BBRA501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 04-1115000

Brae Burn Country Club

West Newton, MA · founded 1934
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$14.99M
▲ 1.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$15.18M
▲ 4.6% YoY
Operating Margin
-1.3%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
328
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$15.0M
▲ 8.8% / 5y
13.812.314.414.815.0
Expenses
$15.2M
▲ 20.7% / 5y
12.611.713.414.515.2
Total Assets
$27.9M
▲ 7.2% / 5y
26.026.627.827.927.9
Total Liabilities
$2.2M
▲ 92.2% / 5y
1.21.41.71.82.2

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$13.8M$12.3M$14.4M$14.8M$15.0M+8.8%
Expenses$12.6M$11.7M$13.4M$14.5M$15.2M+20.7%
Net surplus$1.2M$616K$997K$263K-$197K-116.5%
Total assets$26.0M$26.6M$27.8M$27.9M$27.9M+7.2%
Total liabilities$1.2M$1.4M$1.7M$1.8M$2.2M+92.2%
Net assets$24.9M$25.2M$26.1M$26.1M$25.7M+3.3%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
SEAN MCLAUGHLIN
FMR GENERAL MANAGER· 40h/wk
$386,919$28,606
JASON NILL
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$255,275$10,050
PHILIP PSAROS
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$252,529$27,902
STEPHEN MITCHELL
FMR DIRECTOR OF RACQUETS· 40h/wk
$213,941$27,931
SEAN NOLAN
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$195,525$17,351
SEAN MCTERNAN
HEAD GOLF TEACHING PRO· 40h/wk
$188,164$7,993
MICHAEL QUILTER
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$182,238$27,911
JOSEPH DION
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$174,045$7,387

+ 16 unpaid officers/directors as reported (AMY MADDEN, BRYAN BLAKE, CHRISTIAN BRUNNER, +13 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED LLC
LINCOLN, NE
COURSE IMPROVEMENTS$404,415
GREEN FLUSH TECHNOLOGIES
WASHOUGAL, WA
HIGHLAND RESTROOM$169,475
JAMES GALVIN ELECTRIC COMPANY
NEWTON, MA
ELECTRICIAN SERVICES$160,043
GOJEHOS CARPENTRY
FRAMINGHAM, MA
CLUBHOUSE RENOVATIONS$155,209

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,359,249
SEASON PRIVILEGES$3,116,614
CAPITAL FEES$1,222,200
INITIATION FEES$633,750

BFounded in 1934, Brae Burn Country Club reported $14.99M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.3%. Revenue moved up 1.4% against the prior posted return. Every figure on this page is drawn from the club’s Form 990 as filed; a dash marks a value the filing did not report.

Source documents
Form 990, FY2023 · period ending Tue Oct 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Mon Oct 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Sun Oct 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
+ 10 more · via ProPublica
BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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