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Skechers Foundation

To support programs that provide the general public with education, children with special needs, youth empowering programs, job training, fitness, health and nutrition guidance, as well as shoes and clothing.

$3.6M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
40
Itemized grants FY2024
40
Organizations funded FY2023
57%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$3.0M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$25,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,002,140
Organizations funded a year
27 to 46
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
11
Total assets, FY2024
$4.7M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 57% of the organizations Skechers Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $329k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
PhilanthropyHuman ServicesEducationHealthCrime & LegalPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving40$3.0M35%
FY202340$3.4M57%
FY202227$2.3M26%
FY202134$4.0M38%
FY202046$3.9Mn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$7.1MHuman Services$6.0MPublic Safety & Disaster$1.2MFood & Nutrition$685kHealth$557kEnvironment$205kPublic Benefit$150kEmployment$150kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
MN
IL
NY
MA
IN
PA
CT
CA
KY
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NC
DC
OK
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 101 grantees
All grantees of Skechers Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Friendship Foundation$5,979,519541%
Torrance Education Foundation$2,080,974528%
Redondo Beach Educational Foundation$981,572512%
Hermosa Beach Education Foundation$916,018517%
Palos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation$892,08657%
Manhattan Beach Education Foundation$867,27953%
El Segundo Education Foundation$581,79056%
Hope for Haiti Incorporated$500,0001n/a
Core Community Organized Relief Effort$475,00010%
Scholarship America Inc$341,50040%
Oceanographic Teaching Stations Inc$205,000220%
Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Canc$201,50024%
Two Ten Footwear Foundation Inc$150,00013%
Friends of Senior and Scout Community$150,000240%
World Central Kitchen Inc$125,00010%
Fulfillment Fund$100,00041%
University of Washington Foundation$100,00040%
West Hills Torah Center Inc$63,0002n/a
EL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE District Foundation$61,00031%
Slay Mb LLC$60,0001n/a
The Midnight Mission$50,00050%
Gofundmeorg$50,00010%
Charlotte County Habitat for Humanity Inc$50,00030%
Jewish Community Day School Inc$50,00011%
Think Ability Inc$50,00050%
The V Foundation$50,00050%
Anti-Defamation League$50,00020%
Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation$40,00047%
Petros Mb Inc$40,0001n/a
Sloopy's$35,0002n/a
National Tuberous Sclerosis Association$31,10020%
Uncle Bill's Pancake House$30,0001n/a
The Local Yolk LLC$30,0002n/a
El Sombrero$30,0001n/a
Mangiamo$30,0001n/a
Ercoles$30,0001n/a
Love and Salt$30,0001n/a
Martin Greenrod$30,0002n/a
Mb Rockefeller 1209 LLC$30,0001n/a
Nando Milano la LLC$30,0001n/a
Mb Homie LLC$30,0001n/a
Ring & Flower Dining Inc$30,0001n/a
Philip Shipley$30,0002n/a
Ob's Pub & Grill$30,0002n/a
Mychals Learning Place$29,00021%
Blood Cancer United Inc$27,50010%
Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Vistors Bure$27,50025%
Los Angeles Sheriffs Foundation$26,00025%
The Fashion Footwear Charitable$25,00015%
Stand Strong USA Inc$25,00013%
Operation Smile Inc$25,00010%
Exceptional Children's Foundation$25,00010%
University of Washington$25,0001n/a
California Science Center Foundation$25,00010%
Steel Kids First Foundation Inc$25,00015%
Casa of Los Angeles$24,00030%
Mbx Foundation Inc$20,40020%
Givsum Foundation$20,00021%
Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association$20,00034%
900 Manhattan Beach$20,0001n/a
Young Leadership Addiction Awareness Inc$20,00022%
Nextstep Fitness Inc$20,00020%
The Richstone Center Inc$18,50020%
Minds Matter of Los Angeles Inc$18,00012%
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce$17,50017%
Crespi Carmelite High School$16,2181n/a
Hudson River Cafe LLC$15,0001n/a
Grunions$15,0001n/a
Beckers Bakery & Deli$15,0001n/a
Sook Sabai Corp$15,0001n/a
Cooperative Christian Ministry Incorporated$14,0502n/a
Boys & Girls Club of Carson Inc$12,50020%
Wayward Souls Rescue$12,5001n/a
Matt28 Childrens Family Cornerstone$12,0001n/a
Jimmy Miller Memorial Foundation$11,78221%
Pennsylvania State University$10,1502n/a
Edu Designs$10,0001n/a
Ct3 Foundation$10,0001n/a
JD Finish Line Foundation Inc$10,00010%
Up2us Inc$10,00010%
The Giving Spirit$10,00021%
Royal Shogun Enterprises Inc$10,0001n/a
Lido Di Manhattan$10,0001n/a
Ocean View Cafe$10,0001n/a
Manhattan Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation Inc$10,00017%
Gelato and Angels$10,0001n/a
Trilogy Spa at Metlox LLC$10,0001n/a
Dig for Kids$10,000126%
Fixn Fidos Inc$10,00016%
Santa Ynez Valley Western Heritage Foundation$10,00013%
Maria Gimenez$10,0001n/a
Peace Officers Research Association of California$7,72510%
Family Service League Inc$7,50010%
Omar Ray Lending Hand Foundation$5,5001n/a
B Moved Foundation$5,0001n/a
Uncle Kory Foundation$5,00011%
Hermosa Beach Historical Society$5,00013%
Sunshine Rescue Mission$5,0001n/a
South Bay Police and Fire Memorial Foundation$5,00016%
Onelegacy Foundation$5,00011%
Police Unity Tour Inc$5,00010%

