Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$2,589,865

Total expenses

$2,146,907

Contributions and grants received

$2,055,522

Grants paid

$2,112,994

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$534,343

Total assets, end of year

$2,631,804

Total liabilities, end of year

$464,165

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,167,639

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,112,994

Management and general expenses

$32,657

Fundraising expenses

$1,256

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,112,994

Program services were 98.4% 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 · 2023

• 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 $1,530,494 · Grants $1,530,494

• 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 JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND PROMOTES THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR COMMUNITY, ITS MEMBERS, AND JEWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; ENHANCE THE CONTINUITY, SECURITY, AND UNITY OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY; INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH VALUES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO IMPROVE PEOPLE'S LIVES; ENCOURAGE OUR MEMBERS TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TIKKUN OLAM, TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE; SUPPORT ISRAEL AS A JEWISH AND DEMOCRATIC STATE; SUPPORT THE ISRAEL EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN; AND PROMOTE COLLECTIVE ACTION BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE THESE PURPOSES.

  Expenses $100,000 · Grants $100,000

• CHANGEMAKERS - THE BROWNS HONORED THREE INDIVIDUALS AS THE BROWNS CHANGER 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.FIELD PROJECT - 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. 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.NFL MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD - THE BROWNS AND NFL JOIN TO RECOGNIZE STANDOUT PLAYERS FOR THEIR COMMUNITY SERVICE. WITH THE AWARD THE NOMINATED PLAYER CAN DESIGNATE FUNDING TO GO TO COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVES IMPORTANT TO THEM. JOEL BITONIO WANTED TO SUPPORT THE CITY OF CLEVELAND PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS AND THE KIDS WHO PLAY FOOTBALL AT THEIR LOCATIONS. THROUGH FUNDING, JOEL PROVIDE FOOTBALL EQUIPMENT (STEPOVER PADS, TACKLE DUMMIES, ETC) TO GUNNING PARKS AND RECS WHERE THE GUNNING MUNY FOOTBALL TEAM PRACTICES. 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'23 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.

  Expenses $382,500 · Grants $382,500

As filed on the 2023 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

• GREATER CLEVELAND FOODBANK

  $100,000

  MISC

• JEWISH FEDERATION OF CLEVELAND

  $100,000

  MISC

• SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS

  $78,985

  MISC

• UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER

  $50,000

  CLUB MATCHING ATHLETIC TRAINER

• ZODIAC HOLDINGS LLC

  $25,000

  MISC

• AMERICAN YOUTH FOOTBALL INC DBA CLEVELAND MUNY SPORTS ASSOCIATION

  $20,000

  CLUB MATCHING GRANT & NFL MAN OF THE YEAR

• LONG BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION

  $20,000

  NFL MAN OF THE YEAR

• AKRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  $12,000

  STAY IN THE GAME

• BUILD THE BRIDGE INC

  $10,000

  CHANGEMAKERS GRANT, NIKE GRANT

• LORAIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $10,000

  STAY IN THE GAME

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

2023

Filed

14 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202443199349307704

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