Open Foundations · Kentucky

Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust

Paducah, Kentucky · EIN 396786592. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $19.9M across 169 grants in 2023, a median of $44K each.

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$19.9M
paid in 2023
169
grants paid
$44K
median grant
15%
to first-time recipients
$457.4M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLI
Address
WWWECKSTEINCHARITYORG, PADUCAH, KY, 42001
Phone
2705348930
Form the request should take
FOR 2024 THE FOUNDATION HAS ENTERED INTO COMMITMENTS THAT HAVE CAUSED ALL OF ITS AVAILABLE GRANT FUNDS TO BE FULLY UTILIZED. SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR 2025 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.

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2023, IRS filing object id 202443199349103979. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2023 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

programming

Biggest grants in 2023

The 15 largest of the 169 grants paid in 2023, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Goldman Sachs Philanthropy FundIL$1,900,000FAITH, HUMAN NEEDS, FAMILY, EDUCATION, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES
2Regional Food Bank of Northeast FloridaFL$1,085,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
3God's Pit CrewVA$1,000,000PROJECT SUPPORT
4Mayo ClinicMN$1,000,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
5Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater NoLA$1,000,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
6Support Our Aging Religious IncDC$1,000,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
7Seton Catholic SchoolsWI$750,000CAPITAL SUPPORT
8Living Lands & WatersIL$510,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
9Bayou Community FoundationLA$500,000PROJECT SUPPORT
10Seamark RanchFL$500,000PROGRAMMING SUPPORT
11Community Foundation of West Kentucky IncKY$492,400PROJECT SUPPORT
12Gift of AdoptionIL$450,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
13Roads to Life TanzaniaWI$325,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
14University of Texas FoundationTX$280,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
15Paducah Interfaith Ministry IncKY$278,250GENERAL OPERATING 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

Where the money went

Share of 2023 grant dollars by recipient state
Kentucky30%
Wisconsin16%
Florida13%
Louisiana7%
Illinois5%

Who decides

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

Cynthia L Erickson-zaninovichTRUSTEE · 2023
John P EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2023
Joseph P EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2023
Susan F HomraTRUSTEE · 2023
Teresa R EcksteinTRUSTEE · 2023

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; 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 collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

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

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