Cleveland Browns Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 34-1885593)

Provides Northeast Ohio youth with essential education and development programs while installing synthetic turf fields to ensure safe, equitable access to sports and recreation.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

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.

$1.2Mprogram expense

02

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.

$1.0Mprogram expense

03

The greater cleveland food bank works to ensure everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day.

$100Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

National Football League FoundationFY2024$983K

Inspire Brands Foundation INCFY2024$90K

Players Philanthropy FundFY2024$32K

Nisource Charitable FoundationFY2024$25K

Mightycause Charitable FoundationFY2024$13K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$1.1M

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Grants paid · 108 grants · $3.2M · 2020–2024

Battelle EducationOH · FY2024$500,000

Greater Cleveland Food Bank INCOH · FY2024$100,000

Shoes and Clothes for Kids INCOH · FY2024$57,680

Citizens for Our Children's FutureFY2024$30,000

University Hospitals Health System INCOH · FY2024$25,000

Keepers FoundationOH · FY2024$25,000

College Now Greater Cleveland INCOH · FY2024$25,000

American Youth Football INC DBA Cleveland Muny Sports AssociationFY2024$25,000

President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeMA · FY2024$15,000

Edwins Leadership and RestaurantinstituteOH · FY2024$8,000

University Hospitals Health System INCOH · FY2024$5,310

Cleveland Metropolitan School DistrictFY2024$2,500

Jewish Federation of ClevelandOH · FY2023$100,000

Greater Cleveland Food Bank INCOH · FY2023$100,000

Shoes and Clothes for Kids INCOH · FY2023$78,985

University Hospitals Health System INCOH · FY2023$50,000

Zodiac Holdings LLCFY2023$25,000

Long Beach Education FoundationCA · FY2023$20,000

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Other incomeLn 4–11$549K

Money outPt IX

$2.7M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.6M

Managementcol C$40K

Fundraisingcol D$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.9M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$635K

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$478K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$18K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$207K

Other incomeLn 4–11$549K

Total revenueLn 12$2.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$635K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$635K

Total assetsLn 16$2.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$263K

Net assetsLn 32$1.9M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6134

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$857K	$635K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.6M	$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$464K	$263K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.2M	$1.9M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2.6M	$2.6M
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K		$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$510		$510
Office expensesLn 13	$17K		$16K	$1K
TravelLn 17	$16K		$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.7M	$2.6M	$40K	$1K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$2.4M	$2.7M	−$235K	$1.9M	990 PDF
FY2023	$2.6M	$2.1M	$443K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.9M	$2.5M	−$555K	$1.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.3M	$1.2M	$1.1M	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2020	$968K	$1.3M	−$324K	$1.2M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,426,617 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,055,522$1,878,004

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $534,343$548,613

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,589,865$2,426,617

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,112,994$2,620,491

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,913$40,801

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,146,907$2,661,292

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $442,958−$234,675

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,426,617 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $547,130 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$207,472

VIII-1e Government grants$478,383

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,192,149

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,545

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,878,004

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,483$1,483

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $548,613$2,426,617

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,661,292 across 5 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,620,491$2,620,491

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,000$7,000

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $510$510

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,982 · Fundraising $1,256$17,238

IX-17 TravelManagement $16,053$16,053

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,620,491 · Management $39,545 · Fundraising $1,256$2,661,292

Part X · Balance sheet $2,195,838 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $857,217$634,897

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,774,587$1,548,187

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$12,754

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,631,804$2,195,838

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $464,165$145,874

X-19 Deferred revenue$117,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $464,165$262,874

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,167,639$1,932,964

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,631,804$2,195,838

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,932,964 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,426,617

XI-2 Total expenses$2,661,292

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$234,675

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,167,639

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,932,964

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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