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

ACTION-Housing, Inc.

Support for the first year of a three year pilot of the Housing Connector to assist people with disabilities to find independent, accessible housing

June 8, 2016

$45,000.00

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Allegheny County

To provide advocacy for children with disabilities and teenage girls who have been abused or neglected

June 8, 2016

$45,000.00 over 36 months

Transitional Paths to Independent Living (TRPIL)

Support for a capital campaign to renovate a new facility and expand services to individuals with disabilities in Washington County

June 8, 2016

$25,000.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Continued support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities

June 8, 2016

$10,000.00

Three Rivers Community Foundation

Support to establish the Linda Dickerson Fund for Disability Rights

February 10, 2016

$10,000.00

University of Pittsburgh

Support for the College to Career program to promote employment of students and graduates with disabilities

February 10, 2016

$35,000.00

Best Buddies Pennsylvania

To open four Best Buddies chapters to promote friendships between students with and without disabilities

February 10, 2016

$15,000.00

Consumer Health Coalition

Support for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care

February 10, 2016

$40,000.00

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Continued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations

February 10, 2016

$60,000.00 over 24 months

Special Olympics Pennsylvania

Support for the Interscholastic Unified Sports Program to provide inclusive sports activities for high school students with and without intellectual disabilities in Beaver and Westmoreland Counties

February 10, 2016

$10,000.00

ACTION-Housing, Inc.

Support for a planning project for an initiative to expand accessible housing for individuals with disabilities

October 14, 2015

$35,000.00

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh

Support for a comprehensive effort to make the Andy Warhol Museum welcoming and accessible to visitors with disabilities Maggie Kimmel Memorial Grant

October 14, 2015

$30,000.00

The Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh

Support for a strategic plan and to provide community homes and respite care for adults with intellectual disabilities

October 14, 2015

$30,000.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Support for the 21 and Able initiative, designed to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities

October 14, 2015

$50,000.00

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Support to work with federal contractors to develop a process for attracting, hiring, and retaining employees with disabilities

June 10, 2015

$30,000.00 over 24 months

Autism Housing Development Corp of Pittsburgh

Support for a new affordable housing development in Heidelberg for individuals on the autism spectrum

February 11, 2015

$20,000.00

Consumer Health Coalition

Support for Health Committee for People with Disabilities and its consumer-led agenda to identify and eliminate barriers to quality, affordable health care

February 11, 2015

$30,000.00

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

Continued support to promote accessibility and inclusion in arts and cultural organizations

February 11, 2015

$25,000.00

Jewish Residential Services

General operating support for housing and services to support community inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities

February 11, 2015

$20,000.00

Pathways Foundation of SWPA

Support for the Work of Heart program, a community based job skills training program for individuals with disabilities

February 11, 2015

$15,000.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Support for the #IWantToWork campaign, advocating for policy change to increase employment of young adults with disabilities

February 11, 2015

$10,000.00

DePaul School for Hearing and Speech

Support for early childhood programming to prepare preschool children with hearing loss for mainstream education

October 8, 2014

$15,000.00

East Suburban Citizen Advocacy

Operating support to promote advocacy and inclusion for people with disabilities

October 8, 2014

$25,000.00

Education Law Center

Continued support for advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities have access to appropriate educational opportunities

October 8, 2014

$120,000.00 over 24 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.