Being the mother of six and the grandmother of 15, as well as the owner of 25 thoroughbred horses, might seem like a lot to handle. But for Elizabeth “Betty” Ranny Moran ’53it isn’t nearly enough.
“Mrs. Moran’s reputation as owner of a top breeding farm is matched by her active and generous involvement with local charities working to save humans, horses, and open space,” County Lines magazine reported in 2009. National Steeplechase Association
The consummate philanthropist, who finds leftover time, energy, and funds to pour into an array of causes, was honored last year on National Philanthropy Day with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the greater Philadelphia chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
“Here is a woman who is truly a philanthropist in heart and action,” Herb Moelis, president and founder of Thoroughbred Charities of America, said of Moran in County Lines online magazine. “All one needs to do is ask, and Betty steps forward.”
A champion squash player and avid foxhunter, Moran owns Brushwood Stables in Malvern, Pa., and was a founding member of the Chester County Community Foundation. She has served on the boards of the Chester County Food Bank, Bryn Clovis Charity Foundation, Paoli Hospital, Community Volunteers in Medicine, Operation Warm, and Home of the Sparrow, which serves the homeless. She co-chaired a campaign for La Comunidad Hispana, was honored by the Salvation Army in 2009, and received the Jordan Award for Philanthropy in 2000.