Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation

Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation is a grant-making foundation based in New York, United States working on medical research, health.

The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) is a New York-based non-profit that operates Shoes for a Cure, the largest fundraising event of the footwear industry. The foundation converts donations of footwear and funds into first-step funding for leading breast cancer research organisations in the United States. Since 1994 the initiative has reported giving over 65 million dollars to breast cancer research. Its work includes supporting research and education and navigation services through breast programmes in New York, and genetic research across regions of Africa. Shoes for a Cure events, such as the Miami edition held with the Miami Design District, combine retail sales of footwear with donations to research institutions, including the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The foundation is a 501 organisation with an IRS ruling year of 2001, and donations to it are tax-deductible.