With its latest round of grants, the Brandywine Health Foundation bumped its generosity up to an average $1 million a year. To celebrate 15 years of investing into health equity, healthy youth and a healthy community, the Coatesville nonprofit eclipsed a running total of $15 million in grants and now stands at $15,646,463.

And the Brandywine Health Foundation credits everyone involved for the milestone achievement.

“We share this accomplishment with thousands of individual donors and businesses, public and private funders, as well as our volunteers, our grantees, and community partners and municipal leaders who have supported our efforts these past 15 years,” President and CEO Frances Sheehan said.

“Together, we have had a significant impact on the health and well being of our residents in the greater Coatesville area.”

What started as an endowment from the 2001 sale of the Brandywine Hospital has now grown into an unstoppable force for good.

“Without our generous community, we could not have built the Brandywine Center, distributed over $300,000 in scholarships and launched the Coatesville Youth Initiative, Youth Mental Health First Aid Program, our Coatesville Youth Philanthropy Program and the Greening Coatesville Parks and Playgrounds Initiative,” Sheehan said. “The Coatesville community has accomplished so much together, but there is so much more to do!”

The most recent Brandywine Health Foundation grants benefitted ChesPenn Health Services ($870,000 over three years), Coatesville Area Public Library, Coatesville Rotary Club, Coatesville Youth Initiative and Thorndale Volunteer Fire Co.

For the next round of grants, applications will be accepted through Oct. 6. Check out previous VISTA Today coverage of the Brandywine Health Foundation here.