Does Crocs, Inc. support Israel?

We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from Crocs, Inc.. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.

Filed under: Fashion & apparel brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

Crocs has no recorded donations, statements, sponsorships, or other support for Israel. Viral TikTok boycott lists circulating since late 2023 have included Crocs, but no established fact-checker has documented any Crocs donation or support, the brand is not on the BDS movement's official targeted-boycott list, and the company has made no public statements on the conflict. Crocs' presence in Israel is commercial and indirect: an independent Israeli importer — the New Cinema group of businessman Amos Horowitz, owner of the WeShoes chain — imports and sells the brand. A local Crocs store network peaked at about 60 stores in the late 2000s, was rebranded as WeShoes in 2016 during the brand's global slump, and dedicated Crocs stores returned from 2021 (Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Center, Eilat) alongside WeShoes; these stores belong to the Israeli importer, not to Crocs, Inc. Crocs' SEC filings mention Israel only in war-related risk boilerplate and state that revenues from markets in and around the conflict are immaterial. The company has no corporate foundation and no US political action committee.

Ynetnews — Crocs are making a comeback in Israel Ynetnews (2009) — Crocs to open 2 more stores in Israel SEC — Crocs 10-K (FY2023)

What we checked

• News & official statements — 2026-07-22
  Searched for Crocs donations, statements, sponsorships, or employee programs relating to Israel, including after October 2023; none found. Coverage is limited to the Israeli importer's retail activity (Ynet: 13 branches in 2009; rebrand to WeShoes in 2016; New Cinema group of Amos Horowitz reopening Crocs stores from 2021). Crocs does not appear in fashion-press roundups of Israel-Hamas-war corporate donors (WWD, Forward).
• Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-22
  ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search for 'crocs' returns only unrelated organizations (e.g., 'Castle Crocs', 'Clermont Crocs Corp', 'Crocs Sports Organization'); Crocs, Inc. has no US corporate foundation, so no grantmaking to review. Its 'Crocs Cares' giving program discloses no Israel-linked recipients in company materials.
• SEC filings — 2026-07-22
  EDGAR full-text search for 'israel' in Crocs filings (CIK 1334036): 28 hits reviewed. 2005-2006 IPO-era documents list Israel among countries reached via third-party distributors; FY2023/FY2024 10-Ks mention Israel only in Israel-Hamas-war risk-factor boilerplate and state the company 'derived immaterial revenues from markets in and around' the conflict area. No Israeli operations, investments, or donations disclosed.
• Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-22
  FEC committee search on 2026-07-21 (gather script) found no Crocs-connected committees; the company has no corporate PAC.
• Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-22
  No Snopes/Reuters/AFP/Logically fact-checks on Crocs-Israel claims exist. Viral TikTok boycott lists naming Crocs cite no donation or corporate action; secondary boycott sites base inclusion on indirect associations (retailers carrying the brand, institutional shareholders like BlackRock) rather than any act by Crocs, Inc. Crocs is absent from the BDS movement's official targeted-boycott list — treated here as corroboration of no documented support.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-07-22

• Ynetnews — Crocs are making a comeback in Israel ynetnews.com
• Ynetnews (2009) — Crocs to open 2 more stores in Israel ynetnews.com
• SEC — Crocs 10-K (FY2023) sec.gov