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BTUR501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 06-0777076

Burning Tree Country Club Inc

Greenwich, CT · founded 1965

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$14.59M

▲ 8.7% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$13.21M

▲ 5.5% YoY

Operating Margin

9.5%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

223

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$14.6M

▲ 46.7% / 5y

Expenses

$13.2M

▲ 27.8% / 5y

Total Assets

$35.2M

▲ 14.3% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$13.8M

▲ 6.6% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$9.9M	$12.6M	$12.6M	$13.4M	$14.6M	+46.7%
Expenses	$10.3M	$11.0M	$11.0M	$12.5M	$13.2M	+27.8%
Net surplus	-$387K	$1.7M	$1.7M	$901K	$1.4M	-457.0%
Total assets	$30.8M	$31.6M	$31.6M	$32.2M	$35.2M	+14.3%
Total liabilities	$12.9M	$12.5M	$12.5M	$12.2M	$13.8M	+6.6%
Net assets	$17.8M	$19.1M	$19.1M	$20.0M	$21.4M	+19.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
HARRIS COBLE General Manager· 40h/wk	$265,892	$22,531
STEPHEN WICKSTROM Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk	$258,421	$24,180
TODD WINGERTER HEAD OF GOLF PROFESSIONAL· 40h/wk	$249,089	$6,437
ROBERT WAITE Director of Racquets· 40h/wk	$238,302	$23,680
RAUL TORRES Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$175,242	$25,426

+ 13 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANDREW RICHARD, ANTHONY FRASCELLA, BRENDAN MOYNIHAN, +10 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
The Golf Shop At Btcc LLC GREENWICH, CT	PRO SHOP	$619,526

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$7,571,192
INITIATION FEES	$1,904,407
CAPITAL ASSESSMENT	$1,365,052
REFUNDABLE EQUITY ASSE	$83,232

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$5.9M

▲ $1.6M new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$23.4M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

51%

accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

Debt over time

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	$224,949
Occupancy	$749,959
Depreciation & depletion	$2,001,280
Information technology	$148,003
Office expenses	$336,460
Legal fees	$15,938
Accounting fees	$35,232

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

BURNING TREE COUNTRY CLUB INC 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

pension · 52 participants · $4.8M 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

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Cooks, Restaurant Greenwich, CT	$43K	3	May 2025 → Oct 2025
Waiters and Waitresses Greenwich, CT	$43K	10	May 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 →

BFounded in 1965, Burning Tree Country Club Inc reported $14.59M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 9.5%. Revenue moved up 8.7% 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 Sat Sep 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Fri Sep 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Thu Sep 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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