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Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation

Accepts applications Red Wing, Minnesota · EIN 416020177

Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation is a private foundation in Red Wing, Minnesota. In tax year 2025 it gave $926,428 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $785,978. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.0 million the year before.

40% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.1 million87$707,564
2024$1.0 million4$602,687
2025$926,4285$596,681

How to apply

ContactMs Jenna Thom
314 Main Street, Red Wing, MN 55066
Phone or email(651) 388-8211, jenna.thom@redwingshoes.com
What to submitLetter
RestrictionsNo grants to individuals, primary suppport to charitable organizations impacting red wing, mn and potosi, mo.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$785,978
Minnesota3$138,450
Wisconsin1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Givinga Foundation Inc
Wellesley, MA
Community development$785,978
Red Wing Elc
Red Wing, MN
Community development$137,500
Maiden Rock Area Community Association
Maiden Rock, WI
Community development$2,000
Sheldon Theatre
Red Wing, MN
Community development$750
Cannon Valley Trail
Cannon Falls, MN
Community development$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation give?

$926,428 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William J Sweasy (Chairman), Suzanne Blue (Director), Allison Gettings (Director) and Marisa Kinney (Director) among 7 officers and trustees.

What does Red Wing Shoe Company Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development.

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