Open Foundations · Kentucky

Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

Paducah, Kentucky · EIN 396786592. It paid $22.8M across 183 grants in 2024, a median of $50K each. Its Form 990-PF says it accepts unsolicited grant requests.

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$22.8M
paid in 2024
183
grants paid
$50K
median grant
23%
to first-time recipients
$457.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

These application terms come from Part XV of the foundation's Form 990-PF.

Send requests to
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLI
Address
WWWECKSTEINCHARITYORG, PADUCAH, KY, 42001
Phone
2705348930
Email
INFO@ECKSTEINCHARITY.ORG
Form the request should take
FOR 2025 THE FOUNDATION HAS ENTERED INTO COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE CAUSED ALL OF ITS AVAILABLE GRANT FUNDS TO BE FULLY UTILIZED. SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR 2026 FUNDING ONLINE & INCLUDE IRS DETERMINATION LETTER. THE REQUIRED GRANT APPLICATION AND RELATED MATERIALS IS LISTED ON THE WEBSITE: WWW.ECKSTEINCHARITY.ORG
Submission deadline
APPLICATION DEADLINES AND OTHER RELATED TIMELINES ARE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE: WWW.ECKSTEINCHARITY.ORG
Restrictions on awards
GRANT REQUESTS SHOULD SUPPORT AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING CORE VALUES: CATHOLIC/FAITH BASED, HUMAN NEEDS, EDUCATION, FAMILIES, AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.

From the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202513169349101141. Entries appear as filed.

What it funds, in its own words

These are the most frequent words in the purposes the foundation wrote on its 2024 grants.

programming

Biggest grants in 2024

These are the 15 largest of the 183 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Lifeline Recovery Center IncKY$2,500,500CAPITAL SUPPORT
2Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater NoLA$1,500,000CAPITAL & PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
3God's Pit CrewVA$1,300,000CAPITAL & PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
4Catholic Relief Services IncMD$1,000,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
5Mayo ClinicMN$1,000,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
6Support Our Aging Religious IncMD$1,000,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
7Regional Food Bank of Northeast FloridaFL$770,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
8Seton Catholic SchoolsWI$750,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
9Bayou Community FoundationLA$500,000PROJECT SUPPORT
10Gift of AdoptionIL$500,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
11St Augustine University ParishWI$500,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
12Alzheimer's Drug Discovery FoundationNY$300,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
13Community Foundation of North FloridaFL$300,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
14Here Tomorrow IncFL$300,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
15Feeding AmericaIL$280,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020141$7.4M
2021144$9.4M
2022157$15.7M
2023169$19.9M
2024183$22.8M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Kentucky31%
Wisconsin15%
Florida13%
Louisiana6%
Illinois4%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees are listed as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Cynthia L Erickson-zaninovichTRUSTEE · 2024
John P EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2024
Joseph P EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2024
Susan F HomraTRUSTEE · 2024
Teresa R EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2024

Each figure comes from the foundation's latest filed year, 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Grants and application terms come from each foundation's latest IRS 990-PF e-file return. The newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants count once and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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