KERN501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 04-1503740

Kernwood Country Club

Salem, MA · founded 1934
14 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$7.32M
▲ 23.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$7.47M
▲ 15.2% YoY
Operating Margin
-2.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
158
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$7.3M
▲ 34.0% / 5y
5.56.16.15.97.3
Expenses
$7.5M
▲ 35.8% / 5y
5.55.35.36.57.5
Total Assets
$11.3M
▲ 19.3% / 5y
9.511.711.710.511.3
Total Liabilities
$3.7M
▲ 33.3% / 5y
2.73.33.32.63.7

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$5.5M$6.1M$6.1M$5.9M$7.3M+34.0%
Expenses$5.5M$5.3M$5.3M$6.5M$7.5M+35.8%
Net surplus-$40K$842K$842K-$553K-$151K+276.5%
Total assets$9.5M$11.7M$11.7M$10.5M$11.3M+19.3%
Total liabilities$2.7M$3.3M$3.3M$2.6M$3.7M+33.3%
Net assets$6.7M$8.4M$8.4M$7.8M$7.7M+13.7%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
STUART O'CONNOR
GENERAL MANAGER/COO· 40h/wk
$280,000$9,101
JOHN EGGLESTON
GOLF SUPERINTENDENT· 40h/wk
$173,500$24,743
FRANK DULLY II
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$163,054$27,444
STEVEN NEFF
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$143,524$10,326

+ 11 unpaid officers/directors as reported (B RIAN CUSACK, CATHERINE MARQUARDT, DENISE KELLY, +8 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,515,438
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS$619,715
OPERATING ASSESSMENT$468,080
ENTRANCE FEES$460,250

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$2.1M
$282K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$9.1M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
20%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$676K$1.4M$2.0M$2.7MFY20 · $2.7MFY20FY21 · $2.7MFY21FY22 · $2.4MFY22FY23 · $2.1MFY23

Mortgages & notes payable is the club’s reported long-term debt. A year-over-year rise typically signals a capital project being financed; a fall signals deleveraging. A dash marks a line the filing did not report — not a zero.

Operating expenses

FY23 · Form 990, Part IX
Insurance$189,669
Occupancy$330,572
Depreciation & depletion$222,609
Office expenses$224,076
Accounting fees$31,958
Other professional fees$64,959

Selected functional-expense lines as itemized on Form 990, Part IX. A reported management-fee line indicates the club pays an outside management company. Lines the filing left blank are omitted.

Retirement & benefit plans

DOL Form 5500 · plan sponsors
KERNWOOD COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE 401(K) PLAN
pension · 17 participants · $1.9M assets · FY2024

Retirement and welfare plans the club sponsors, from its DOL Form 5500 filing. Listed providers are the recordkeepers, insurers, and advisors paid $5,000 or more (Schedule C) — the incumbent benefits vendors.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions
RoleWage floor (annualized)WorkersSeason
Cooks, Restaurant
Salem, MA
$44K5May 2025 → Oct 2025
Waiters and Waitresses
Salem, MA
$42K12May 2025 → Oct 2025
Bartenders
Salem, MA
$40K4May 2025 → Oct 2025
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Salem, MA
$34K2May 2025 → Oct 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

KFounded in 1934, Kernwood Country Club reported $7.32M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -2.1%. Revenue moved up 23.4% 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 Sun Dec 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Sat Dec 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Fri Dec 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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