The Alliance for Health Equity
The Alliance for Health Equity is a place-based philanthropic organization based in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2001 as a health conversion foundation, it is listed as a Form 990 (a public charity). It supports health equity and community well-being in the Greater Coatesville area through grants, scholarships, partnerships, and initiatives.
The Alliance for Health Equity at a glance
In short: The Alliance for Health Equity gave $824K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in Pennsylvania. 10% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $823,867
- +54.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -8.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $39,232
- +68.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $30,868,929
- +1.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 10% first-time grantees (2 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Alliance for Health Equity
- How to Apply
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The available application page describes eligibility requirements but refers to a Winter 2022 grantmaking cycle, so those instructions do not establish a current application process. The page’s stated requirements included eligible 501(c)(3) status, service to the Greater Coatesville area, work with one or more listed vulnerable populations, and alignment with at least one listed social determinant of health. A March 12, 2026 funding kickoff webinar is also past.
- Contact
Mailing address: 190 W Lincoln Highway, Coatesville, PA 19320
Phone: (610) 380-9080
Website: https://alliancehealthequity.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
5 open opportunities from The Alliance for Health Equity
General Scholarship Fund
The Alliance for Health Equity
Amount
Expanded from $1,600 per student (exact new amount not specified)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Harry Lewis Jr. Scholarship
The Alliance for Health Equity
Amount
$20,000 over four years
Deadline
Deadline not published
Health Service RFP (Request for Proposals) - Community Health Center
The Alliance for Health Equity
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who The Alliance for Health Equity funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chespenn Health Services ($350K). Together the top 10 received $685K.
Grant Size Distribution
106 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 86 grants of 106 (81%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Alliance identifies the Greater Coatesville community as its geographic area, comprising nine townships and municipalities within the Coatesville Area School District. The municipalities listed on its application page are the City of Coatesville, East Fallowfield, South Coatesville, Caln Township, Modena Township, Sadsbury Township, Valley Township, West Brandywine Township, and West Caln Township. The 2025 filing data shows that all grant dollars went to Pennsylvania recipients.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Alliance for Health Equity open to new grantees?
10%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 21 grantees (10%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $39K. How we count
Medians: $39K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $466K (2020) to $1.2M (2023). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $824K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chespenn Health Services Eddystone, PA | General Support | $350,000 |
| Coatesville Center for Community Health Coatesville, PA | General Support | $71,039 |
| Community Volunteers in Medicine West Chester, PA | General Support | $54,941 |
| Coatsville Health Development Corp Coatesville, PA | General Support | $54,000 |
| Coatesville Youth Initiative Coatesville, PA | General Support | $32,615 |
| Maternal and Child Health Consortium West Chester, PA | General Support | $27,500 |
| Chester County OIC Coatesville, PA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Coatesville Area Public Library Coatesville, PA | General Support | $25,000 |
| The Chester County Hospital West Chester, PA | General Support | $24,838 |
| Brandywine Valley Active Aging Coatesville, PA | General Support | $20,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $30,868,929 | $3,736,562 | $2,273,132 | $823,867 | 21 | $3,015,715 |
| 2024 | $30,401,646 | $2,597,858 | $2,321,446 | $534,200 | 23 | $1,739,796 |
| 2023 | $28,523,655 | $1,758,157 | $2,789,147 | $1,155,422 | 25 | $1,434,066 |
| 2022 | $28,527,460 | $1,566,442 | $2,404,810 | $1,032,271 | 12 | $1,048,733 |
| 2021 | $35,578,992 | $1,293,935 | $2,240,902 | $1,055,693 | 25 | $829,600 |
| 2020 | $30,619,551 | $1,370,149 | $1,509,839 | $465,967 | 22 | $893,508 |
| 2019 | $30,569,362 | $2,478,646 | $1,914,284 | $585,548 | 27 | $1,908,593 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to advance a more equitable, resilient, and healthy Greater Coatesville community. Its focus areas include health access and quality; education access and quality; neighborhood and built environment; social and community context; and economic stability. Its grantmaking page groups this work under helping people live healthy and well, creating healthy spaces and places, and leading community-driven change.
