Cleveland Browns Foundation

What it reported doing in 2024

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 connect

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 98.5%; rating input score 98
• Fundraising efficiency: $1,495.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 70.8%; rating input score 71; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -9.7%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.83; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.6% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 12.8% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.8% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings