RAY & KAY
ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST

2021 AWARDED GRANTS

2021 GRANT AWARDS BY CORE VALUE

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Faith

Human Needs

Education

Family

Vibrant Communities

Faith

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Catholic Extension	Support for religious congregations in eastern Kentucky	National
Jesuit Mission, Inc.	Project support	Washington, DC
Marian Woods	Support for pastoral care programming	Hartsdale, NY
Emmaus Farm, Inc.	General operating support	Vanceburg, KY
Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province	Support to care for elderly Jesuits	St. Louis, MO
Marquette University	Capital support for St. Joan of Arc Chapel	Milwaukee, WI
Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.	Support for care of retired sisters	Erie, PA
National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor	General Operating Support	New Orleans, LA
Sacred Heart Parish	Support for Family Development Center	El Paso, TX
Dismas Ministry	Support for Catholic prison outreach	National
Milwaukee Catholic Home, Inc.	Support for pastoral care programming – Trinity Woods	Milwaukee, WI

Human Needs

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Barren Heights Christian Retreat Center, Inc.	Special project support	Louisville, KY
Catholic Charities Bureau	Program support for Emergency Assistance	Jacksonville, FL
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee	Programming support for Samaritan Place	Knoxville, TN
Christian Appalachian Project	Program support for Elderly Housing program	Lexington, KY
Hope Center	Program support for clothing shop, meal program, & housegood goods shop.	Waukesha, WI
Made To Stay Paducah McCracken County, Inc.	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center	Programming and operational support	Paducah, KY
REBOOT Recovery	Program expansion to new locations	National
Soup For The Soul Org, Inc.	Program support for Summer Read & Feed program	Murray, KY
University of the Cumberlands	Program support for Mountain Outreach program	Williamsburg, KY
WLCFS Wisconsin Lutheran Children	Support for mental health counseling in inner city schools	Germantown, WI
6:8, Inc.	Programming support	Sauk City, WI
Ascension Wisconsin Foundation	Support for health care services for homeless	Milwaukee, WI
Beaches Council on Aging, Inc.	Program support for Dial-a-Ride	Jacksonville Beach, FL
Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM)	Support for Emergency Rent & Utility Assistance program	Jacksonville Beach, FL
Bethlehem Farm, Inc.	Program support for home repair projects	Talcott, WV
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse	Program support for homeless facilities	La Crosse, WI
Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin	General Operating Support	Milwaukee, WI
InHealth Community Wellness Clinic	Program support for uninsured in southwest Wisconsin	Boscobel, WI
Marshall County Community Kitchen/Marcella’s Kitchen	Support for meals program	Benton, KY
Morehead Gateway Helping Hands	Program support for Weekend Backpack Snack program	Morehead, KY
New Orleans Mission, Inc.	Program support	New Orleans, LA
Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee	Program support for respite care of elderly & family caregivers	Owosso, MI
Society of St. Vincent de Paul – Beaches	Program support for emergency assistance program	Jacksonville Beach, FL
Sunrise Children’s Services	Support for VentureON young adult program	Mt. Washington, KY
The Animation Project	Program support for Therapeutic Workforce Development program	New York, NY
Beaches Christian Service Corps, Inc.	Project support for improvements	Jacksonville Beach, FL
City of Refuge, Inc.	General Operating Support	Atlanta, GA
Courage Kenny Foundation	Programming support for need-based assistance	Minneapolis, MN
Family Service Society	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Boys & Girls Haven	Programming support for at-risk youth	Louisville, KY
Franciscan Peacemakers, Inc.	Programming support for Outreach program	Milwaukee, WI
LIV Well Community Health Services	Programming support for HIV Nutrition	Paducah, KY
Our Lady of Peace	General Operating Support	St. Paul, MN
The Harry Tompson Center	General Operating Support	New Orleans, LA
Victory Through Grace Ministries	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Marshall County Exceptional Center	General Operating Support	Benton, KY
K9 for Warriors, Inc.	Support for Veteran programming	Ponte Vedra, FL
Paducah Cooperative Ministry	Programming support for homeless services and prevention	Paducah, KY
LOTUS	Support for rape victim services mobile unit	Paducah, KY
Agape Child & Family Services	FIT programming support	Memphis, TN
Badger Childhood Cancer Network	Support for families of children in treatment	Madison, WI
Capuchin Community Services	Program support for St. Ben’s Community Meal	Milwaukee, WI
Helping Hands Health and Wellness Center	Support for medical care programming	Columbus, OH
HOTEL INC	Programming support	Bowling Green, KY
Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity	Programming support	Milwaukee, WI
Operation Warm	Programming support	Paducah, KY
Our Lady’s Inn	Support for homeless, expectant mothers	St. Louis, MO
Ozanam Inn	Support for facility renovation	New Orleans, LA
Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services	Support for Farmington, MO facility	Austin, TX
Project Concern of Cudahy-St. Francis	Operational Support	Cudahy, WI
Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida	Support for SnackPack program	Jacksonville, FL
Seamark Ranch	Operating Support for Girls Home II	Green Cove Springs, FL
St. Coletta of Wisconsin	Programming Support	Jefferson, WI
St. John Center	Programming support for Day Center	Louisville, KY
Community Ministries, Inc.	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY
Baptist Health Foundation Paducah	Support for Mother Baby Unit	Paducah, KY

Education

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
College Possible	Program support for need based, post-secondary readiness and college coaching	Milwaukee, WI
Brooklyn Jesuit Prep	Program support for Graduate Support Program	Brooklyn, NY
Catholic Education Foundation	Program support for need-based scholarships	Louisville, KY
River Discovery Center	Support for educational programming	Paducah, KY
Seton Catholic Schools	Support for network of Catholic elementary schools	St. Francis, WI
St. Mary School System	Operating & programming support	Paducah, KY
Folds of Honor Foundation	Support for educational scholarships in Kentucky	Owasso, OK
But God Ministries	Support for JFC – Montessori School	Jonestown, MS

Family

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
Hope Unlimited Family Care Center	Support for family education programs	Paducah, KY
Lifehouse, Inc.	General Operating Support	Louisville, KY
St. Charles Youth & Family Services, Inc.	Project support for residential treatment facilities	Milwaukee, WI
H.O.P.E. Clinic	General Operating Support	Benton, KY
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana, Inc.	Support for Adopt-A-Night program	Louisville, KY
H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People be Empowered	Support for Mildred Dowdley program	Duluth, GA
Idols Aside Ministries	General Operating Support	Paducah, KY

Vibrant Communities

Organization Name	Purpose of Grant	Location
CHWC, Inc.	Support for homeowner education programming	Kansas City, KS
Village of Cassville, WI	Project support for police department equipment	Cassville, WI