Massachusetts · Nonprofit
TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC
TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,327,300 to it, the largest being NEW BALANCE FOUNDATION ($1,405,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $5.6M
- Funders on record
- 36
- Grants received
- $6.3M
- Net assets
- $41M
What Two Ten Footwear Foundation Inc does
Mission
Two ten lifts lives in the footwear community, offering industry employees emergency financial assistance for disaster/hardship, counseling services, educational funding, and professional development
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Two ten changes the lives of footwear employees and their families during times of crisis by providing emergency financial assistance to cover housing costs, utility bills, car repairs, and other immediate needs; natural disaster relief; referrals to special services such as crisis intervention, credit and debit counseling; and essential community resources. (continued on schedule o)funds are paid directly to footwear employees via e-check. Payments range from $1,000 - $3,000 based on need. The populations of footwear families we assist work in retail sales, customer service, factories, warehouses, and distribution centers. Most people work in lower-wage positions and are vulnerable to loss of income at different times of the year when business slows or orders in a factory or warehouse decrease. Two ten provides resources for footwear employees from 50 states, puerto rico, and the u.s. Virgin islands. In fy25, the top five states seeking two ten's services were south carolina, texas, florida, georgia, and puerto rico. The two ten relief services team assisted 2,435 footwear families with emergency assistance; 64% of grantees were female, and 35% were male. The three largest age…
$3,816,036 spentof which $2,828,581 as grants81% of program spendingTwo ten footwear foundation builds a stronger footwear industry through professional group and affinity-based initiatives that create meaningful opportunities to connect, learn, and grow. These community engagement initiatives are structured to address the distinct needs of targeted constituencies and are guided by advisory boards and leadership councils that shape programming, participation, and outcomes. Primary constituencies served during the year included the women in the footwear industry (wifi) community and the human resources (hr) community.(continued on schedule o)the women in the footwear industry (wifi) community focuses on leadership development, professional connection, and industry engagement for women across all career stages within footwear. During the year, wifi delivered virtual educational programming and in-person networking opportunities designed to foster peer connection, elevate industry dialogue, and build awareness of two ten's services and mission. Programming topics and formats were developed to be relevant to a broad audience while remaining responsive to professional interests.the human resources community operates as a community of practice for hr…
$257,565 spent5% of program spendingThe two ten footwear foundation is committed to providing the help and resources needed to improve the lives and careers of footwear professionals. In fy25, two ten leveraged owned, earned, and paid media to increase visibility for the organization and promote the programs and resources it provides in support of the community. (continued on schedule o)two ten staff held dozens of corporate visits and made presentations to american footwear workers. In addition, the organization worked with strategic partners to spread awareness of the foundation through print, digital, and onsite media and paid advertising. Two ten also hosted the highly visible annual gala fundraising event in june of 2025.across two ten's owned channels, social media and digital communications continue to increase in relevance and importance as critical communication tools, providing vibrant forums to reach, engage and educate the footwear community. Two ten's content development and management strategies during fy25 were further expanded, with new impact stories, interviews, and news updates pushed out through relevant channels, including the website, email, and linkedin. The foundation has seen an uptick in…
$460,639 spent10% of program spendingOther shoe industry related programs
$166,515 spent4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,700,755.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $38M to $45M (+19%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 8% · 2022 6% · 2025 2%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
69% of TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (61% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Shawn Osborne
President and CEO
Board chair
Joe Preston
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $206k → $1.2M.
14 of 36 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 39% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
Left out of every figure on this page: $185k from 2 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest The Fashion Footwear Charitable). These are real filings, and they are not money TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC raised.
From the IRS filings of TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 36 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
49% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 25% · 2018 47% · 2019 36% · 2020 37% · 2021 23% · 2022 25% · 2023 24% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
35% of TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC draws 64% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 12 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC's funding base is broadening — from 11 funders to 14 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,127 community improvement nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
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In Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
86%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC?
- TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 36 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,327,300 to it, the largest being NEW BALANCE FOUNDATION ($1,405,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 36 organizations giving $6,327,300 in grants to TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC?
- NEW BALANCE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $1,405,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 36 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing