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 |
| Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Inc. | Project/Program | Erie, PA |
| Catholic Church Extension Society of USA | Project/Program | Chicago, IL |
| Dismas Ministry | Project/Program | Milwaukee, WI |
| Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province | Project/Program | St. Louis, MO |
| Marian Woods, Inc. | Project/Program | Hartsdale, NY |
| Piarist Fathers Province of USA & Puerto Rico, Inc. | Project/Program | Washington, DC |
| Support Our Aging Religious, Inc. | General Operating | Silver Spring, MD |
| The Seamen’s Church Institute | Project/Program | New York, NY |
Human Needs
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
| ACTS Housing | Project/Program | Milwaukee, WI |
| Agape Child & Family Services | Project/Program | Memphis, TN |
| Allina Health Foundation | Project/Program | Minneapolis, MN |
| Ascension Wisconsin Foundation | Project/Program | Brookfield, WI |
| Badger Childhood Cancer Network | Project/Program | Madison, WI |
| Beaches Christian Service Corps., Inc. DBA Pablo Towers | Project/Program | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
| Beaches Council on Aging Inc. | Project/Program | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
| Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry (BEAM) | Project/Program | Jacksonville Beach, FL |
| Bethlehem Farm, Inc. | Project/Program | Talcott, WV |
| Catholic Charities Bureau | Project/Program | Jacksonville, FL |
| Catholic Charities of East Tennessee | Project/Program | Knoxville, TN |
| Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc. | Project/Program | Louisville, KY |
| Child Watch Counseling and Advocacy Center, Inc. | General Operating | Paducah, KY |
| Christian Appalachian Project | Project/Program | Lexington, KY |
| CHWC, Inc. (Build Wyco) | Project/Program | Kansas City, KS |
| City of Refuge, Inc. | General Operating | Atlanta, GA |
| Community Clothes Closet, Inc. | General Operating | Menasha, WI |
| Community Ministries, Inc. | General Operating | Paducah, KY |
| DV8Kitchen Vocational Training Foundation LLC | Project/Program | Lexington, KY |
| Easterseals West Kentucky, Inc. | General Operating | Paducah, KY |
| Family Housing Management Company Inc. | Project/Program;Capital | Jacksonville, FL |
| Franciscan Peacemakers, Inc. | Project/Program | Milwaukee, WI |
| Gift of Adoption Fund | Project/Program | Northbrook, IL |
| God’s Pit Crew, Inc. | General Operating | Danville, VA |
| Grace at the Green Light | General Operating | New Orleans, LA |
| Grant County – Orchard Manor | Project/Program | Lancaster, WI |
| Grant Regional Health Center | Project/Program | Lancaster, WI |
| Hart Felt Ministries, Inc. | General Operating | Jacksonville, FL |
| Hope Center | General Operating | Waukesha, WI |
| I.M. Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless, Inc. | Project/Program | Jacksonville, FL |
| InHealth Community Wellness Clinic | General Operating | Boscobel, WI |
| Kentucky Wesleyan College | Project/Program | Owensboro, KY |
| Lifehouse, Inc. | General Operating | Louisville, KY |
| Marshall County Community Kitchen, Inc. | General Operating | Benton, KY |
| Marshall County Exceptional Center | Project/Program | Benton, KY |
| Mercy Chefs | Project/Program | Portsmouth, VA |
| Morehead Gateway Helping Hands | Project/Program | Morehead, KY |
| Murray Calloway Need Line Association Inc | Project/Program | Murray, KY |
| New Orleans Mission, Inc. | Project/Program | New Orleans, LA |
| New Pathways for Children | Project/Program | Melber, KY |
| Our Lady of Peace | General Operating | St. Paul, MN |
| Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services | Project/Program | Austin, TX |
| Respite Volunteers of Shiawassee | General Operating | Owosso, MI |
| Sacred Heart Parish | Project/Program | El Paso, TX |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Acadiana | Project/Program | New Orleans, LA |
| The Harry Tompson Center, Inc. | General Operating | New Orleans, LA |
| The Lutheran Home, Inc. | Project/Program;Capital | Wauwatosa, WI |
| University of the Cumberlands | Project/Program | Williamsburg, KY |
| Wisconsin Lutheran Child & Family Services, Inc. | Project/Program | Germantown, WI |
| Women Aware, Inc., dba Merryman House Domestic Crisis Center | Project/Program | Paducah, KY |
Education
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
| Catholic Education Foundation | Project/Program | Louisville, KY |
| College Possible | Project/Program | Milwaukee, WI |
| Jacksonville Classical Academy Inc. | Project/Program | Jacksonville, FL |
| Living Lands & Waters | Project/Program | East Moline, IL |
| Paducah Day Nursery, Inc. | Project/Program | Paducah, KY |
| River Discovery Center | Project/Program | Paducah, KY |
| St. Mary School System | General Operating | Paducah, KY |
| The Good Shepherd Nativity Mission School, Inc. | General Operating | New Orleans, LA |
| WIMOs Association | Project/Program | Garyville, LA |
Family
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
| Barren Heights Christian Retreat Center Inc. | General Operating | Louisville, KY |
| H.O.P.E., Inc. | Project/Program | Duluth, GA |
| Hope Unlimited Family Care Center | Project/Program | Paducah, KY |
| Ronald McDonald House Louisville, Inc. | Project/Program | Louisville, KY |
Vibrant Communities
| Organization Name | Purpose of Grant | Location |
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