Mahan Family Foundation
Mahan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Tulsa, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $301K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $59K.
Mahan Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mahan Family Foundation gave $59K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $15K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $58,500
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $14,625
- -53.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $301,223
- +5837.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mahan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tufts University ($50K). Together the top 4 received $59K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 11 (64%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mahan Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2020) to $66K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $59K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts University Medford, MA | Tennis Facility Project | $50,000 |
| Holland Hall Tulsa, OK | Support Operations of providing education | $5,000 |
| Tulsa Day Center Tulsa, OK | Support operations of providing services to homeless individuals | $2,500 |
| National MS Society Washington, DC | Support the operations of the organization for MS research | $1,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $301,223 | $355,000 | $58,850 | $58,500 | 4 | $58,850 | $2,152 |
| 2024 | $5,073 | — | $63,325 | $63,000 | 2 | $63,325 | $265 |
| 2023 | $68,398 | $60,000 | $11,300 | $11,000 | 2 | $11,000 | $773 |
| 2022 | $19,698 | — | $60,275 | $60,000 | 1 | $60,000 | $1,716 |
| 2021 | $79,973 | $90,000 | $65,750 | $65,500 | 2 | $65,500 | $1,652 |
| 2020 | $55,723 | — | $5,250 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $2,867 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mahan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mahan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shana Mahan
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Travers S. Mahan III
Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Mahan Family Foundation
How much does Mahan Family Foundation give each year?
Mahan Family Foundation gave $59K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $63K across 2 grants.
What is Mahan Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mahan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $14,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mahan Family Foundation give grants?
Mahan Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Oklahoma (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Tulsa, OK (2 grants).
Does Mahan Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Mahan Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Mahan Family Foundation?
Mahan Family Foundation reported $301K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $59K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mahan Family Foundation's EIN?
Mahan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1707607. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Mahan Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 9, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/mahan-family-foundation-morg_4ddc016eed174c6aba5acbfab5bee189
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