Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$2,426,617

Total expenses

$2,661,292

Contributions and grants received

$1,878,004

Grants paid

$2,620,491

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$548,613

Total assets, end of year

$2,195,838

Total liabilities, end of year

$262,874

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,932,964

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,620,491

Management and general expenses

$39,545

Fundraising expenses

$1,256

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,620,491

Program services were 98.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• STAY IN THE GAME! ATTENDANCE NETWORK WORKS TOGETHER TO CAMPAIGN, CONNECT AND CONVENE WITH EXPERTS AND SUPPORTERS TO DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE ATTENDANCE FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT OHIO.

  Expenses $1,163,829 · Grants $1,163,829

• THE GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK WORKS TO ENSURE EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITIES HAS THE NUTRITIOUS FOOD THEY NEED EVERY DAY.

  Expenses $100,000 · Grants $100,000

• THE BROWNS FIELD PROJECT CREATES SAFE PLACES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENJOY AS THE FIELDS ARE LINED FOR MULTIPLE SPORTS AND THE SYNTHETIC FIELDS CAN BE USED FOR RECREATIONAL CAN COMMUNITY PURPOSES. ANNUALLY, THE BROWNS INSTALL A SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD IN COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE EQUITY AND ACCESS FOR PLAY.

  Expenses $1,008,181 · Grants $1,008,181

• CHANGEMAKERS - THE BROWNS HONORED THREE INDIVIDUALS AS THE BROWNS CHANGE MAKER AWARD RECIPIENTS, FOR THEIR WORK THROUGH THE BUILD THE BRIDGE INITIATIVE. BUILD THE BRIDGE REACHES MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO BRING TOGETHER ATHLETES FROM DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO ENGAGE WITH EACH OTHER TO UNDERSTAND THEIR DIFFERENCES. CLUB MATCHING GRANT - FUNDS SUPPORT THE CLEVELAND MUNY FOOTBALL LEAGUE WHICH SERVES OVER 2000 ATHLETES WHO PLAY THE GAME THROUGH THE FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING FLAG FOOTBALL, ROOKIE TACKLE AND 11-MAN. SERVING MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS, ATHLETES WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY, CAN DO SO, AS THE FUNDING HELPS OFFSET COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LEAGUE PLAY.CLUB MATCHING ATHLETIC TRAINER - KNOWING NOT ALL SCHOOLS HAVE ATHLETIC TRAINERS, THE BROWNS HAVE PARTNERED WITH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE FUNDING THAT ALLOWS A TRAINER TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN TWO SCHOOLS IN THE CLEVELAND METROPOLTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.NIKE GRANT - FUNDING THROUGH THIS GRANT SUPPORTED UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR THE BROWNS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE HS COMBINE DESIGNED BY BUILD THE BRIDGE. SALUTE TO SERVICE - ANNUALLY THE BROWNS HAVE DONE A VOLUNTEER PROJECT TO ASSEMBLE CARE PACKAGES THAT GO TO THE MEN AND WOMEN SERVING OUR COUNTRY. TO ENSURE THE CARE PACKAGES GO TO THE APPROPRIATE RECIPIENTS, WE WORKED WITH THE USO OF NORTHERN OHIO.VOLUNTEERISM - THROUGH THE BROWNS FIRST AND TEN VOLUNTEER PLATFORM, WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF TO GIVE BACK IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. THROUGH OUR SUMMER BLITZ PROJECT, STAFF HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AND TAKE PART IN PROJECTS THAT REACH THE CORE INITIATIVES THE BROWNS ARE FOCUSED ON THROUGH EDUCATION, YOUTH FOOTBALL, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE PROJECTS RANGE FROM FLAG FOOTBALL KITS TO TEACHER APPRECIATION PACKAGES. FUNDING HELPS WITH THESE ITEMS, WHICH ARE DISTRIBUTED TO A WIDE RANGES OF ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS. SC4K'24 SEASON GRANT - SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE K-8 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE BY ELIMINATING LACK OF APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, SHOES AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AS BARRIERS.MARION MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND, THE CLEVELAND BROWNS FOUNDATION ANNUALLY SURPRISE TWO RECIPIENTS WITH A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF PROMISING YOUNG STUDENTS, MANY OF WHOM ARE FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE ATTENDEES.HS COACH OF THE WEEK - THE WINNING TEAM FROM THE SELECTED GAME OF THE WEEK WEEKS 1-10 OF THE HIGH SCHOOL REGULAR SEASON RECEIVES $3,000 FOR THEIR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROGRAM. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEASON, THE BROWNS ANNOUNCE THE HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR, WHO WILL EARN AN ADDITIONAL $6,000 FOR THEIR PROGRAM.CRUCIAL CATCH - THE NFL AND THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY ARE CONTINUING TO EXPAND THEIR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER THROUGH THE "CRUCIAL CATCH: INTERCEPT CANCER" CAMPAIGN. AFTER NEARLY A DECADE OF SUPPORTING BREAST CANCER, THE NFL AND ACS HAVE EVOLVED THE CAMPAIGN TO ADDRESS EARLY DETECTION AND RISK REDUCTION EFFORTS FOR ALL CANCERS TO INCREASE THEIR IMPACT.NFL PLAY 60 - FOR MORE THAN 18 SEASONS, THE NFL PLAY 60 INITIATIVE HAS BEEN THE LEAGUE'S NATIONAL YOUTH HEALTH AND WELLNESS PLATFORM TO EMPOWER YOUTH TO GET PHYSICALLY ACTIVE FOR AT LEAST 60 MINUTES A DAY AND ENCOURAGE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. THE PLAY 60 MOVEMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AND MOTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF YOUTH ALONGSIDE THE 32 NFL CLUBS AND OUR PLAY 60 PARTNERS TO GET MOVING AND PLAY 60.MEIJER GYM TAKEOVER - HELPS KIDS LIVE HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIVES BY SUPPORTING SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.HUDDLE LEGACY - THE CLEVELAND HUDDLE PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 2021 TO ASSIST LOCAL BLACK-OWNED RESTAURANTS WHILE ALSO PROVIDING FOOD RELIEF TO LOCAL INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.CPR EDUCATION - AIMS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO CPR AND AED EDUCATION TRAINING AND AWARENESS FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHEAST OHIO WHO MAY OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.MY CAUSE MY CLEATS - THE MY CAUSE MY CLEATS CAMPAIGN, LAUNCHED IN 2016, IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NFL AND PLAYERS ALLOWING THEM TO CREATE THEIR ART AND REPRESENT THEIR RESPECTIVE PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS, PASSIONS, AND MOVEMENTS THROUGH UNIQUE DESIGNS IN STADIUMS ACROSS THE LEAGUE.

  Expenses $348,481 · Grants $348,481

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• BATTELLE EDUCATION

  $500,000

  STAY IN THE GAME

• GREATER CLEVELAND FOODBANK

  $100,000

  CLEVELAND FOOD BANK (MISC)

• SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS

  $57,680

  SITG! ATTENDANCE SUPPORT

• CITIZENS FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE

  $30,000

  MISC

• AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL INC DBA CLEVELAND MUNY SPORTS ASSOCIATION

  $25,000

  CPR EDUCATION & CLUB MATCHING YOUTH FOOTBALL GRANT

• COLLEGE NOW GREATER CLEVELAND INC

  $25,000

  MARION MOTLEY SCHOLARSHIP

• KEEPERS FOUNDATION

  $25,000

  MISC

• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER

  $25,000

  NFL CUB MATCHING ATHLETIC TRAINER

• HARVARD UNIVERSITY

  $15,000

  STAY IN THE GAME

• EDWINS LEADERSHIP & RESTAURANT INSTITUTE

  $8,000

  CHANGEMAKERS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

7 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202523149349302007

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