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Fisa Foundation: 51 grants to organizations, $1.5 million (tax year ended June 2025)
Fisa Foundation, a private foundation in Pittsburgh, PA, paid 51 grants to organizations totaling $1,492,706 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 5, 2025. The largest was $125,000 to Disability Lead in Chicago, IL for support for building a pipeline of leaders with disabilities in the southwest pa region.
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- EIN
- 250965388
- Based in
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Assets
- $48,944,981
- Grants paid
- $1,492,706
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202533099349101538. It reported $1,492,706 in grants paid; 51 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Lead | Chicago, IL | Support for building a pipeline of leaders with disabilities in the southwest pa region | Education | $125,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gwen's Girls Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for advocacy and leadership development | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keystone Progress Education Fund | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for civic engagement in the disability community | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $66,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Education Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Advocacy to ensure that children with disabilities in southwestern pa have access to public education | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pennsylvania Organization for Women in Early Recovery (power) | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support for services to women in recovery | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support for the standing firm program | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Abolitionist Law Center | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for advocacy for incarcerated people with disabilities | Crime and legal-related | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh, PA | For girl gov programming | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Connection of Pa | Pittsburgh, PA | Advocacy for autistic people in the criminal legal system | $46,350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation | Pittsburgh, PA | To evaluate the spinal cord injury resource connector | Health care | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 412 Justice | Pittsburgh, PA | Advocacy for marginalized students in public schools | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Casa San Jose | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the steps for autism family education program | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for a research collaborative on reproductive health care | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Suburban Citizen Advocacy | Murrysville, PA | General operating support for disability advocacy | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Women's Law Project | Philadelphia, PA | To advocate for gender equity and justice | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | To address the over-policing of students with disabilities in schools | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Autism Urban Connections Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Support to serve marginalized families with autistic children | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healthy Start | Pittsburgh, PA | To support advocacy for black maternal health | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hello Neighbor | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the smart start program for refugee mothers | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Prison Society | Philadelphia, PA | To advocate for disability rights in swpa jails | Crime and legal-related | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Publicsource | Pittsburgh, PA | For reporting on gender, race and disability | Arts, culture and humanities | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters Place Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support for the supportive housing program | Housing and shelter | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sojourner House | Pittsburgh, PA | Operating support for services to women in recovery from addiction | Mental health and crisis intervention | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Achieva | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the disability healthcare initiative communications project | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City Mission - Living Stones Inc | Uniontown, PA | Support for women's emergency homeless shelter | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Depaul School for Hearing and Speech | Pittsburgh, PA | To train and mentor new teachers for deaf students | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Girls Inc of Greater Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for empowerment and mentoring for girls | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kidsvoice | Pittsburgh, PA | To provide legal advocacy for young adults with disabilities | Crime and legal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Maya Organization | Pittsburgh, PA | To address racial disparities in birth outcomes and experiences | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pittsburghers for Public Transit | Pittsburgh, PA | Operating support to advocate for accessible public transit | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poise Foundation | Pittsburgh, PA | Professional women's network's coaching & professional development | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sisters PGH | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support for project t, serving transgender women of color | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health | Pittsburgh, PA | General operating support for reproductive health services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Adagio Health | Pittsburgh, PA | Support to improve health care accessibility | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Allegheny West Penn Health System | Pittsburgh, PA | For adaptive equipment and training to serve people with disabilities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disability Rights Pennsylvania | Harrisburg, PA | Empowering people with disabilities to advocate for high-quality healthcare | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pennsylvania Health Access Network | Philadelphia, PA | For education about the importance of medicaid to people with disabilities | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Primary Health Network | Sharon, PA | Support for a compact wheelchair recliner for accessible dental care | Health care | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the youth health ambassadors program | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Invision Foundation | Wexford, PA | For accessible medical equipment for residents with disabilities | $11,231 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Achieva | Pittsburgh, PA | For education on oral health for people with disabilities | Health care | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Assisting and empowering women in the bhutanese american community | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Asylum | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for accessibility improvements | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disability Pride Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | Support for disability pride pittsburgh | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Film Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the reelabilities, a disability-themed film festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Infinite Lifestyle Solutions | Pittsburgh, PA | Support for the black women and girls health expo | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sisters PGH | Swissvale, PA | Support for asl at the 15th year anniversary celebration | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh, PA | To support a conference on health care for people with disabilities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Class | Pittsburgh, PA | Sponsorship of the 2024 community heroes awards dinner | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Every Child Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | Sponsorship for the disability & mental health summit | Crime and legal-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Touch the Future Inc | Anderson, SC | Support for caravan for disability freedom & justice | Human services | $1,125 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $190,000 |
| Human services | $176,125 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $166,000 |
| Health care | $135,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $107,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $40,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $30,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $30,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | $1,366,581 |
| Illinois | $125,000 |
| South Carolina | $1,125 |
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Updated November 5, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.