RAY & KAY
ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST
2025 AWARDED GRANTS
2025 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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Support for religious congregations in eastern Kentucky | National |
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Project Funding | Hartsdale, NY |
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Support for project and programming | Erie, PA |
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Pastoral Care Programming | Wauwatosa, WI |
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Programming Support | National |
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Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province
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Programming Support | St. Louis, MO |
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St. Augustine University Parish
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Programming Support | Platteville, WI |
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National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor
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Project Support/Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |

Human Needs
| 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 |
| WLCFS Wisconsin Lutheran Children | Support for mental health counseling in inner city schools | Germantown, WI |
| Agape Child & Family Services | Support for the Families in Transition program | Memphis, TN |
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Programming Support | Waukesha, WI |
| Sacred Heart Parish | Programming Support for Family Development Center | El Paso, TX |
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Programming Support | Jacksonville, FL |
| City of Refuge, Inc. | General Operating Support |
Atlanta, GA
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Programming Support | Owensboro, KY |
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Little Sisters of the Poor of the Aged of Louisville, KY
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General Operating Support
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Louisville, KY |
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Monique Burr Foundation for Children, Inc.
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Operating Support | Jacksonville, FL |
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Ascension Wisconsin Foundation
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Support of St. Ben’s Clinic | Milwaukee, WI |
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Badger Childhood Cancer Network
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Programming Support | Madison, WI |
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Beaches Christian Service Corps, Inc.
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Program Support for Pablo Towers | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Endowment Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Programming Support | Talcott, WV |
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Catholic Charities of East Tennessee
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Programming Support | Knoxville, TN |
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Community Housing of Wyandotte County
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Programming Support | Kansas City, KS |
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General Operating Support | Menasha, WI |
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DV8 Kitchen Vocational Training Foundation
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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 |
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Programming Support | Winchester, VA |
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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InHealth Community Wellness Clinic
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General Operating Support | Boscobel, WI |
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General Operating Support | Louisville, KY |
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General Operating Support | Benton, KY |
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Morehead Gateway Helping Hands
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Programming Support | Morehead, KY |
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Programming Support | Melber, KY |
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Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services
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Programming Support | Farmington, MO |
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General Operating Support
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Nationwide |
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Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee
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General Operating Support | Owosso, MI |
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Sunrise Children’s Services, Inc.
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General Operating Support | Mt. Washington, KY |
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Feeding America Kentucky’s Heartland
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Programming Support | Elizabethtown, KY |
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Programming Support for Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Center | Minneapolis, MN |
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Programming Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Programming Support | Milwaukee, WI |
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Child Watch Counseling and Advocacy Center, Inc.
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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General Operating Support | Jacksonville, FL |
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General Operating Support | Milwaukee, WI |
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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Project Support | Paducah, KY |
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Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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General Operating Support | St. Paul, MN |
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Programming Support | Farrell, PA |
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The Harry Tompson Center, Inc.
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Programming Support
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Danville, VA |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Southern Louisiana |
Programming Support
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New Orleans, LA |
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Programming Support | New Orleans |
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Programming 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 |
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Programming Support | Milwaukee, WI |
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Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity
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Programming Support | Milwaukee, WI |
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New Hampshire Catholic Charities
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Programming Support | Manchester, NH |
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New Orleans Medical Mission Services
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Programming Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Programming Support | Paducah, KY |
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Programming Support | St. Louis, MO |
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |
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Paducah McCracken County Senior Center
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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Project Concern of Cudahy-St. Francis
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General Operating Support | Cudahy, WI |
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Programming Support | Green Cove Springs, FL |
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Programming Support | Murray, KY |
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Programming Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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General Operating Support | Jefferson, WI |
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Programming Support | Louisville, KY |
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Programming Support | Wilmington, DE |
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Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation
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Programming Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |

Education
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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Program support for need based, post-secondary readiness and college coaching |
Milwaukee, WI |
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Program Support | Louisville, KY |
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Program Support | Paducah, KY |
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
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Programing Support | Jonestown, MS |
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Programming Support | Kentucky |

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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Programming Support | National |
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Programming Support | Louisville, KY |
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General Operating Support | Benton, KY |
| Idols Aside Ministries | Programming Support |
Paducah, KY
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Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club of Paducah
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |

Vibrant Communities
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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| The Police Foundation of Paducah-McCracken County, Inc. |
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