The 2025 grants show support for organizations addressing a range of community needs. For example, grantee CHESPENN Health Services describes its mission as providing primary and preventive care and social services to medically underserved people regardless of ability to pay. Community Volunteers in Medicine says it provides free health care to uninsured working people with low incomes. Coatesville Youth Initiative describes its work as engaging young people in experiences that support success in school and life. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the Alliance’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Alliance reported 21 grants totaling $823,867. Grants ranged from $6,400 to $350,000, with a median of $20,000. The listed 2025 grants were all to Pennsylvania recipients and were designated for general support.
The largest 2025 award was $350,000 to CHESPENN Health Services. Other large grants included $71,039 to Coatesville Center for Community Health, $54,941 to Community Volunteers in Medicine, $54,000 to Coatesville Health Development Corp, and $32,615 to Coatesville Youth Initiative.
The website describes Seed-And-Scale as a multi-year initiative for community-based organizations addressing social determinants of health in Greater Coatesville. Its first cycle ran from July 1, 2024, through December 31, 2025; the website reports $870,000 distributed during that cycle through initial grants, donor contributions, and matching funds to 17 Coatesville-based nonprofits. The website also describes scholarship programs for students, including nursing and health science scholarships and two four-year scholarships for students in the Coatesville Area School District. These scholarships support individual recipients rather than outside organizations.
The Alliance’s 2024 filing says it requires grant budgets and reports comparing actual spending with budgets, as well as qualitative and quantitative reporting. It also says the organization holds grant matching funds until the grantee meets the matching portion of its grant agreement.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Randall C. Schauer as board and governance chair, Todd Pride as finance chair, and P. Kristen Bennett as grantmaking chair. It lists Charrisse Allen, Ricky Campbell, Gwendolyn M. Dickinson, Dave England, Gregory V. Hines, Jeanne Franklin, and Josh Maxwell as directors.
The Alliance for Health Equity is led by Kevin Ressler, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Ressler
President & CEO
On filings since 2024
45 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $238K (2025)
P. Kristen Bennett
Grantmaking Chair
Director → Governance Chair, 2022
Governance Chair → Grantmaking Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Randall C. Schauer
Board & Governance Chair
Director → Governance Chair, 2023
Governance Chair → Board & Governance Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Pride
Finance Chair
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory V. Hines
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gwendolyn M. Dickinson
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave England
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Franklin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charrisse Allen
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josh Maxwell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ricky Campbell
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacie Metz
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donald Lyons
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Helen J. Esbenshade (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Richard C. Clark (2019–2024) — Treasurer & Finance Committee
- Former: Valerie K. Martin (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Deborah Bookman (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Nicholas Torres (2023–2024) — COO
- Former: Vanessa B. Briggs (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Fred C. Travaglini (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Hannah J. Hill (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jason D. Alexander (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Judith Dunson Spangler (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Scott A. Neumann (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Dominique Gross (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dana Heiman (2021–2022) — Chief Impact Officer
- Former: Tomas Hanna (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Isabel Pryor (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Dawn M. James (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret C. Rivello (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Carl J. Smith (2019) — Director
- Former: Denise D. James (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa L. Croft (2019) — Director
- Former: Mary T. Holleran (2019) — Director
- Former: Valerie T. Morton (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $238K, to Kevin Ressler (President/CEO).
Frequently asked questions about The Alliance for Health Equity
How much does The Alliance for Health Equity give each year?
The Alliance for Health Equity gave $824K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $534K across 23 grants.
What is The Alliance for Health Equity's typical grant size?
The Alliance for Health Equity's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $39,232, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Alliance for Health Equity that year got $39K on average.
Where does The Alliance for Health Equity give grants?
The Alliance for Health Equity gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Coatesville, PA (9 grants), West Chester, PA (6 grants) and Exton, PA (2 grants).
Does The Alliance for Health Equity give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Alliance for Health Equity's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (21 of 21) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are The Alliance for Health Equity's largest grantees?
The Alliance for Health Equity's largest 2025 grantees include Chespenn Health Services ($350,000), Coatesville Center for Community Health ($71,039) and Community Volunteers in Medicine ($54,941), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Alliance for Health Equity?
The Alliance for Health Equity reported $30.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.7M.
What does The Alliance for Health Equity fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to advance a more equitable, resilient, and healthy Greater Coatesville community. Its focus areas include health access and quality; education access and quality; neighborhood and built environment; social and community context; and economic stability. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Alliance for Health Equity?
The available application page describes eligibility requirements but refers to a Winter 2022 grantmaking cycle, so those instructions do not establish a current application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Alliance for Health Equity's EIN?
The Alliance for Health Equity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-3087315. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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