
The largest fundraising event of the footwear industry, Shoes for a Cure has given $65 million in support of critical breast cancer research. Thank you to the partners, supporters, and shoppers who help raise funds each year. Together, we are taking life-saving steps towards a cure – donate today.










SHOES FOR A CURE BENEFICIARIES
Receiving funding from the Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation to further her first-step breast cancer research:
Lisa A. Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO
- Chief, Breast Surgery Section, New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
- Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine
- Director, Interdisciplinary Breast Disease Program
- Founder and Executive Director, International Center for the Study of Breast Cancer Subtypes
- Adjunct Professor, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
“Shoes for a Cure provides education and navigation services through my Breast Programs in New York as well as across different regions of Africa where we are conducting pioneering genetic research. Every dollar and pair of shoes purchased represents a step in the right direction as we fight to help breast cancer patients and eradicate breast cancer.”

and

Stephen Nimer, MD & Susan Kesmodel, MD
Representing the Breast Site Disease Group at Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
“Funds raised through Shoes for a Cure will help support the multidisciplinary breast cancer program at Sylvester, including early detection and treatment, surveillance of high-risk patients, clinical trials which provide access to novel therapies, and life-long support of breast cancer survivors.”
OUR MISSION
The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) exists to transform the shoe industry's donations of footwear into dollars for first-step funding at leading breast cancer research organizations in the U.S. Now in its 31st year, FFCF's Shoes for a Cure is the largest fundraising event of the footwear industry, and has given $65 MILLION to help find a cure!
OUR STORY
Shoes on Sale began as a shoe sale under a tent in Central Park in 1994. It was an inspired call-to-action of FFANY and co-founders Jodi and Jerome Fisher to join the generosity of the shoe industry alongside compassionate customers to raise funds to find a cure for breast cancer.
Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) operates Shoes for a Cure, the largest fundraising event of the shoe industry. The foundation has donated $65 million to fund first-step breast cancer research at some our nation’s leading research organizations. Follow our journey @shoesforacure

IN THE NEWS
- Why Philanthropy Remains Core to BBC International’s Corporate Mission (WWD 11/10/2025)
- WIFI Community Steps Up to Support Shoes for a Cure (Two Ten 10/27/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Kicks Off Big Week in New York With Intimate Saks Cocktail (WWD 10/22/2025)
- Inside the Shoes for a Cure NYC Kickoff Party at Saks (WWD 10/22/2025)
- Inside the Shoes for a Cure NYC Kick-Off Party at Saks (Yahoo 10/22/2025)
- Extra TV – Shoes for a Cure 2025 (Extra TV 10/21/2025)
- Claire’s Life: Shoes for a Cure Miami with Craig Robins, Desert Horse-Grant, Jimmy Graham! (Fashion Bomb Daily 10/19/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Makes a Splash in Miami as Top Brands Unite to Raise Money for Breast Cancer Research (WWD 10/18/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Research in Miami Design District (Memesita 10/18/2025)
- Second Annual Shoes For a Cure at Mother Wolf Miami (World Redeye 10/16/2025)
- I Want her Shoes Podcast (I Want Her Shoes Podcast 10/16/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Miami on NBC 6 (NBC 6 10/16/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Returns to Miami Design District with Luxury Shopping Weekend (Resident Magazine 10/15/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Returns to Miami: Where Fashion Meets Purpose (Luster Magazine 10/15/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Returns to Miami Design District October 16–19, 2025 (Miami Living 10/15/2025)
- SFAC Miami Returns for Shopping Weekend Benefitting Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Luxury Guide 10/15/2025)
- Shoes For a Cure Returns For its Second Year, Supporting Breast Cancer Research (Modern Luxury 10/14/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Returns to the Miami Design District for an Exclusive Luxury Shopping Weekend Benefiting Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (South Florida Digest 10/14/2025)
- Shoes for a Cure Miami 2025: Luxury Shopping Event at Miami Design District (Miami Fashion Spotlight 9/24/2025)
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FFCF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Shoes for a Cure funds First-Step Breast Cancer Research through The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) of New York Inc.
SANDI MINES
President & Chair, FFCF
President, FFANY
VP, Corporate Engagement, FDRA
SARAH LUBAS
Vice Chair, FFCF
VP, Wholesale & Retail Concessions
Burberry
SUSAN ITZKOWITZ
President
Marc Fisher Footwear
JOHN HERON
President, Børn
Berkshire Hathaway Shoe Holdings
JILL HATTON
Head of Business Development, Sales
FARYL GILSTON
Founder & CEO
Faryl Robin
MATT PRIEST
President & CEO
FDRA
BRENDA CHRISTMON
Sr. Director, Brand Communications
Rack Room Shoes
CARRIE RUBIN
President, North America
Pentland
KATHY FORSTADT
Director of Sales
Merrell
SANDRA COLON
Head of Sales
Birkenstock
NABIL ALIFFI
former Chief Brand Officer
Neiman Marcus
JESSICA ADLER
Vice President, Sales
Merrell
EMILY ROCKEFELLER
Breast Cancer Advocate
and Philanthropist
The Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation of New York Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2001. Donations are tax-deductible.
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