Two Ten Footwear Foundation, Inc.
Two Ten Footwear Foundation, Inc.
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Mission
Two Ten is committed to strengthening the footwear community with financial, social and educational support.
About
HUMAN SERVICE EXPENSE:TWO TEN CHANGES THE LIVES OF FOOTWEAR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF IMMEDIATE 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 DEBT COUNSELING, AND OTHER SIMILAR LIFE SKILLS SERVICES; AND IMPORTANT COMMUNITY RESOURCES. FUNDS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO CREDITORS EXCEPT IN A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES WHEN MINI-GRANTS BETWEEN $50-$500 ARE GIVEN TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS WHO ARE DOCUMENTED TO HAVE BEEN DISPLACED OR IMPACTED BY SAID DISASTER. THE MONIES PROVIDED HELP INDIVIDUALS GET THROUGH THEIR CRISIS AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL AS WELL AS EMOTIONAL RELIEF UNTIL THEIR LIVES BECOME STABLE AGAIN. THE BILLS THAT TWO TEN PAYS MEET THE MOST BASIC NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN ORDER TO SURVIVE AND HOLD DOWN A JOB.THE POPULATIONS OF FOOTWEAR FAMILIES WE SERVE ARE EMPLOYED PREDOMINATELY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN RETAIL SALES, CUSTOMER SERVICE, FACTORY WORKERS, WAREHOUSE OPERATIVES, AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER ROLES. THESE JOBS ARE LOW WAGE EARNING POSITIONS AND THOSE WORKING IN THEM 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 AS WELL AS PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. IN FY18 THE TOP FIVE STATES SEEKING TWO TEN'S SERVICES WERE TENNESSEE, FLORIDA, PUERTO RICO, TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA. IN FY18, THE TWO TEN SOCIAL SERVICES TEAM ASSISTED 2,029 FOOTWEAR FAMILIES WITH EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. TWO TEN RECEIVED CALLS FROM A TOTAL OF 3,839 FOOTWEAR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND 99% OF THOSE WORKERS RECEIVED A CALL BACK WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO COMPLETE OUR INTAKE PROCESS. THE PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL 30 MINUTE INTAKE CALL DETERMINES ELIGIBILITY AND HOW BEST TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS. IN FY18, 64% OF CALLERS WERE FEMALE AND 36% OF CALLERS WERE MALE. THE THREE LARGEST AGE GROUPS WHO CALLED WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25-34 (32%), BETWEEN THE AGES OF 43-55 (27%), AND 23% OF CALLERS FELL BETWEEN THE AGES OF 35-42. THE REASON MOST CITED BY THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE WAS "EMPLOYMENT ISSUES", FOLLOWED BY "HEALTH AND "FAMILY ISSUES."IN FY18, TWO TEN PROVIDED FUNDS TO PAY THE RENT OR MORTGAGE OF 1,019 FAMILIES TO PREVENT EVICTION OR FORECLOSURE. WE ASSISTED 606 FAMILIES WITH EMERGENCY UTILITY SUPPORT, AND AUTO PAYMENTS, AUTO REPAIRS OR AUTO INSURANCE FOR 617 FAMILIES SO THEY COULD CONTINUE TO USE THEIR CAR TO GET TO WORK. TWO TEN ALSO HELPED WITH 684 CRISIS CASES THAT INCLUDES $3,000 IN FUNERAL BILLS AND EMERGENCY COSTS WHEN AN INDIVIDUAL WAS DISPLACED DUE TO A FIRE, FLOOD AND NATURAL OR COMMUNITY DISASTER. IN FY18, TWO TEN SERVED A TOTAL OF 4,151 FOOTWEAR EMPLOYEES WITH SPECIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING 1,041 REFERRALS TO EITHER OUR TELEPHONIC MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES OR WITH IN-HOUSE COUNSELING AND REFERRED 3,110 WORKERS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SUCH AS UNITED WAY, RED CROSS AND SALVATION ARMY. EDUCATION EXPENSE AS PART OF OUR COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY, TWO TEN FOOTWEAR FOUNDATION OFFERS FOOTWEAR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC ABILITY AND PERSONAL PROMISE. IN FY18, TWO TEN FUNDED 336 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. 97% OF THE STUDENTS ARE FULL TIME STUDENTS, WHILE 3% OF THE STUDENTS ARE PART-TIME. SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO 154 RENEWAL SCHOLARS AND 182 NEW SCHOLARS. MOST STUDENTS RECEIVED AN AWARD BETWEEN $2,500 AND $5,000 WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW ANNUALLY, PROVIDED THAT THEY MAINTAIN A REQUIRED GPA OF AT LEAST 2.5. AS OF JULY 2018, ALL NEW SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS WILL AVERAGE $3,000 PER ANNUM, RENEWABLE FOR THREE YEARS. TWO TEN ALSO PROVIDES A SCHOLARSHIP FOR MILITARY VETERANS, CALLED THE FOOTWEAR WARRIORS ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP. THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SERVED OUR U.S. MILITARY AND ARE CURRENTLY WORKING IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.WITH THE COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION SOARING, TWO TEN SCHOLARSHIPS HELP EASE THE BURDEN FOR THOSE FOOTWEAR FAMILIES SENDING THEIR CHILDREN TO COLLEGE. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY AND BE CONSIDERED FOR A TWO TEN SCHOLARSHIP, THE APPLICANT MUST BE WORKING WITHIN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS, OR THE CHILD OF A PARENT WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FOR THE SAME DURATION. THE SCHOLARS WORKING IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY COMPRISED 21% OF THE TOTAL POOL, WHILE THE REMAINING 79% HAD PARENTS WORKING IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY. AS A NOTE, 13% OF NEW SCHOLARS' FAMILIES COULD NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR CHILD'S EDUCATION EXPENSES. TWO TEN ALSO OFFERS A SPECIALTY SCHOLARSHIP FOR THOSE PURSUING EDUCATION IN THE AREA OF FOOTWEAR DESIGN; THE FOOTWEAR DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT WITHOUT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY. THIS SCHOLARSHIP WAS CREATED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS ENTERING THE FIELD WHO HAVE TALENT AND PROMISE IN FOOTWEAR DESIGN. APPLICANTS FOR THE FOOTWEAR DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT THREE SAMPLES OF THEIR SKETCHES AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION IN ADDITIONAL TO COMPLETING OUR STANDARD ONLINE APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION ADMINISTRATION PROCESS IS OUTSOURCED TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION SERVICES (ISTS). AFTER ISTS PRESENTS THE COMPLETED APPLICATIONS, TWO TEN SCHOLARSHIP STAFF RANKS APPLICANTS USING A SCORING RUBRIC THAT IS WEIGHTED BY THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM: 70% FINANCIAL NEED, 15% ACADEMICS BASED ON GPA AND 15% ACADEMIC RESUME BASED ON EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. TWO TEN THEN SELECTS THE TOP STUDENTS FROM THE NEW POOL AND THOSE WHO MAINTAINED ELIGIBILITY FROM THE RENEWAL POOL UNTIL THE ENDOWMENT HAS BEEN SPENT.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “Case management services, namely the coordination of necessary financial, educational, social and counseling services to individuals employed or formely employed in the shoe industry or the immediate family members of such persons.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “Case management services, namely the coordination of necessary financial, educational, social and counseling services to individuals employed or formerly employed in the shoe industry or the immediate family members of such persons.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is MA.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2019 is 1466 MAIN STREET, WALTHAM, MA, 02451.
- The non-profit has reported 26 employees on their form for the year 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$53,942.
- The organization has 41 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1939.
- The organization pays $2,119,655 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $756,094 in fundraising expenses.
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