Why Give?

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How Your Gift Helps

Your planned gift is an invaluable resource for Ransom Everglades to maintain its position as one of the premier independent schools in the nation.
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Ed and Marie Swenson

The Marie and Edward Swenson Society

The Marie and Edward Swenson Society recognizes those visionary donors who have honored Ransom Everglades School through the commitment of an estate gift to benefit future generations of students.
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Inspiring Stories

Inspiring Stories

Ransom Everglades School is grateful for the support provided by donors who have made planned gifts to our institution. Through their generosity, these individuals have demonstrated their commitment to the future of Ransom Everglades through gifts that have created meaningful legacies. Here are some of their stories.
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  • Nekeisha Clement P’25

    “I love RE because I love the environment and community that surrounds the school. The staff, educators and education are top notch. I cannot ask for anything better for my daughter.”

  • Claudia Miyar Angles ’96

    “I am grateful for the phenomenal teachers that pushed me to be the best student I could be and took interest and fostered a real passion.”

  • Faculty Emerita Buzzie Borona-Polson

    “I love RE because I spent 35 amazing years of my life teaching there. I still see so many of my students who call, come to visit, and regale me with their latest escapades.”

  • Eugene Williams, Jr. ’87

    “I love RE because it's where my talents and abilities were cultivated and appreciated.”

  • Alicia Medina ’26

    “This is the place where I have made friends, found new passions, and discovered new sides to myself. This is the place that has always pushed me. Here at Ransom Everglades, we have a community that is always there to lend a helping hand.”

Middle School

2045 South Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 250 6850

Upper School

3575 Main Highway, Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Phone: 305 460 8800
Founded in 1903, Ransom Everglades School is a coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6 - 12 located on two campuses in Coconut Grove, Florida. Ransom Everglades School produces graduates who "believe that they are in the world not so much for what they can get out of it as for what they can put into it." The school provides rigorous college preparation that promotes the student's sense of identity, community, personal integrity and values for a productive and satisfying life, and prepares the student to lead and to contribute to society.