Grants Awarded

FISA Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing services in southwestern Pennsylvania, limited to the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bulter, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. All grants benefit women, girls or people with disabilities.

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Grants Awarded

Grant DescriptionProgram AreaAmount

Ruling Our Experiences, Inc.

Support for expansion of the Ruling Our eXperiences (ROX!) program to empower middle school girls in rural school districts

June 10, 2015

$66,625.00 over 36 months

Gwen’s Girls, Inc.

Support for an advocacy, empowerment and public awareness project for girls of color

February 11, 2015

$40,000.00

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Continued support for primary prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania, focused on engaging men in domestic violence prevention

February 11, 2015

$55,000.00

TrueChild

Support to pilot a model mini-curriculum to improve health and wellness among Black girls

February 11, 2015

$19,938.00

Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

Support for the Black Female Leadership Development Institute, a year-long program for girls

February 11, 2015

$60,000.00 over 24 months

East End Cooperative Ministry

Support for Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Engagement, and Development (PHYSED), an intervention program for at-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh's East End

October 8, 2014

$60,000.00

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Support for the Saturday Academy, a teen pregnancy prevention and girls' empowerment program

October 8, 2014

$25,000.00

Center for Victims

Support to implement the Expect Respect and Coaching Boys Into Men programs to prevent domestic and sexual violence

June 11, 2014

$40,000.00

Girls Hope of Pittsburgh

General operating support for a residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been held back by adverse family conditions

June 11, 2014

$15,000.00

Lawrence County YMCA

Continued support for the Diamond Girls Program which empowers middle school and high school-age girls in New Castle through mentoring and skill development

June 11, 2014

$25,000.00 over 36 months

Gwen’s Girls, Inc.

Operating support for the Girls Coalition of Southwestern Pennsylvania, a network of providers, funders and community leaders who are dedicated to improving the lives of girls

February 12, 2014

$30,000.00 over 24 months

The Neighborhood Academy

Support for teen pregnancy prevention and health education for high risk girls of color

October 9, 2013

$25,000.00

Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

Support for adolescent peer to peer sexuality education to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections

October 9, 2013

$25,000.00

Strong Women, Strong Girls

General operating support for this after school mentoring and skill-building program that pairs college-age women with elementary school girls to promote mutual empowerment

October 9, 2013

$35,000.00 over 24 months

TrueChild

Support for the development and pilot testing of a curriculum on gender transformation to empower girls of color

October 9, 2013

$25,000.00

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

Support for Healthy Allegheny Teens Survey (HATS) to collect local data about adolescent health and risk behaviors

June 12, 2013

$25,000.00

Girls Hope of Pittsburgh

Continued general operating support for a residential program for girls who have academic and leadership potential but have been held back by adverse family conditions

June 12, 2013

$15,000.00

Nazareth College and Career Prep

Support for the Girls Growing Up Healthy program, a component of SNAP (Stop Now and Plan), an evidence based delinquency prevention program

June 12, 2013

$10,000.00

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence

Continued support for primary prevention efforts in southwestern Pennsylvania, focused on engaging men in domestic violence prevention

February 13, 2013

$53,751.00 over 18 months

Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania

Support for GirlGov, a program that empowers high school girls through advocacy education, girl-led grantmaking, and interactions with legislators

February 13, 2013

$60,000.00 over 24 months

Carnegie Mellon University

To implement Program for Research and Outreach on Gender Equity in Society (PROGRESS) curriculum to teach girls negotiation skills in several Allegheny County middle and high schools

October 10, 2012

$80,000.00 over 36 months

East End Cooperative Ministry

Support for Points of Healthy Youth Sustainability, Engagement, and Development (PHYSED), an intervention program for at-risk middle and high school girls in Pittsburgh's East End

October 10, 2012

$50,000.00

Girl Scouts of Western Pennsylvania

Support to implement skill based empowerment programs for middle school girls in Allegheny County

October 10, 2012

$40,000.00

Pittsburgh Action Against Rape

Support for implementation of Coaching Boys into Men and other primary prevention activities

October 10, 2012

$120,000.00 over 36 months

Grantee Spotlights

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Autism Urban Connections

Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania. 

Black Women's Policy Center

Pittsburgh is often lauded as among the most livable cities in the country. While this may be true for some, it is certainly not the case for Black women.

STANDING FIRM

FISA’s support helped to launch and scale STANDING FIRM’s efforts to engage employers to Recognize the warning signs of abuse, Respond with support, and Refer employees to get free and confidential help through community-based services.

Gwen's Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance

For the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and experiences.

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Pennsylvania Health Law Project

As PHLP uncovers individuals’ barriers to healthcare, it uses this information as it monitors and analyzes proposed policy changes and legislation. PHLP then works with its clients and other advocates to push for policy and program changes to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities, and other low-income populations. .

FISA Foundation is so proud of our grantees and partners who are working to improve the lives of women, girls and people with disabilities every day.