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($35k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Skechers Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 4 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 61 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Friendship Foundation: $5,979,519 over 5y, 41% of budgetTorrance Education Foundation: $2,080,974 over 5y, 28% of budgetRedondo Beach Educational Foundation: $981,572 over 5y, 12% of budgetHermosa Beach Education Foundation: $916,018 over 5y, 17% of budgetPalos Verdes Peninsula Education Foundation: $892,086 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetManhattan Beach Education Foundation: $867,279 over 5y, 2.6% of budgetEl Segundo Education Foundation: $581,790 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetCore Community Organized Relief Effort: $475,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetScholarship America Inc: $341,500 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetOceanographic Teaching Stations Inc: $205,000 over 2y, 20% of budgetHirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Canc: $201,500 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetTwo Ten Footwear Foundation Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetFriends of Senior and Scout Community: $150,000 over 2y, 40% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $125,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFulfillment Fund: $100,000 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUniversity of Washington Foundation: $100,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetEL CAMINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE District Foundation: $61,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetThe Midnight Mission: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetGofundmeorg: $50,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCharlotte County Habitat for Humanity Inc: $50,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJewish Community Day School Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThink Ability Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe V Foundation: $50,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSugar Ray Leonard Foundation: $40,000 over 4y, 6.6% of budgetNational Tuberous Sclerosis Association: $31,100 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetMychals Learning Place: $29,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $27,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Vistors Bure: $27,500 over 2y, 4.6% of budgetLos Angeles Sheriffs Foundation: $26,000 over 2y, 4.7% of budgetThe Fashion Footwear Charitable: $25,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetStand Strong USA Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetExceptional Children's Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCalifornia Science Center Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSteel Kids First Foundation Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 5.2% of budgetCasa of Los Angeles: $24,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMbx Foundation Inc: $20,400 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGivsum Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetManhattan Beach Police Officers Association: $20,000 over 3y, 4.2% of budgetYoung Leadership Addiction Awareness Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetNextstep Fitness Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetThe Richstone Center Inc: $18,500 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetMinds Matter of Los Angeles Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetManhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce: $17,500 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Carson Inc: $12,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetJimmy Miller Memorial Foundation: $11,782 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetJD Finish Line Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 61.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Pipkin Charitable FoundationCA25.5× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pipkin Charitable Foundation · California Community Foundation · Bloomfield Family Foundation · Windsong Trust · The Northrop Grumman Foundation · The Crail-Johnson Foundation · Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors Foundation · Ggs Family Foundation · Image Solutions Gives Back · The Ramesh and Kalpana Bhatia Family Foundation · The Eisner Foundation Inc · Western Asset Management Company Charitable Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

Compare Skechers Foundation with peer funders

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How do I get to Skechers Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Skechers Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Skechers Foundation

How much does Skechers Foundation give?
Skechers Foundation reported 40 itemized grants totaling $3,031,212, out of $3,565,080 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 27 and 46 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Skechers Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (43%), Human Services (36%), Public Safety & Disaster (7%).
Who are Skechers Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: The Friendship Foundation ($6.0M), Torrance Education Foundation ($2.1M), Redondo Beach Educational Foundation ($982k).
Does Skechers Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 57% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Skechers Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pipkin Charitable Foundation, California Community Foundation, Bloomfield Family Foundation.
Where is Skechers Foundation based?
Skechers Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 104 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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