RAY & KAY
ECKSTEIN CHARITABLE TRUST
2026 AWARDED GRANTS
2026 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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Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc.
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Project Funding | Erie, PA |
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Program Funding | Milwaukee, WI |
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Piarist Fathers Province of USA & Puerto Rico, Inc.
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Program Funding | Washington, DC |
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Support Our Aging Religious, Inc.
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Operational Support | Silver Spring, MD |
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Programming Support | New York, NY |

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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Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc.
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Programming Support | Louisville, KY |
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Easterseals West Kentucky, Inc.
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General Operating Support | Paducah, KY |
| Marshall County Exceptional Center |
Project Support
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Benton, KY |
| New Orleans Mission, Inc. |
Project Support
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New Orleans, LA |
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Ascension Wisconsin Foundation
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Programming Support | Brookfield, WI |
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Badger Childhood Cancer Network
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Programming Support | Madison, WI |
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Beaches Council on Aging, Inc.
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Programming Support | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
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Project Funding | Talcott, WV |
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Catholic Charities of East Tennesssee
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Programming Support | Knoxville, TN |
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Programming Support | Kansas City, KS |
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DV8Kitchen Vocational Training Foundation
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Programming Support | Lexington, KY |
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Family Housing Management Company, Inc.
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Capital/Programming Support | Jacksonville, FL |
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Campaign/Programming Support | Northbrook, IL |
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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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Marshall County Community Kitchen, Inc.
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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 | Austin, TX |
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Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee
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General Operating Support | Owosso, MI |
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Capital/Programming Support | Wauwatosa, WI |

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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Programming Support | Louisville, KY |
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Programming Support | Paducah, KY |
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Programming Support | Paducah, KY |
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The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc.
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General Operating Support | New Orleans, LA |

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 |
Duluth, GA
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Vibrant Communities
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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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