Mike Brown
owner of the Cincinnati Bengals
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Mike Brown is a U.S. sports executive born in 1935 and the owner of the Cincinnati Bengals. He has an estimated net worth of ~$5.0 billion. Wikidata Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Brown is identified as the owner of the Cincinnati Bengals. SEC EDGAR records list 34 insider filings under the name “BROWN MIKE,” including Form 4 filings; Form 4 is used to report changes in an insider’s ownership of company securities. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
The listed foundations reported combined assets of $10,594,716 and $728,775 in grants paid. Two foundations reported 2023 grants of $610,775 and $118,000, while another listed foundation reported zero assets, revenue, expenses, and grants paid; the data does not provide a tax year for that record. ProPublica 990
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions, and the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records in the sample. Those sampled records total $3,184.76, including $30 categorized as Republican and $3,154.76 categorized as PAC/Other; the largest listed recipients were the Burns and McDonnell Inc. PAC ($1,437.50) and ActBlue ($1,396). FEC
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata