Washington, D.C. · Public charity
American Apparel & Footwear Association
The AMERICAN APPAREL & FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION (aafa) is the national trade association representing apparel, footwear and other sewn products companies, and their suppliers, which compete in the global market. Representing more than 1,100 world famous name brands, aafa is the trusted public policy and political voice of the apparel and…
- $140k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 3
- Itemized grants FY2024
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Itemized, FY2024
- $125k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2024
- $37,500
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $74,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 4
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $17M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 33% of the organizations American Apparel & Footwear Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $13k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 3 | $125k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $112k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 1 | $6k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 1 | $11k | 0% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $18k | 50% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $20k | 0% |
| FY2017 | 4 | $72k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Council of Fashion Designers of America Inc | $180,500 | 3 | 7% |
| Washington Intl Trade Foundation | $125,500 | 8 | 5% |
| Fashion Scholarship Fund | $25,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Two Ten Footwear Foundation Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Mass General Brigham Incorporated | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($8k), not named here.
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About American Apparel & Footwear Association
- How much does American Apparel & Footwear Association give?
- American Apparel & Footwear Association reported 3 itemized grants totaling $124,500, out of $140,421 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 4 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does American Apparel & Footwear Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (48%), International (34%), Education (7%).
- Who are American Apparel & Footwear Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Council of Fashion Designers of America Inc ($181k), Washington Intl Trade Foundation ($126k), Fashion Scholarship Fund ($25k).
- Does American Apparel & Footwear Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is American Apparel & Footwear Association based?
- American Apparel & Footwear Association is based in DC.
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