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

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

The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh

Support for a capital campaign for a new facility to expand programming that brings together youth with and without disabilities in inclusive friendships

October 8, 2014

$60,000.00 over 36 months

Pennsylvania Health Law Project

General operating support to promote access to healthcare for people with disabilities

October 8, 2014

$150,000.00 over 24 months

Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc.

Support to expand an on-campus transition program for young adults with disabilities to learn vocational and independent living skills

October 8, 2014

$135,000.00 over 36 months

Volunteers of America Pennsylvania

Support to promote employment for people with disabilities

October 8, 2014

$20,000.00

The Watson Institute

Support to develop online resources for families and educators of individuals with disabilities

October 8, 2014

$10,000.00

The Woodlands Foundation

Support to expand marketing of camps and retreats for children and adults with disabilities

October 8, 2014

$25,000.00

Best Buddies Pennsylvania

To foster friendships among middle school, high school, and college students with and without intellectual disabilities

June 11, 2014

$15,000.00

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

Support for assistive listening devices for Fallingwater

June 11, 2014

$10,300.00

Arc of Washington County

Continued support to provide comprehensive sexuality education for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

February 12, 2014

$20,000.00

Attack Theatre, Inc.

Support for an initiative that engages Deaf students through a series of inclusive, accessible arts education programs

February 12, 2014

$12,000.00

Autism Connection of PA

To improve early screening for autism in minority populations and to develop a training video on personal care and hygiene

February 12, 2014

$40,000.00

The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center

Continued support for Child's Way, a program to provide childcare for medically fragile infants and children

February 12, 2014

$40,000.00 over 24 months

Steeltown Entertainment Project

Support to pilot a workforce development program that trains transition age youth with and without disabilities in film production

February 12, 2014

$15,000.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

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

February 12, 2014

$50,000.00

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation

Continued support for an initiative to improve the transition from pediatric to adult health care for youth with disabilities

October 9, 2013

$105,000.00 over 36 months

The Children’s Institute

Support for the expansion of telerehabilitation to increase access to Children's Institute expertise for those in rural areas

October 9, 2013

$40,000.00 over 24 months

Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh

Support to train staff to include children with disabilities in art-making activities

October 9, 2013

$25,000.00

City Theatre

Support for the production of TRIBES, featuring an actor who is deaf

October 9, 2013

$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

October 9, 2013

$30,000.00

Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council

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

October 9, 2013

$28,000.00

Lifesteps, Inc.

General operating support to strengthen services to people with disabilities across southwestern Pennsylvania

October 9, 2013

$60,000.00

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.