ECSS501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 22-0895770

Essex County Country Club

West Orange, NJ · founded 1978
12 filings on recordFY 20122023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$15.26M
▲ 50.0% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$9.67M
▲ 3.6% YoY
Operating Margin
36.6%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
173
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$15.3M
▲ 98.8% / 5y
7.78.610.210.215.3
Expenses
$9.7M
▲ 34.7% / 5y
7.28.09.39.39.7
Total Assets
$23.2M
▲ 71.6% / 5y
13.513.716.916.923.2
Total Liabilities
$9.5M
▲ 1.1% / 5y
9.49.19.19.19.5

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$7.7M$8.6M$10.2M$10.2M$15.3M+98.8%
Expenses$7.2M$8.0M$9.3M$9.3M$9.7M+34.7%
Net surplus$493K$598K$841K$841K$5.6M+1033.7%
Total assets$13.5M$13.7M$16.9M$16.9M$23.2M+71.6%
Total liabilities$9.4M$9.1M$9.1M$9.1M$9.5M+1.1%
Net assets$4.2M$4.6M$7.7M$7.7M$13.8M+230.1%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JASON THOMPSON
SUPERINTENDE
$197,022
MICHAEL CORRINO
Executive Chef
$140,000
MARY ANN PETERS
GENERAL MANA
$135,000
ALEX HOYOS
HEAD GOLF PR
$125,000
MOLLY MEIXNER
Controller
$125,000

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANTHONY TRAPASSO, CHRISTOPHER ROTIO, DANIEL KLINGER, +9 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
CAPITAL PROJECT ASSESSMENT$4,918,252
MEMBERSHIP DUES$4,416,245
MONTHLY CAPITAL ASSESSMENT$1,356,691
INITIATION FEES$344,466

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$8.3M
$569K new borrowing
Net land, buildings & equipment
$13.4M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
47%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$2.1M$4.1M$6.2M$8.3MFY21 · $7.7MFY21FY22 · $7.7MFY22FY23 · $8.3MFY23

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$232,485
Occupancy$606,061
Depreciation & depletion$604,180
Office expenses$138,057
Legal fees$44,471
Other professional fees$116,771

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
ESSEX COUNTY COUNTRY CLUB 401K PLAN
pension · $0 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.

EFounded in 1978, Essex County Country Club reported $15.26M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 36.6%. Revenue moved up 50.0% 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 Fri Mar 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Thu Mar 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Wed Mar 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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