
Mike Brown
owner of the Cincinnati Bengals
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 7/12/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Mike Brown (born 1935) is a U.S.-based sports executive from Ohio and is described as the owner of the Cincinnati Bengals. Wikidata lists an estimated net worth of ~$5.0B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
SEC EDGAR lists an entity name "BROWN MIKE" with a personal CIK (0001273819) and 34 insider filings, with recent examples showing Form 4 filings from 2012–2015. Form 4 is used to report insider transactions (like buys/sells) by company insiders in publicly traded companies. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
ProPublica 990 data lists three foundations with the names "Brown Brown Foundation Inc" (IA), and "Brown Foundation" (AR and NJ). Across these, total foundation assets are reported as $10,594,716, and grants paid are reported as $0 (including the 2023 filings for the AR and NJ foundations). ProPublica 990
Political Activity
FEC data shows 100 contributions totaling $3,184.76 from 2025-06-29 to 2025-12-31, with top recipients including BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC ($1,437.50), ACTBLUE ($1,396), WINRED ($221.26), HMP ($100), and TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA ($30). The party breakdown reported is $30 to Republicans and $3,154.76 to PAC/Other. FEC
In the News
Recent NewsAPI headlines mentioning "Mike Brown" are largely about NBA coverage of the New York Knicks (including items from Sports Illustrated and Heavy on 2026-03-09). These headlines reference a "Knicks Coach Mike Brown," which may not refer to the same Mike Brown described in Wikidata as the Cincinnati Bengals owner. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Political Contributions
By Party
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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
Recent News

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 6/23/2026 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







