The Skechers Foundation this week distributed more than $3.1 million in proceeds from its Pier to Pier Friendship Walk to local education foundations and the Friendship Foundation. The Manhattan Beach Education Foundation received $280,000.

The Friendship Walk raised more than $3.3 million in 2025, contributing to a total of over $31 million donated since 2009. Walkers participate as part of a team that raises funds for their respective groups.

The money donated to local public school education foundations goes toward reducing class sizes; protecting teaching positions; updating labs, libraries, and facilities; and expanding STEAM, arts, language, counseling, and mental health programs. 

Money raised for the Friendship Foundation supports 60+ in-person and virtual programs and benefits the new Friendship Campus (The Greenberg Family / Skechers Center) — a first-of-its-kind, $70 million, 64,000-square-foot life center opening in summer 2026 in Redondo Beach.

The walk also contributes to the Skechers Foundation National Scholarship Program, which has awarded more than $2 million to students with financial need demonstrating excellence in academics, athletics, and leadership.

The checks presented to beneficiaries this week included: 

The 18th Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk will be held on Sunday, October 18, 2026.