Funding search · EIN 396786592 · Paducah, KY
Ray & Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 509
- grants reported
- $58.5M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $45,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund2 grants · $5.2M
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater No3 grants · $3.5M
- Mayo Clinic3 grants · $3.0M
- Support Our Aging Religious3 grants · $3.0M
- Lifeline Recovery Center1 grant · $2.5M
- God'S Pit Crew2 grants · $2.3M
- Seton Catholic Schools3 grants · $2.0M
- Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida3 grants · $1.9M
- Gift of Adoption3 grants · $1.3M
- Catholic Relief Services1 grant · $1.0M
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 509 grants.
- $3.3M
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · Chicago, IL · 2022
Faith, human needs, family, education, vibrant communities
- $2.5M
Lifeline Recovery Center · Paducah, KY · 2024
Capital support
- $1.9M
Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund · Chicago, IL · 2023
Faith, human needs, family, education, vibrant communities
- $1.5M
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater No · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Capital & programming support
- $1.3M
God'S Pit Crew · Danville, VA · 2024
Capital & programming support
- $1.1M
Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Programming support
- $1.0M
Catholic Relief Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024
Programming support
- $1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Capital support
- $1.0M
Support Our Aging Religious · Silver Spring, MD · 2024
Programming support
- $1.0M
God'S Pit Crew · Danville, VA · 2023
Project support
- $1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Capital support
- $1.0M
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater No · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Programming support
- $1.0M
Support Our Aging Religious · Washington, DC · 2023
Programming support
- $1.0M
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Capital support
- $1.0M
Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater No · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Capital project and programming support
- $1.0M
Support Our Aging Religious · Washington, DC · 2022
Programming support
- $770,000
Regional Food Bank of Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
General operating support
- $750,000
Seton Catholic Schools · St Francis, WI · 2024
Capital support
- $750,000
Seton Catholic Schools · St Francis, WI · 2023
Capital support
- $510,000
Living Lands & Waters · East Moline, IL · 2023
General operating support
- $500,000
Bayou Community Foundation · Houma, LA · 2024
Project support
- $500,000
Gift of Adoption · Northbrook, IL · 2024
Programming support
- $500,000
St Augustine University Parish · Platteville, WI · 2024
General operating support
- $500,000
Bayou Community Foundation · Houma, LA · 2023
Project support
- $500,000
Seamark Ranch · Green Cove Springs, FL · 2023
Programming support
- $500,000
Seton Catholic Schools · St Francis, WI · 2022
Capital support
- $492,400
Community Foundation of West Kentucky · Paducah, KY · 2023
Project support
- $450,000
Gift of Adoption · Northbrook, IL · 2023
Program support
- $365,000
Christian Appalachian Project · Lexington, KY · 2022
Program support
- $325,000
Roads To Life Tanzania · Prairie Du Chien, WI · 2023
General operating support
- $300,000
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Programming support
- $300,000
Community Foundation of North Florida · Tallahassee, FL · 2024
Programming support
- $300,000
Here Tomorrow · Neptune Beach, FL · 2024
General operating support
- $300,000
Gift of Adoption · Northbrook, IL · 2022
Program support
- $300,000
University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Program support
- $280,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
Programming support
- $280,000
University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
Programming support
- $280,000
University of Texas Foundation · Austin, TX · 2023
Program support
- $278,250
Paducah Interfaith Ministry · Paducah, KY · 2023
General operating support
- $265,000
Here Tomorrow · Neptune Beach, FL · 2023
Programming support
- $260,000
Dubuque County Historical Society · Dubuque, IA · 2023
Program support
- $250,750
Paducah Interfaith Ministry · Paducah, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $250,000
Dubuque County Historical Society · Dubuque, IA · 2024
Programming support
- $250,000
Dubuque County Historical Society · Dubuque, IA · 2022
Program support
- $242,000
St Mary School System · Paducah, KY · 2024
Operating support
- $220,000
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church · Cassville, WI · 2023
General operating support
- $210,000
Covenant House International · New York, NY · 2023
Programming support
