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

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

To support Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men to prevent domestic and sexual violence

October 10, 2019

$175,000.00

Bethlehem Haven

General operating support for services to homeless women

October 10, 2019

$40,000.00

HEARTH

General operating support for transitional housing services for homeless women

June 12, 2019

$25,000.00

Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)

General operating support for services to women in recovery

June 12, 2019

$150,000.00 over 36 months

Sojourner House

General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction

June 12, 2019

$30,000.00

STANDING FIRM at Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh

General operating support for Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence

June 12, 2019

$50,000.00

National Sexual Violence Resource Center

To build regional capacity in communicating about gender-based violence prevention

February 13, 2019

$20,000.00

Sisters Place, Inc.

General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient

February 13, 2019

$30,000.00

Urban Institute

Support for a comprehensive assessment of Allegheny County’s response to domestic violence aggressors/offenders

February 13, 2019

$60,000.00 over 18 months

Blackburn Center

Continued support for an initiative to prevent domestic and sexual violence by addressing root causes

October 10, 2018

$180,000.00 over 36 months

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

To support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence

October 10, 2018

$175,000.00

City Mission – Living Stones, Inc.

Support for the emergency shelter for homeless women

June 13, 2018

$50,000.00 over 24 months

Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.

Continued support for the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program focused on improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers and their children

June 13, 2018

$40,000.00

The Midwife Center for Birth and Women’s Health

Support for outreach, community education and mentoring to reach women of color and women with disabilities

June 13, 2018

$20,000.00

HEARTH

Support for transitional housing services for homeless women

February 14, 2018

$25,000.00

STANDING FIRM at Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh

Operating support for STANDING FIRM: The Business Case to End Partner Violence

February 14, 2018

$50,000.00

Bethlehem Haven

General operating support for services to homeless women

October 11, 2017

$40,000.00

Sisters Place, Inc.

General operating support for services to assist homeless mothers to become self-sufficient

October 11, 2017

$30,000.00

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

To support partnership in Southwest PA Says No More, a regional effort to prevent domestic and sexual violence

October 11, 2017

$175,000.00

Adagio Health

Support to develop a coalition to advocate for women's health issues

June 14, 2017

$25,000.00

Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (POWER)

General operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction

June 14, 2017

$35,000.00

South Hills Interfaith Movement

Support for domestic violence prevention and response among refugee families

June 14, 2017

$35,000.00

Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc.

Continued support for the Nurse Family Partnership, a home visitation program focused on improving the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of low-income first-time mothers and their children

February 8, 2017

$40,000.00

Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education

Support for ten colleges to participate in The Green Dot bystander training, an evidence supported program to prevent campus sexual violence

February 8, 2017

$10,000.00

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.