caring, Inc.	Capital improvement project at Child Care Center	Wilmington, DE
Marcella’s Kitchen	Support for facility site	Benton, KY
Paducah Lifeline Ministries, Inc.	Support for facilities and services	Paducah, KY

Education

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
College Possible	Program support for need based, post-secondary readiness	Milwaukee, WI
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School	Support for college readiness programming	Milwaukee, WI
St. Michael Special School	Support for campus enhancements	New Orleans, LA
Folds of Honor Foundation	Support for educational scholarships in Kentucky	Owasso, OK
The Good Shepherd School	Support for Graduate Support program	New Orleans, LA
Camp Gray	Support for underserved & economically disadvantaged	Reedsburg, WI
River Discovery Center	Support for educational programming	Paducah, KY
Schools 4 Haiti	General Operating Support	Cassville, WI
Adaptive Technology Solutions	Support for vocational training for Veterans	Ormond Beach, FL
Seton Catholic Schools	Support for network of Catholic elementary schools	St. Francis, WI

Family

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Paducah Day Nursery	General operating support	Paducah, KY
Hope Unlimited Family Care Center	Support for family education programs	Paducah, KY
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	Support for affordable housing options	Milwaukee, WI
H.O.P.E. Clinic	General operating support	Benton/Eddyville, KY
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Maine	Programming support for families in need	Portland, ME
New Hampshire Catholic Charities	Support for pregnancy & parenting education	Manchester, NH
H.O.P.E., Inc. (Helping Other People be Empowered	Program support for low income single parents	Duluth, GA

Vibrant Communities

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Sinsinawa Dominicans	Support for collaborative farming operation	Sinsinawa, WI
CHWC, Inc.	Support for homeowner education programming	Kansas City, KS
The Police Foundation of Paducah-McCracken County	Cultural leadership training for officers	Paducah, KY
Grant County Sheriff’s Office	Support for in car video system	Lancaster, WI
Victory Garden Initiative, Inc.	Support for food security programming	Milwaukee, WI