- $208,631
Mercy Health Foundation · Paducah, KY · 2022
Programming support
- $202,000
Roads To Life Tanzania · Prairie Du Chien, WI · 2022
General operating support
- $200,250
Paducah Lifeline Ministries · Paducah, KY · 2022
Programming support
- $200,000
Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2024
Programming support
- $200,000
The Gatehouseprojecthandup · Grapevine, TX · 2024
Programming support
- $200,000
The Harry Tompson Center · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Capital support
- $200,000
Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky · Hazard, KY · 2023
Project support
- $200,000
Seamen'S Church Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Programming support
- $200,000
Living Lands & Waters · East Moline, IL · 2022
General operating support
- $200,000
Paducah Interfaith Ministry · Paducah, KY · 2022
General operating support
- $200,000
Projecthandup · Grapevine, TX · 2022
Programming support
- $185,000
St Mary School System · Paducah, KY · 2023
Programming support
- $180,000
St Mary School System · Paducah, KY · 2022
Programming support
- $171,000
The Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2024
Programming support
- $170,000
Community Ministries · Paducah, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $165,500
Mercy Health Foundation · Paducah, KY · 2023
Programming support
- $161,000
Living Lands & Waters · East Moline, IL · 2024
Programming support
- $160,000
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Church · Cassville, WI · 2022
General operating support
- $155,000
St Charles Borromeo Church · Cassville, WI · 2024
Operating support
- $150,000
Riverside Presbyterian Day School · Jacksonville, FL · 2024
Capital support
- $150,000
Community Ministries · Paducah, KY · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
Hart Felt Ministries · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
Monique Burr Foundation for Children · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
General operating support
- $150,000
St Augustine University Parish · Platteville, WI · 2023
Programming support
- $150,000
Alzheimer'S Drug Discovery Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Programming support
- $150,000
City of Neptune Beach · Neptune Beach, FL · 2022
Public parks/recreation
- $150,000
Home of Hope India · Wilmington, NC · 2022
General operating support
- $146,000
Family Service Society · Paducah, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $140,000
Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless · Jacksonville, KY · 2024
Programming support
- $140,000
Women Aware Dba Merryman House · Paducah, KY · 2024
Operating support
- $140,000
Im Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless · Jacksonville, KY · 2023
Programming support
- $130,000
City of Refuge · Atlanta, GA · 2023
General operating support
- $130,000
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2022
Support for stonefield historical site
- $125,000
Catholic Bishops of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Claretian Missionaries-USA Province · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Divine Word Missionaries · Techny, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Hear Wisconsin · West Allis, WI · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Missionary Society of St Columban · St Columbans, NE · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Roads To Life Tanzania · Prairie Du Chien, WI · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
St Francis Mission · St Francis, SD · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
St Joseph'S Indian School · Chamberlain, SD · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
St Patrick'S Missionary Society · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
St Thomas More Catholic Church · Paducah, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
The Piarist School · Hagerhill, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
USA Midwest Province of the Society of Jesus · Chicago, IL · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Wisconsin Historical Foundation · Madison, WI · 2024
Support for stonefield historical site
- $125,000
Xaverian Missionary Fathers · Franklin, WI · 2024
General operating support
- $125,000
Beaches Emergency Assistance Ministry · Jacksonville Beach, FL · 2023
Programming support
- $125,000
Family Service Society · Paducah, KY · 2023
Programming support
- $125,000
Women Aware Dba Merryman House · Paducah, KY · 2023
Programming and operational support
- $121,000
Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club · Paducah, KY · 2023
General operating support
- $120,000
Oscar Cross Boys & Girls Club · Paducah, KY · 2024
General operating support
- $118,500
Catholic Charities Bureau · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Program support
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