The Ma-Ran Foundation concentrates large, targeted gifts in the Atlanta region, prioritizing mental health services, education (particularly independent K–12 and early childhood language programs), and health/medical research. Its giving mixes major multi-million dollar endowments and project support for longstanding local institutions and community-facing youth services, with some philanthropic contributions routed through donor-advised vehicles and cultural fundraising events.
A $10.2 million general-support grant to the George West Mental Health Foundation in Brookhaven stands out in The Ma-ran Foundation C/o Rfa Management Co LLC’s recent giving and points to a pattern of large, targeted support for Atlanta-area institutions. The foundation’s portfolio also includes a $6.05 million general-support gift to Lovett School, a $5.03 million general-support grant to Lift Youth Center, and a $3.21 million grant to Emory University for the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Across the recent-grants list, the mix reaches from mental health and Alzheimer’s research to independent K–12 education, early childhood learning, youth services, and community organizations. Its grantmaking also shows repeated support for some organizations rather than one-off awards. Atlanta Speech School appears with grants for general support and for the Rollins Center for Language and Learning, while Peachtree Rd United Methodist Church and United Way of Greater Atlanta each appear in more than one year. The foundation’s giving is centered on long-term local institutions, but it also reaches into history preservation and family-serving organizations. Recent grants to Atlanta History Center, Lewes Historical Society, Children’s Beach House, and Atlanta Ronald McDonald House show a range of operating support, campaign support, and maintenance endowment funding within a largely local pattern.
Mental health is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s recent grants. The largest listed award goes to George West Mental Health Foundation in Brookhaven for general support, and another major grant supports Atlanta Ronald McDonald House, which serves families connected to medical care. Education is another major area. The foundation gave $6.05 million to Lovett School for general support, $4.22 million to Rollins Child Development Center for education, and $300,000 to Catoosa County Board of Education for the Ringgold High School new turf project. Early literacy and language development also appear through Atlanta Speech School, including a grant tied to the Rollins Center for Language and Learning. Research-focused giving includes support for Emory University’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. The foundation also supported community and cultural projects such as Atlanta History Center’s Swan House Ball.
$43.6M
$690.4M
$673.8M
$46M
Most grants fall between $10K and $50K, with a median of $19K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$19K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, high-value grants to a small set of repeat local grantees and institutions; a mix of multi-million-dollar endowments/project gifts and a few DAF/cultural-event gifts rather than many small grants.
Notable grantees: George West Mental Health Foundation Inc, Lovett School, Atlanta Speech School, Emory University (Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center), Lift Youth Center
Typical grants cluster around a moderate size, with a p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,914, and a p75 of $50,171. That middle band sits alongside several much larger awards, indicating a mix of small operating gifts and larger institutional support. The recent record shows repeat recipients across years, including George West Mental Health Foundation Inc, Atlanta Speech School, Peachtree Rd United Methodist Church, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Emory University, Ben Franklin Academy, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Schenck School, and Lovett School. The foundation is not a program-related-investment funder and does not fund individuals. Its recent grants also include donor-advised fund support through Fidelity Charitable.
Giving is heavily concentrated in Georgia, with 87% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state’s recipient set and Georgia identified as the top state by grant count. Atlanta appears frequently, along with Brookhaven, Cartersville, Ringgold, and Lewes among named recipient cities. Outside Georgia, the foundation also made grants to recipients in Delaware and Ohio, including Lewes Historical Society, Beebe Medical Foundation, Children’s Beach House, and Fidelity Charitable in Cincinnati. The overall recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grants point to mental health services, education, early childhood language and learning, Alzheimer’s disease research, youth development, and community-serving institutions. Named recipients include George West Mental Health Foundation Inc, Lovett School, Atlanta Speech School, and Emory University’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years or with multiple grants, including George West Mental Health Foundation Inc, Atlanta Speech School, Peachtree Rd United Methodist Church, United Way of Greater Atlanta, Emory University, Ben Franklin Academy, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, Schenck School, and Lovett School.
The grant-size distribution centers at a p25 of $10,000, a median of $18,914, and a p75 of $50,171. The recent list also includes much larger awards, such as $10,182,612 to George West Mental Health Foundation Inc and $6,050,000 to Lovett School.
Georgia is the top state by grant count, and 87% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state’s recipient set. Recent Georgia recipients include organizations in Atlanta, Brookhaven, Cartersville, and Ringgold.
