The Packers are the only NFL club that is a publicly owned corporation, the only major professional sports franchise in the United States that is a nonprofit entity, and one of only a few such teams that are not privately held.

[4] It is this broad-based community support and non-profit structure[5] which has kept the team in Green Bay for over a century in spite of being the smallest market in all of North American major professional sports.

[6] As a publicly held nonprofit, the Packers are also the only North American major league sports franchise to release its financial balance sheet every year.

[1] The elected president, currently Mark Murphy, represents the corporation at NFL owners meetings and other league functions.

[4] At the time of his death in 2013, Green Bay Press-Gazette publisher Michael Gage was said to be the largest shareholder of the team.

Shareholders receive nothing more than voting rights, an invitation to the corporation's annual meeting, and an opportunity to purchase exclusive shareholder-only merchandise.

Grants are provided to applicants who request funding for projects that further the Foundation's mission, which is to assist local organizations which promote families, support athletic competitions, improve the welfare of Green Bay Packers players and fans, promote the education and safety of children, and reduce cruelty to animals.