PWDF Pilot Grant Program Awards
Grants awarded in 2025
-Ability Inclusion Services, West Valley City, UT, $10,000 for Community Connections ~ Expanding Inclusive Outings
-Amanda’s Adaptive Martial Arts, San Diego, CA, $7,500 for General Support for Adaptive Martial Arts Programming for Individuals with Psychiatric, Intellectual, and/or Developmental Disabilities
-CASS Housing, Fort Wayne, IN, $6,000.00 for CASS Housing Residential & Support Program
-Community Access to the Arts, Great Barrington, MA, $10,000 for Performance-Focused Arts Workshops for People with Disabilities, September 2025-August 2026
-Karis Community, Denver, CO, $10,000 for Empowerment Program
-Laurel House, Stamford CT, $10,000.00 for Supported Education
-Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN, $10,000.00 for MJCC Inclusion Camp 365
-NAMI Idaho, Boise, ID, $8,500 for Mental Health Specialty Diversion Court Support
-NAMI Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA, $10,000 for Community Peer Program
-Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Somerset, PA, $10,000.00 for Individualized Support for Persons with Psychiatric, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
-Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco CA, $5,000.00 for Community Integration and Engagement
-Positive Action Community Theatre, Encinitas, CA, $12,500 for Performing Arts for Autism
-Threshold Community Program, Decatur, GA, $7,500 for TCP Outdoor Recreation Program (TORP)
Grants awarded in 2023
-The Arc Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI, $5,000.00 for Community Enrichment Program
-CASS Housing, Fort Wayne, IN, $6,000.00 for CASS Housing Residential & Support Program
-Institute of Urban Living, Washington DC, $12,500.00 for Hyacinth’s Place Affordable Housing with Support Services for Homeless Women with a Mental Health Diagnosis
-Laurel House, Stamford CT, $10,000.00 for Supported Education
-Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN, $10,000.00 for Inclusive Summer Day Camp
-Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Somerset, PA, $10,000.00 for Individualized Support for Persons with Psychiatric, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
-Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco CA, $5,000.00 for Community Integration and Engagement
Grants awarded in 2022
-The Arc Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac, WI, $5,000.00 for Community Enrichment Program
-The Arc of the United States, Washington DC, $10,000.00 for Know Your Rights as a Crime Victim with a Disability
-CASS Housing, Fort Wayne, IN, $5,000.00 for CASS Housing Residential & Support Program
-Institute of Urban Living, Washington DC, $12,500.00 for Hyacinth’s Place Affordable Housing with Support Services for Homeless Women with a Mental Health Diagnosis
-Laurel House, Stamford CT, $7,500.00 for Supported Employment
-Laurel House, Stamford CT, $5,000.00 for Supported Education
-Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN, $10,000.00 for Inclusive Summer Day Camp
-Pennsylvania Elks Major Projects, Somerset, PA, $10,000.00 for Individualized Support for Persons with Psychiatric, Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
-Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco CA, $5,000.00 for Community Integration and Engagement
Grants awarded in 2019 and January 2020
– The Arc of the United States, Washington, DC: $10,000.00 for Access to Justice for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD)
– Institute of Urban Living, Washington, DC: $10,000.00 for Hyacinth’s Place Affordable Housing with Support Services for Homeless Women with a Mental Health Diagnosis
– Laurel House, Stamford, CT: $10,000.00 for Supported Employment Program
– Memphis Jewish Community Center, Memphis, TN: $7,500.00 for Inclusive Summer Day Camp (Postponed to 2022 because of COVID-19 pandemic)
– Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester, Manchester, NH: $10,000.00 to provide Mental Health First Aide Training
– Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco, CA: $5,000.00 for Community Integration and Engagement
– Urban Autism Solutions, Chicago, IL: $10,000.00 for Growing Solutions Farm Vocational Training Program
Grants awarded in 2018
– Abilities of Northwest Jersey, Washington, NJ: $6,000.00 for Phillipsburg Center Sensory Room
– The Arc of Central Alabama, Birmingham, AL: $10,000.00 for Ability Baking Company on Wheels
– The Arc of the United States, Washington, DC: $7,500.00 for Pathways to Justice Training Program
– Goodwill of Northern Illinois, Rockford, IL: $10,000.00 for Supported Employment Program
– Institute of Urban Living, Washington, DC: $12,500.00 for Hyacinth’s Place Affordable Housing with Support Services for Homeless Women with a Mental Health Diagnosis
– Kadima Jewish Support Services for Adults with Mental Illness, Southfield, MI: $5,000.00 for Client Volunteer Program
– Laurel House, Stamford, CT: $10,000.00 for Supported Employment Program
– Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco, CA: $5,000.00 for Community Integration and Engagement
– Urban Autism Solutions, Chicago, IL: $10,000.00 for Growing Solutions Farm Vocational Training Program
Grants awarded in 2017
– The Arc of the United States, Washington, DC: $7,500.00 for Pathways to Justice Training Program
– Casa Allegra Community Services, San Anselmo, CA: $7,500.00 for Job Developer
– Pomeroy Recreation & Rehabilitation Center, San Francisco, CA: $5,000.00 for Farm to Market Program