2026-04-20T14:13:05-05:00 2025-12-31 872525370 CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER SUITE 910 BETHESDA MD 20814 990EZ 2025-01-01 920586942 FOOTWEAR INNOVATION FOUNDATION COMPANY FOOT 2027447453 12110 SUNSET HILLS ROAD 600 RESTON VA 20190 ANDY POLK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2027447453 2026-04-17 1 MONIKA YADAV P01473820 3016549000 2026-04-17 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X WWW.FOOTWEARINNOVATION.COM X X 172000 X 172000 172000 116983 52654 169637 2363 12108 0 14471 X 12108 11522 0 2949 12108 14471 0 0 12108 14471 X THE FOOTWEAR INNOVATION FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE INNOVATION ACROSS THE GLOBAL FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY BY SUPPORTING NEW IDEAS, RESEARCH, AND COLLABORATION. THE FOUNDATION EMPOWERS INNOVATORS, ENTREPRENEURS, ACADEMICS, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS BY PROVIDING MENTORSHIP, RESOURCES, AND PLATFORMS THAT ACCELERATE SOLUTIONS TO MAJOR INDUSTRY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING SUSTAINABILITY, MATERIALS INNOVATION, MANUFACTURING, AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION LAUNCHED AND HOSTED THE FOOTWEAR LAUNCHPAD INNOVATION COMPETITION, A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND ACCELERATE PROMISING NEW IDEAS FOR THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY. THE COMPETITION CONNECTED INNOVATORS WITH INDUSTRY EXPERTS, MENTORS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO REFINE CONCEPTS, DEVELOP MARKET UNDERSTANDING, AND EXPLORE PATHWAYS TO COMMERCIALIZATION. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION, INDUSTRY DATA, AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP PARTICIPANTS TRANSFORM EARLY-STAGE IDEAS INTO VIABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE FOOTWEAR SECTOR. 0 160955 IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHED THE 2025 FOOTWEAR CARBON REPORT, THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS FOCUSED SPECIFICALLY ON GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION. THE REPORT PROVIDES INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS WITH BASELINE DATA, RESEARCH INSIGHTS, AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ACROSS MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING, AND SUPPLY CHAINS. 0 0 160955 ANDY POLK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 20.00 0 0 0 ANDY GILBERT CHAIRMAN 5.00 0 0 0 BROOKE BESHAI DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ANDEE BURTON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 D'WAYNE EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 SARA IRVANI DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 MATT PRIEST DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 JUNG YOON DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDY POLK 12110 SUNSET HILLS ROAD SUITE 600 RESTON VA 20190 2027447453 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE LIMINAL GROUP 5237 BEECHWOOD LANE SOUTH HAVEN MI 49090 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 111120 1 1 X 65000 172000 237000 65000 172000 237000 170120 66880 237000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM FEES. AMOUNT: 49,836. DESCRIPTION: REIMBURSEMENT EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,735. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 83. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 52,654. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM FDRA. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,949. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.