WBEE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 06-0607166

Wee Burn Country Club Inc

Darien, CT · founded 1946
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$19.73M
▲ 5.1% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$20.45M
▲ 6.7% YoY
Operating Margin
-3.7%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
312
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$19.7M
▲ 20.5% / 5y
16.416.716.718.819.7
Expenses
$20.5M
▲ 23.3% / 5y
16.617.917.919.220.5
Total Assets
$30.6M
▼ 5.3% / 5y
32.332.532.532.130.6
Total Liabilities
$13.9M
▼ 2.6% / 5y
14.214.814.814.613.9

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$16.4M$16.7M$16.7M$18.8M$19.7M+20.5%
Expenses$16.6M$17.9M$17.9M$19.2M$20.5M+23.3%
Net surplus-$229K-$1.1M-$1.1M-$404K-$728K+218.5%
Total assets$32.3M$32.5M$32.5M$32.1M$30.6M-5.3%
Total liabilities$14.2M$14.8M$14.8M$14.6M$13.9M-2.6%
Net assets$18.1M$17.7M$17.7M$17.5M$16.7M-7.4%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
SAMUEL WILEY
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$468,912$11,651
DOUGLAS DRUGO
GREENS AND GROUNDS SUPER· 40h/wk
$447,371$27,706
WARREN BURDOCK
GM & ASSISTANT SECRETARY· 40h/wk
$419,229$20,675
KAREN YOUNG
Controller· 40h/wk
$257,378$28,714
MATT O'CONNOR
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$240,310$36,145
JUAN BENACLAZAR
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$158,682$6,347
PIERGIORGIO NANNI
Sous Chef· 40h/wk
$143,407$28,469

+ 20 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANNE H SHARPE, BRIAN CONROY, CAROLINE GALLAGHER, +17 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
SAMUEL T WILEY
DARIEN, CT
GOLF PROFESSIONAL$775,158
HARREL'S LLC
ATLANTA, GA
GOLF COURSE SUPPLIES$385,077
CARDIO CRUSH TENNIS INC
WESTPORT, CT
TENNIS PROFESSIONAL$270,296

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$10,789,524
SPECIAL CAPITAL CHARGE$1,213,440
INITIATION FEES$937,600

WFounded in 1946, Wee Burn Country Club Inc reported $19.73M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -3.7%. Revenue moved up 5.1% 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)
+ 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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