Recent research-related giving includes $3,208,213 to Emory University for the Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and grants to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation. The foundation’s summary also identifies Alzheimer’s disease research and medical research as key priorities.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | BROOKHAVEN, GA | $7,511,586 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOVETT SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $6,050,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE | CINCINNATI, OH | $6,000,000 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED FUND |
| LIFT YOUTH CENTER | RINGGOLD, GA | $5,031,945 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER | ATLANTA, GA | $4,971,236 | 2025 | SWAN HOUSE BALL |
| ROLLINS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (TRCDC) | CARTERSVILLE, GA | $4,223,936 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $3,208,213 | 2025 | GOIZUETA ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER |
| ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $2,038,595 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATLANTA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE | ATLANTA, GA | $1,669,414 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEEBE MEDICAL FOUNDATION | LEWES, DE | $1,008,064 | 2025 | MAINTENANCE ENDOWMENT |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $551,310 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $538,388 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWES HISTORICAL SOCIETY | LEWES, DE | $500,000 | 2025 | LEWES HISTORY MUSEUM CAMPAIGN |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $56,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEN FRANKLIN ACADEMY | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SCHENCK SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ROLLINS EMPLOYEE RELIEF | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PATH FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GA COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES (CASA) | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWES FIRE DEPARTMENT | LEWES, GA | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH | KINGSVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWES IN BLOOM INC | LEWES, DE | $500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GEORGE WEST MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION INC | BROOKHAVEN, GA | $10,182,612 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $2,003,007 | 2024 | ROLLINS CENTER FOR LANGUAGE AND LEARNING |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $454,441 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CATOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION | RINGGOLD, GA | $300,000 | 2024 | RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL - NEW TURF |
| ADVOCATES FOR BARTOW'S CHILDREN | CARTERSVILLE, GA | $100,236 | 2024 | BUILD FAMILIES, PROTECT CHILDREN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA | ATLANTA, GA | $56,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $50,171 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SCHENCK SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $50,171 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BEN FRANKLIN ACADEMY | ATLANTA, GA | $50,171 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LOVETT SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $50,171 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $50,171 | 2024 | GOIZUETA ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER |
| ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL | ATLANTA, GA | $49,740 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PATH FOUNDATION | ATLANTA, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSTARD TREE FOUNDATION | DUNWOODY, GA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE INC | WILMINGTON, DE | $17,828 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VISITING NURSE HEALTH SYSTEM | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $15,000 | 2024 | WESLEY WOODS |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE |
| ROLLINS EMPLOYEE RELIEF | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | LENTEN OFFERING |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | MURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTER |
| GA COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES (CASA) | ATLANTA, GA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | ATLANTA, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | TURKEY DRIVE |
| CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH | KINGSVILLE, TX | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LEWES FIRE DEPARTMENT | LEWES, GA | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
LOVETT SCHOOL
$6,050,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ATLANTA HISTORY CENTER
$4,971,236SWAN HOUSE BALL
ROLLINS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (TRCDC)
EDUCATION
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$3,208,213GOIZUETA ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER
ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL
$2,038,595GENERAL SUPPORT
ATLANTA RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
$1,669,414GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$551,310ANNUAL FUND
CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE INC
$538,388GENERAL SUPPORT
LEWES HISTORICAL SOCIETY
$500,000LEWES HISTORY MUSEUM CAMPAIGN
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BEN FRANKLIN ACADEMY
$50,000ANNUAL FUND
SCHENCK SCHOOL
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ROLLINS EMPLOYEE RELIEF
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GA COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES (CASA)
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEWES FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEWES IN BLOOM INC
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL
$2,003,007ROLLINS CENTER FOR LANGUAGE AND LEARNING
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$1,000,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$454,441GENERAL SUPPORT
CATOOSA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
$300,000RINGGOLD HIGH SCHOOL - NEW TURF
ADVOCATES FOR BARTOW'S CHILDREN
$100,236BUILD FAMILIES, PROTECT CHILDREN CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION
$50,171GENERAL SUPPORT
SCHENCK SCHOOL
$50,171GENERAL SUPPORT
BEN FRANKLIN ACADEMY
$50,171GENERAL SUPPORT
LOVETT SCHOOL
$50,171GENERAL SUPPORT
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$50,171GOIZUETA ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH CENTER
ATLANTA SPEECH SCHOOL
$49,740GENERAL SUPPORT
MUSTARD TREE FOUNDATION
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE INC
$17,828GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$15,000WESLEY WOODS
EMORY UNIVERSITY
$10,000WINSHIP CANCER INSTITUTE
ROLLINS EMPLOYEE RELIEF
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000LENTEN OFFERING
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$10,000MURPHY-HARPST CHILDREN'S CENTER
GA COURT APPOINTED ADVOCATES (CASA)
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PEACHTREE RD UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000TURKEY DRIVE
CAESAR KLEBERG WILDLIFE RESEARCH
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LEWES FIRE DEPARTMENT
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT