2020 Community Impact Report by Cavaliers Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse organization – including the AHL’s Cleveland Monsters, NBA G League’s Canton Charge and NBA 2K League’s Cavs Legion GC - is committed to having a championship caliber impact in our community. The organization strives to make a difference and have a positive influence in the lives of children and families in Northeast Ohio. Throughout the year, the teams support a full roster of outreach initiatives that address important community issues, with an emphasis on education, youth and family services, health and wellness, volunteerism, entrepreneurship, recreation, life skills and fighting neighborhood blight. 2020 Community Impact Report credits: Photos: Allan Buxton, Aaron Josefczyk, David Liam Kyle, John Saraya Layout: Bailey Mincer, Kevin Johnson

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Introduction

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Rock Family of Companies

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Transformation of Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

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Major Upcoming Events

Diversity & Inclusion

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COVID-19 Support

Cavs Community Relations

Ticket Donations

32-33

Education

34-35

Health and Wellness

36-37

STEM Support

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Awareness Nights and Drives

40-41

Black Heritage Celebration (BHC)

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Season of Giving

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$44 Million in Giving

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Refurbishing Courts

48-49

30 Long Term Investments

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Appearances

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Cleveland Monsters

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Canton Charge

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Cavs Legion

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Youth Sports

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Economic Impact

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ROCK FAMILY OF COMPANIES

Since Chairman Dan Gilbert acquired the Cavaliers franchise, the Rock Family of Companies (FOC) has made and continues to make strong and impactful investments in key civic initiatives in downtown Cleveland and throughout the region. Most recently, Bedrock Detroit, the real estate arm of the FOC, completed a massive renovation of the historic May Co. Building, which transformed the former iconic shopping destination into one of the premier residential and mixed-use spaces located in the heart of downtown Cleveland. Additional investments include the re-purposing of the Avenue Shops at Tower City to City Block, renovation of Ritz Carlton, restoration of the historic Higbee Building, expansion of Quicken Loans and several other critical real estate acquisitions. Rocket Mortgage plans to expand their current operation in downtown Cleveland and add 700 jobs by the end of 2024. This will add $52.5 million in payroll every year, generating more than $1.31 million a year for the City of Cleveland in income taxes.

$2B

2.6K+

INVESTED IN CLEVELAND AND CUYAHOGA COUNTY

SQUARE FEET OF REAL ESTATE OWNED

FOC TEAM MEMBERS IN CLEVELAND

52K

$60M

RETAIL AND OFFICE TENANTS

VOLUNTEER HOURS SPENT BY FOC TEAM MEMBERS

SECURED TO FIGHT BLIGHT IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND CUYAHOGA COUNTY

HISTORIC MAY CO. BUILDING RENOVATION

879K

STORIES

SQUARE FEET

307

70K

APARTMENT UNITS

SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE

6.5K

11.5K

SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP DECK SPACE

SQUARE FEET OF COMMERICAL ROOFTOP DECK SPACE

7.5K

527

SQUARE FEET FITNESS CENTER

TOTAL PARKING SPACES (120 FOR PUBLIC AT DAILY RATES)

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FIGHTING BLIGHT Dan Gilbert and our Family of Companies continue to work hard in the fight against blight. In 2013, Dan was appointed co-chair of the Blight Removal Taskforce by the Obama Administration. The Taskforce led an effort to provide resources and leadership toward increasing data access regarding blight, advocating for Hardest Hit Funds, and bringing partners together to address blight in our communities, including in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. This deep commitment is ongoing, and the Cavaliers, together with the FOC, continue to contribute to several impactful local programs that provide significant support in the fight against blight.

$60M

of federal Hardest Hit Funds secured to fight blight in Cuyahoga County with the majority of that to date deployed in the City of Cleveland.

$700K $1M $1.3M 6.5K $100K

was committed by the FOC in 2018 over three years to neighborhood rehab programs through Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, helping to preserve existing housing stock while eliminating blight in Cleveland neighborhoods.

in additional funds were committed to Cleveland Neighborhood Progress for utilization beginning in 2020. This additional funding will aim to continue expanding the Strategic Investment Initiative, a funding pool for high performing community development corporations in Cleveland, and launching the Partners in Place program, a program to address tax foreclosure in Cleveland.

was raised together by the Cavaliers and the FOC over the last three years for the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, including over $126,000 in 2019 alone, helping to continue and grow the fight against neighborhood blight in Cleveland.

hours spent by 800 FOC team members over the last four years volunteering to help refurbish properties in Cleveland’s Buckeye Woodhill neighborhood, as part of “QL Neighborhoods Week Cleveland” each fall.

was contributed by the Cavs to help launch the Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s 2015 parcel survey, laying the foundation for assessing and addressing blight on a block-by-block basis throughout the city. This is an effort that continues to impact and pay dividends today in Cleveland’s surrounding neighborhoods.

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ROCKET MORTGAGE FIELDHOUSE TRANSFORMATION

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse re-opened in September 2019 after a massive two-year renovation that completely transformed the nearly 26-year-old venue into a world-class, modernized community showplace. The project touched nearly every area and aspect of the venue – making it bigger, better, more competitive and wellpositioned to continue to secure major national and international events that deliver a powerful economic impact for Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, the neighborhoods and the entire region. Coupled with new innovative design features and cutting-edge technology, the significant expansion of event space throughout the FieldHouse has positioned the venue as one of the best and most attractive in the country and a must-play destination for big-name concert tours, attractions, conventions and large-scale events that our community marketers compete for.

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FEATURING

152,970 279 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL FIELDHOUSE SPACE

WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS

42,500+ 2,200 SQUARE FEET EXPANSION TO THE NORTH GLASS ATRIUM

SQUARE FEET OF POWER PORTAL LED PANELS

22+

MEETING, BANQUET, HOSPITALITY AND SPECIAL EVENT SPACES

SOCIAL GATHERING HUBS OR NEIGHBORHOODS FEATURING LOCAL FOOD AND BEVERAGE OPTIONS

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PROJECT IMPACT

605K 3,700+ WORK HOURS

JOBS SUPPORTED

58%

21%

OF CONTRACTS EXECUTED WITH DIVERSE BUSINESSES

MINORITY WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION

51%

19%

CUYAHOGA COUNTY WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION

CITY OF CLEVELAND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION

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MAJOR UPCOMING EVENTS

NBA All-Star isn’t just a single game, it consists of multiple events spread throughout the week at many venues throughout the city.

2022 NBA ALL-STAR WEEK

2021 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION

$36.5M ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT

2024 NCAA WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR

$25M

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT

$100M

ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT

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ALL-STAR GAME ALL-STAR SATURDAY NIGHT CELEBRITY GAME NBA ALL-STAR JAM SESSION . NBA ALL-STAR PRACTICE . NBA CARES/ SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED SPORTS BASKETBALL GAME . NBA CROSSOVER EVENT

In addition, the NBA requires the use of a number of facilities (restaurants, nightclubs, museums, etc) in the host city for social functions and other activities (hosting 4,000 - 6,000 guests at these functions) in connection with the NBA All-Star Game.

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSION The Cavaliers are dedicated to progress and activation with respect to diversity, inclusion and engagement in the Cleveland and Northeast Ohio community, including specific focus in the areas of education, law enforcement, relationships and economic empowerment.

TIME TO TALK SERIES A virtual community conversation established for both internal and external audiences. Guest speakers included Cleveland Mayor Jackson and Chief of Police Williams, Tyra Patterson (who was wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years), local leaders of National Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE) and many others.

THREE-TEAM ALLIANCE Established a three-team Cleveland sports alliance with the Browns and Indians, led by the GMs and head coaches of each team, aimed at developing a sustainable and direct strategy to address social injustice issues in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.

NBA FOUNDATION COMMITMENT On August 5th, the NBA launched the first-ever NBA Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on driving economic opportunity and empowerment in the Black community. The program was initially funded by all 30 NBA teams with the Cavs contributing $1 million a year over the next ten years for a total commitment of $10 million. In December of 2020, the Foundation announced a total of $2 million in inaugural grants to seven organizations that align with its mission to provide skills training, mentorship, coaching and pipeline development for high school, college-aged, job-ready and mid-career Black men and women in communities across the United States and Canada. The Marcus Graham Project, who the Cavs partnered with for the inaugural iCR8 ™ sports marketing workshop during the 2014-15 season for local sports marketing students, was one of the initial organizations awarded a grant.

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2020 GENERAL ELECTION Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse served as a polling location for the 2020 General Election and hosted National Voter Registration Day. This included a holistic, non-partisan voting activation campaign that featured exclusive “Cleveland Turns Up to Vote” merchandise, PSAs, creative outdoor marketing in collaboration with the When We All Vote organization, and much more.

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MY BROTHER’S KEEPER AND SAVING OUR DAUGHTERS Working with the Urban League to fund, rejuvenate and lead the “My Brother’s Keeper” and “Saving our Daughters” programs, aimed at addressing the gap faced by boys, girls and young men and women of color, and providing opportunities to help them learn and grow.

CANDID CONVERSATIONS

TEAM UP FOR CHANGE Partnered with eight other NBA and WNBA teams for Team Up for Change, a virtual summit followed by a week of local events, community engagement and digital content focused on education, awareness and activation regarding equality and social injustice.

Cavaliers executives and players continue to have candid conversations with key leaders to discuss current racial and social issues. Privately, these occurred with the likes of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Cavaliers and Quicken Loans leadership, including Chairman Dan Gilbert, as well as Cleveland Mayor Jackson and Police Chief Williams, NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement), and others. Many were also publicly available, including the virtual forum with the City Club of Cleveland and several appearances on local TV and radio affiliates.

ADDITIONAL INITIATIVES ∙ Honored the significance of Juneteenth, including recognizing it as a paid day off for team members, who were encouraged to use the time to get involved. ∙ Sponsored NAACP CLE’s annual Freedom Fund Dinner, which this year recognized COVID-19 essential workers and victims of racial violence.

TEAM MEMBER DIVERSITY

2.5K >35% >45% ∙ Joined the Pro Sports Assembly organization, to address, improve and impact diversity and inclusion in professional sports business leadership, as a founding member with board representation. ∙ Members of the Canton Charge front office, joined by the Cavaliers Diversity & Inclusion team, held a Community Conversation with a group of 45 individuals from 20 corporate partners regarding the current landscape. ∙ The Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse senior leadership team and basketball front office members personally funded an internship scholarship and mentoring program with The President’s Council in Cleveland (comprised of top black corporate/business CEOs and Presidents)

TOTAL JOBS PROVIDED BY THE CAVALIERS ORGANIZATION

FULL-TIME MINORITY STAFF MEMBERS

OVERALL FULL AND PART-TIME COMBINED MINORITY STAFF MEMBERS

This represents one of the highest minority staff percentages in major league sports as the NBA is widely regarded as the most diverse league of any professional league. In 2020, the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) recognized the Cavs with a “Hall of Fame” award for Senior Management Diversity, as well as a Workforce Diversity award. This is the third year the team has been recognized by GCP for Senior Management Diversity. Introduced IDEAL (Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Awareness, Leadership) team comprised of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), cross-functional team members in (or allies to) the LGBTQ, Jewish, Black and the Latinx communities, to help shape D&I strategy.

COVID-19 SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS Worked with our partner, Giant Eagle, to provide and expediate hiring for members of our part-time event staff to work at Giant Eagle on a temporary or continuing basis.

$1.2M $27K 500K+ $10K $155K+

Compensated to our part-time event staff members for cancelled events.

In team member donations for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the United Way of Greater Cleveland. The Family of Companies in Cleveland generated an additional $35,000 in individual staff support as well.

meals collectively funded by our organization to be available to those in need across our region. This included a donation of 3,300 pounds of food to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

donation in cooperation with Chef Symon’s foundation and the national LEE Initiative project to help launch Chef Michael Symon’s local Cleveland effort to support local out-of-work restaurant industry workers with meals and essential supplies.

Raised for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and United Way of Greater Cleveland (even split) via the ALL FOR THE LAND: COVID-19 RELIEF FUND that the Cavs co-created, presented and partnered with WOIO CBS TV19 on.

BLOOD DRIVES HOSTED

1,004

PINTS OF BLOOD DONATED

3,012

LIVES HELPED TO SAVE

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MONSTERS AND CHARGE SUPPORT The Cleveland Monsters donated $10,000 each to the Ohio Guidestone COVID-19 Relief Fund and Children’s Hunger Alliance. Alongside the Canton Charge, both teams also donated $5,000 each to the Stark County Hunger Task Force and Salvation Army in Canton.

Kevin Love purchased meals and snacks from local restaurants to provide to healthcare works at the Cleveland Clinic Avon and Main Campus.

The Charge provided 50 meals per day to nurses at Aultman Hospital in Canton, totaling over 250 total meals, as well as gift cards and swag bags.

PLAYER AND COACH HIGHLIGHTS Kevin Love donated $100,000 and Andre Drummond donated $50,000 to part time event staff, on top of Dan Gilbert and the Cavaliers separate organizational support of $1.2 million that covered 100% of the compensation for part-time event staff for cancelled games and events at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to close the 2020-21 season. Larry Nance Jr. donated $100,000 to two local food banks, the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and Greater Cleveland Food Bank (even split). Andre Drummond donated JBL headphones to students in Cleveland and Detroit to help them in their new online learning environment. The Cavaliers matched Coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s personal donation to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Children’s Hunger Alliance for a total $40,000 donation.

Tristan Thompson provided $100 Discount Drug Mart gift cards to all DDM employees at several Cleveland area locations. Kevin Love recorded a message of support to Ohio residents for Governor Mike DeWine to post on official state social channels. He also recorded messages for NBA and Cavaliers social channels focused on mental health.

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CAVALIERS COMMUNITY RELATIONS

TICKET DONATIONS The Cavaliers organization provides the opportunity for thousands of children and families to attend home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse every year. The Cavaliers donated approximately 30,000 tickets during the 2019-20 season to organizations that include local charities, non-profits and schools. This also includes a player ticket program where Cavs players personally purchase tickets, food vouchers and t-shirts to donate to non-profit organizations. In addition, on a daily basis, the Cavaliers send giveaway, auction and raffle items to various organizations throughout Northeast Ohio to help them with their own fundraising efforts. The team fulfills approximately 5,000 requests each year.

30K

TICKETS DONATED

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EDUCATION

130K+ CHILDREN REACHED

Each year, the Cavaliers reach more than 130,000 children in Cleveland and across several counties in Northeast Ohio through the team’s many programs. Several of those focus on the importance of education at all levels, kindergarten through high school. The Cavaliers coordinate reading initiatives in schools through “Read to Achieve,” presented by Cleveland-Cliffs, recognize hardworking teachers and students with “Head of the Class” and “AllStar Kids,” as well as “Straight ‘A’ All-Stars,” presented by Westfield, use basketball to focus on math through “NBA Math Hoops,” presented by Rocket Mortgage. The Cavaliers also partner with Huntington to award college scholarships every year.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS With health and wellness being a pillar of the Cavaliers community efforts, players, coaches and staff can often be found leading kids through basketball clinics, talking about living a healthy lifestyle, and even practicing yoga with Cleveland-area kids, thanks to the team’s “Fit as a Pro” initiative, presented by Medical Mutual and in association with Giant Eagle. The program encourages physical fitness and well-balanced nutrition among elementary and middle school students across Northeast Ohio. Every year, the team also takes part in NBA Fit Week, a dedicated time to showcase holistic health and wellness related activities. Every week during the season, the Cavaliers take part in “Health Essentials,” a social media feature in partnership with Cleveland Clinic that showcases important topics related to health and wellness.

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STEM SUPPORT

$1M

IN SUPPORT TO STEM

The special Cavaliers and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company partnership announced in 2017 continues to yield a very special community benefit to schools in Cleveland and Akron. The Cavaliers are funding $1 million of support to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) programs in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) and Akron Public Schools (APS). Since the start of the partnership in 2017, the Cavaliers and Goodyear have opened newly renovated STEM Labs in both the CMSD’s East Professional Center and APS’s Buchtel Community Learning Center. The team will look to open multiple new STEM Labs in both the CMSD and APS in the future.

AWARENESS NIGHTS AND DRIVES The team hosts awareness nights at games throughout each season to help support and promote important causes, including breast health with Cleveland Clinic and Komen Northeast Ohio; colorectal cancer with Fight Colorectal Cancer and Cleveland Clinic; autism with Cleveland Clinic Children’s and KultureCity, and for many other important causes. For each of these games, fans in attendance learn about the respective cause through elements in-game, on the concourse, and the team’s website and social channels. In addition, the Cavaliers host themed appreciation game nights, such as the annual Cavs Salute to Service game, presented by Ohio CAT, which honors former and current military members; as well as cultural appreciation nights, such as Chinese New Year and Los Cavs Noche Latina. Throughout each year, the Cavaliers also hold drives at games to collect items for local organizations, including Harvest for Hunger to raise funds and collect nonperishable food items for the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and a Toy Drive during the holiday season, presented by Lexus. The Cavaliers executed most of these initiatives in a unique, socially distant manner this past year.

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BLACK HERITAGE CELEBRATION This year marked the 16th annual Black Heritage Celebration presented by Crown Royal Regal Apple, the Cavaliers’ expanded salute to Black History Month. During games throughout January and February, the Cavaliers showcased inspiring moments in African-American history. The monthlong celebration was themed “Empowering and Inspiring. One Generation to the Next.” and recognized the remarkable accomplishments of African-American icons and lesser known contributors who paved the path for future generations. As part of the BHC in 2020, the team partnered with the NAACP, The Real Black Friday and Aramark to welcome 20 black chefs who own local Cleveland restaurants, food trucks and catering businesses to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for Taste of Black Cleveland: The Food Showcase 3.0.

The public celebration of food and opportunity showcased Cleveland’s dynamic restaurant landscape and benefitted the Cleveland NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics (ACT-SO) and the Cavaliers Community Foundation (CCF). In addition, the Cavaliers teamed up with the Marcus Graham Project to host the 6th annual Sports Marketing Workshop for diverse students and professionals interested in a sports marketing career. They also partnered with MARTK’D, Culture Junkie and Yellowbrick to host a “Art on Sneaker” community engagement initiative designed to provide individuals an opportunity to explore career paths that align with their passions, including sneakers, fashion, sports, music and media.

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SEASON OF GIVING Each year, the Cavaliers hold their Season of Giving, dedicating time and resources to providing a happier holiday for local families in need. Players and coaches host families for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner; Legends hand out turkeys and fixings to families to prepare a holiday dinner at home; the team collects toys to distribute to local youth organizations; and the entire team visits patients and their families at Cleveland Clinic Children’s. While Season of Giving looked different in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team still executed a number of unique and socially-distant initiatives designed to help those in need.

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$44 MILLION IN GIVING With more than $44 million in community, civic and charitable giving, a wide range of local non-profit organizations and charities have benefited from the Cavaliers in the 20-plus years the team has been in downtown Cleveland.

NEARLY

$2M $75K $24M $19M

raised from events hosted by the team each year to benefit the Children’s Tumor Foundation to help them in their fight to end Neurofibromatosis.

donated to the NAACP over the last three years in support of their annual Freedom Fund dinner.

in grants made by The Cavaliers Community Foundation, the charitable arm of the Cavs organization, to deserving groups in the area.

in community gifts and contributions.

$50K

donated to local nonprofit organizations through the Cavaliers Community Foundation each month of the 2019-20 season as part of the Cavaliers 50th season celebration, for a combined donation total of $250,000!

∙ Junior Achievement of Greater Cleveland, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, Say Yes to Education - Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Food Bank were all awarded $50,000 each. ∙ Prayer’s for Maria Children’s Cancer Foundation, The Gathering Place, Hope Meadows Foundation, Music Through The Streets and Drink Local. Drink Tap were each awarded $10,000 to culminate the special donation program.

$250K+ $2M

donated to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank over the last four years, resulting in over 1 MILLION meals provided to those in need; through grants from the Cavaliers Community Foundation. The Cavaliers have also supported the Food Bank’s “BackPacks for Kids” program, providing school children with food to take home in order to sustain them over a weekend.

raised by the Cavaliers and the FOC together over the last five years for the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity, including over $126,000 in 2019 alone, helping to continue and grow the fight against neighborhood blight in Cleveland.

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BEFORE

REFURBISHING COURTS The Cavaliers have partnered with The City of Cleveland to refurbish the basketball courts in the City’s neighborhood resource and recreation centers and high school gyms in need of renovation in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The first NINE courts have been refurbished and unveiled for local families: Cudell, Earle B. Turner, Sterling, Estabrook, Lonnie Burten, Thurgood Marshall, Glenville, Cory and Rhodes High School. The City of Cleveland and the Cavs host Grand Opening events that include Cavs Academy basketball clinics for children in the neighborhoods of these gyms. The month after each Grand Opening, the Cavaliers also hold a full free basketball clinic.

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30 LONG TERM INVESTMENTS In an effort to provide children in the Northeast Ohio region with better access to books and technology, the Cavaliers create Reading & Learning Centers, in association with Sherwin-Williams, and Learn & Play Centers in communitybased organizations and schools. This allows a qualified nonprofit organization to improve the condition of its current facility as well as to improve the quality of its literacy and educational programming. Since 2004, the Cavaliers have created 20 Reading & Learning Centers and Learn & Play Centers at multiple Boys & Girls Clubs, schools, leadership academies and other organizations. Most recently, the Cavaliers opened a new Sensory Room at Clara E. Westropp Elementary School in Cleveland, in association with Sherwin-Williams. Since 2008, the Cavaliers have completed seven “Legacy Projects” that are designed to provide children and families in Northeast Ohio with safe places to live, learn and play. The team has funded and constructed a home for Habitat for Humanity; provided an outdoor basketball court at East End Neighborhood House; built an outdoor sports court at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation; refurbished the family lounge at Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation; renovated the family room and resource center at Ronald McDonald house of Greater Cleveland; refurbished the activity center at Cleveland Clinic Children’s; and most recently helped unveil a new sibling drop-off room at the new Cleveland Clinic Children’s facility.

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APPEARANCES

130K+ CHILDREN REACHED

Understanding the positive influence they can have on our youth and others in the Greater Cleveland community, Cavaliers players and coaches make an average of 200 community appearances each year, including hospital visits, serving meals to the less fortunate, distributing toys during the holidays and much more. Players and coaches also regularly meet and spend time with season ticket holders and corporate partners.

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CLEVELAND MONSTERS MISSION STATEMENT

EDUCATION

The Monsters Community Foundation supports Northeast Ohio programs that positively impact the areas of education, youth hockey, health & wellness, and basic needs.

The Cleveland Monsters are committed to the advancement of students in Northeast Ohio, through mentoring programs like HocKEY Assist, that focus on Leadership, Overcoming Adversity and Self Confidence, as well as introducing hockey to students through educational tools.

COVID-19 SUPPORT

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cleveland Monsters donated:

$10K $10K TO THE OHIO GUIDESTONE COVID-19 RELIEF FUND

TO CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE IN SUPPORT OF MEAL PROGRAMS FOR FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE STUDENTS

6K+

STUDENTS RECEIVED FREE STEM SCHOOL DISTRICTS RECEIVED LEARNING RESOURCES NEW STEM LEARNING KITS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CARGILL AND THE GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER The Monsters recognized outstanding teachers in Northeast Ohio who make a positive impact in the classroom, school and community with the MonSTAR Teacher of the Month.

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donated to various non-profit organizations in support of cancer research. Cavaliers and Monsters Community Run: Back to School Edition The Monsters teamed up with the Cavaliers and Hermes Road Racing for the fourth annual 5K Run & 1 Mile Walk to support the Cavaliers

families from Special Wish Foundation, Kids Kicking Cancer and Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Cleveland hosted by Monsters Goaltender Brad Thiessen as part of the Brad’s Bigs program, complete with a meet-and-greet after the game and free parking and concessions.

Community Foundation and the Monsters Community Foundation. Hundreds of racers generously donated new school supplies for Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Project ACT, the amount of which was matched by the Cavs and Monsters, resulting in more than 10,000 items given to local school-age children.

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SUPPORTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY $15K 14K+ 350+ CONTRIBUTED TO THE CLEVELAND HOCKEY BOOSTER CLUB’S HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP FUND

MONSTERS TICKETS DONATED TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS

HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ACCUMULATED BETWEEN MONSTERS PLAYERS, COACHES AND STAFF

$98K+ 10K+ 60+

raised at Monsters home games and events throughout the season, benefitting local non-profit and charitable programs.

toys that were collected from the Monsters Toy Drive presented by Lexus and the annual Chuck-a-Bear event and donated to several non-profit organizations in the Cleveland area.

veterans hosted and recognized during Monsters home games as part of the Hockey for Heroes program. Veterans received complimentary concession items, a Monsters gift bag and a private meet-and-greet with a Monsters player after the game.

CLEVELAND MONSTERS BENEFITTING ORGANIZATIONS:

Cleveland VA Medical Center, American Cancer Society, Prayers from Maria, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), Rising Star Academy.

CANTON CHARGE

200+ 3K+ 6.5K+

hours of community service during the 2019-20 season through serving meals, participating in afterschool programs, holiday letter writing campaigns and more.

meals and snack bags packaged by players and coaches that were distributed by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank and team staff to families in Stark and Summit Counties.

tickets donated to those in need through the Canton Charge Community Ticket Fund Program.

Canton Charge Benefitting Organizations: McGregor Elementary School, McKinley High School, Project R.E.B.U.I.L.D., Refuge of Hope, Stark County Hunger Task Force, Stark County Humane Society, Be a Better Me, SCCAA Headstart programs, Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, Akron-Canton Region Foodbank.

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CAVS LEGION

Cavs Legion Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, teamed up with the City of Cleveland to launch the Cleveland Rec Esports Club at the Legion Lair Lit by TCP. The first of-its-kind club groups local youth together in teams to compete in weekly NBA 2K and Rocket League matchups. The program also places an emphasis on introducing future career path opportunities that exist in the esports industry and beyond. The team partnered with the Make-A-Wish foundation to help two inspiring young gamers in Northeast Ohio by donating and assembling complete state-of-the-art gaming setups in their homes.

$1K+

worth of gaming consoles, games and gaming accessories donated to the LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland.

YOUTH BASKETBALL

YOUTH SPORTS

More than 21,000 children participated in Cavs Academy Camps & Clinics, Jr. Cavs leagues and Cavs Elite Tournaments throughout 2019-20. Through these programs, the Cavaliers are committed to inspiring future generations to grow the game of basketball. The mission is to motivate the youth to be active, make championship choices on and off the court and build confidence in their athletic abilities through the game of basketball.

CAVS ENTERTAINMENT ACADEMY In 2019-20, Cavaliers Entertainment Academy hosted clinics for kids to learn high-energy chorography with Cavaliers PowerHouse Dance Team, make a bodymoving beat with 216Stix Drumline and shake it up with the Scream Team.

MONSTERS YOUTH HOCKEY

1,400+

kids received training and instruction through Try Hockey for Free presented by Dippin’ Dots, Learn to Play presented by University Hospitals Sports Medicine, Monsters Grow the Game initiative and Youth Hockey Clinics.

Tour with the Monsters presented by University Hospitals Sports Medicine makes stops at local community rinks throughout the regular season. The Tour allows fans to watch the Monsters practice and join the team afterwards for an open skate, autographs from the team and photos with the players.

The Monsters hosted the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League All-Star Game presented by US Army, an annual game held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse showcasing the league’s best high school hockey players of the season. Nominated by their coaches, 60 of the league’s best players take the ice for a tournament-style event to represent their high school with the hopes of bringing home an All-Star Game trophy.

ECONOMIC IMPACT $164M $56M+ In 2019 alone, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse generated:

With over 200 events that draw more than 2 million people downtown each year, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse continues to stimulate hundreds of millions of dollars in economic activity each year. Since inception in 1994, the Gateway sports complex, including Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse and Progressive Field, has been a catalyst for nearly $2 billion in completed, underway or funded retail, residential and hotel development in the Gateway neighborhood alone. The Gateway complex, the city’s most visited neighborhood, also generates over five million visitors each year.

Despite being closed two summers for construction in order to complete the transformation, Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse still ranked No. 55 in the world and No. 33 in the United States on Pollstar’s list of the Top 200 arenas worldwide for entertainment ticket sales in its year-end analysis report for 2019.

IN DIRECT SPENDING

IN STATE AND LOCAL TAX REVENUES

Since inception in 1994, the venue has generated nearly $2.7 billion in direct spending, which creates and retains jobs.

Since inception in 1994, the venue has generated a total of over $800 million in tax revenue.

$301M $44M TOTAL OUTPUT Represents the total direct, indirect, and induced spending generated by Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

IN GIVING In the 20-plus years the team has been in downtown Cleveland, $44 million has been given to local community, civic and charitable organizations.