RAY & KAY
ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST
2024 AWARDED GRANTS
2024 GRANT AWARDS BY CORE VALUE
(You may click on any core value below to skip to a specific category or you may scroll down to view all grants.)

Faith
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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| Catholic Extension | Support for religious congregations in eastern and western Kentucky | National |
| Marian Woods | Support for pastoral care programming | Hartsdale, NY |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc. | Project Support |
Erie, PA
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| The Lutheran Home, Inc. | Spiritual Care Programming Support | Wauwatosa, WI |
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province
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Programming Support | St. Louis, MO |
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Programming Support | Nationwide |
| Milwaukee Catholic Home |
Project Support
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Milwaukee, WI |
| Piarist Fathers Province of USA & Puerto Rico | Programming Support |
Washington, DC
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Human Needs
| Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | Programming support for Samaritan Place | Knoxville, TN |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Program support for Elderly Housing program | Lexington, KY |
| I. M. Sulzbacher Center for Homeless, Inc. | Program support for Pediatric Dental Clinic | Jacksonville, FL |
| University of the Cumberlands | Program support for Mountain Outreach program | Williamsburg, KY |
| Victims of Milwaukee Violence Burial Fund | Mental Health programming | Milwaukee, WI |
| WLCFS Wisconsin Lutheran Children | Support for mental health counseling in inner city schools | Germantown, WI |
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Support for the Families in Transition program | Memphis, TN |
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General Operating Support | Louisville, KY |
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Programming Support | Waukesha, WI |
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Programming Support for Family Development Center | El Paso, TX |
| Ascension Wisconsin Foundation | Support for St. Ben’s Clinic |
Milwaukee, WI
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Beaches Christian Services Corps, Inc. dba Pablo Towers
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Programming Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Support for Dial-A-Ride |
Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Programming Support | Talcott, WV |
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Programming Support | Kansas City, KS |
| Community Clothes Closet, Inc. | General Operating Support |
Menasha, WI
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Programming Support | Lexington, KY |
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Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin
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General Operating Support | Milwaukee, WI |
| Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland | Programming Support |
Elizabethtown, KY
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| Grace at the Green Light | ProgrammiLIVWell Community Health Servicesng Support |
New Orleans, LA
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InHealth Community Wellness Clinic
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Programming Support | Boscobel, WI |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | General Operating Support |
Louisville, KY
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Morehead Gateway Helping Hands
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Programming Support | Morehead, KY |
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Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services
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Programming Support | Farmington, MO |
| Prince of Peace Center | Programming Support |
Farrell, PA
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| REBOOT Recovery | General Operating Support |
National
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| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | General Operating Support |
Owosso, MI
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| Sunrise Children’s Services, Inc. | Programming Support |
Mt. Washington, KY
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Programming Support for Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM) | Programming Support |
Jacksonville Beach, FL
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| Catholic Charities of Louisville | Programming Support |
Louisville, KY
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| Child Watch Counseling and Advocacy Center, Inc. | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
| Franciscan Peacemakers | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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Aging and Disability Resource Center of Southwest Wisconsin-Grant County |
Project Support | Lancaster, WI |
| Hart Felt Ministries, Inc. | General Operating Support |
Jacksonville, FL
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St. Vincent de Paul Jacksonville
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Programming Support | Jacksonville, FL |
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St. Vincent de Paul Paducah |
Project Support |
Paducah, KY |
| The Ministry of Caring, Inc. | Programming Support |
Wilmington, DE
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| Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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| Soup For The Soul Org, Inc. | Programming Support |
Murray, KY
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| The Harry Tompson Center | Capital and Programming Support |
New Orleans, LA
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General Operating Support | Milwaukee, WI |
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Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Louisiana
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Capital and General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Capital and Programming Support | Danville, VA |
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Programming Support | Grapevine, TX |
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Project Support | Paducah, KY |
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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General Operating Support | Louisville, KY |
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Helping Hands Health & Wellness Center
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Programming Support | Columbus, OH |
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Programming Support | Bowling Green, KY |
| LIVWell Community Health Services | Programming Support |
Paducah, KY
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| Marshall County Exceptional Center | Project Support |
Benton, KY
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| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Programming Support |
Milwaukee, WI
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| New Orleans Medical Mission Services | Programming Support |
New Orleans, LA
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General Operating Support |
New Orleans, LA
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| Operation Warm | Project Support |
Paducah, KY
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| Our Lady’s Inn | Programming Support |
St. Louis, MO
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General Operating Support |
New Orleans, LA
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| Project Concern of Cudahy | Programming Support |
Cudahy, WI
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| St. Coletta of Wisconsin | General Operating Support |
Jefferson, WI
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| St. John Center | Programming Support |
Louisville, KY
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| Victory Through Grace Ministries | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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| Feeding Northeast Florida | Programming Support |
Jacksonville, FL
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| Here Tomorrow | General Operating Support |
Neptune Beach, FL
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| Tom Coughlin Jay Fund | Programming Support |
Jacksonville Beach, FL
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| Paducah Cooperative Ministry | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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Education
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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Program support for need based, post-secondary readiness and college coaching |
Milwaukee, WI |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Programming Support |
Louisville, KY
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| Inland Waterways Museum | Programming Support |
Paducah, KY
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Programming Support | Paducah, KY |
| St. Mary School System | General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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Project and Operating Support | St. Augustine, FL |
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Programming Support |
Jonestown, MS
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Programming Support |
Milwaukee, WI
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Educational Scholarships |
Kentucky
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General Operating Support |
New Orleans, LA
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Family
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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Barren Heights Christian Retreat Center
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Family Respite Weekends programming support | Louisville, KY |
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Hope Unlimited Family Care Center
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Support for family education programs | Paducah, KY |
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Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana, Inc.
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Programming Support | Louisville, KY |
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H.O.P.E., Inc. (Helping Other People Be Empowered)
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Programming Support |
Duluth, GA
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| General Operating Support |
Benton, KY
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| Programming Support |
Paducah, KY
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| Programming Support |
Manchester, NH
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| General Operating Support |
Paducah, KY
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Vibrant Communities
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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| City of Neptune Beach Senior Center | Project Support |
Neptune Beach, FL
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Police Foundation of Paducah-McCracken County, Inc.
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Project Support | Paducah, KY |
OUR ADDRESS
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
4965 Village Square Drive – Suite A
P.O. Box 7606
Paducah, KY 42002-7606
CONTACT US
Office: 270-534-8930
Fax: 270-534-8940