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Mike Brown

Mike Brown

owner of the Cincinnati Bengals

OhioSports

AIProfile 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

AI-generated summary from wikidata, fec, propublica_990, newsapi, sec_edgar 3/10/2026 (gpt-5.2). All claims are derived from the source data shown below.

USU.S. Presence

otherU.S. economic presence

990Philanthropy

$10.6MFoundation Assets
$729KGrants Paid
3Foundations
Brown Brown Foundation IncAltoona, IA
Human services (IRS NTEE P60)
Assets: $0Revenue: $0Grants: $0
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Brown FoundationLittle Rock, AR
Assets: $1.1MRevenue: $333KGrants: $118KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Brown FoundationCamden, NJ
Assets: $9.5MRevenue: $1.5MGrants: $611KTax Year: 2023
Mission, purpose & full 990 filings → ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Source: ProPublica (990) annual filing · latest on record (retrieved 3/9/2026) (proPublica_990)

FECPolitical Contributions

$3KTotal Contributed
100Contributions
2025–2025Date Range

By Party

PAC/Other
$3K
REP
$30

Top Recipients

BURNS AND MCDONNELL INC. PAC$1K
ACTBLUE$1K
WINRED$221.26
HMP$100
TIM SCOTT FOR AMERICA$30
Source: FEC contribution filings · latest on record (retrieved 3/10/2026) (fec)

SECSEC Filings

34Total Filings
34Insider Filings
407EDGAR Mentions
0001273819Personal CIK

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

4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/3/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
1/6/2015
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
1/30/2014
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
1/13/2014
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
12/20/2013
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
3/21/2013
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
2/1/2013
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
1/3/2013
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
1/2/2013
4PRIMARY DOCUMENT
12/14/2012
Source: SEC EDGAR regulatory filings · latest on record (retrieved 6/27/2026) (sec_derived)

PBSScore Breakdown

C
38.4
Public Benefit Score

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.

Philanthropy65% weight
5%

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

Transparency35% weight
100%

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

Mike Brown — Public Benefit Score C (38) | Billionaire Army