EFSS501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 22-0895945

Essex Fells Country Club

Essex Fells, NJ · founded 1933
14 filings on recordFY 20102023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$11.75M
▲ 24.0% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$9.25M
▲ 1.9% YoY
Operating Margin
21.2%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
156
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$11.7M
▲ 44.9% / 5y
8.17.610.69.511.7
Expenses
$9.3M
▲ 21.6% / 5y
7.67.28.69.19.3
Total Assets
$14.9M
▲ 50.2% / 5y
9.99.612.212.414.9
Total Liabilities
$5.6M
▲ 1.8% / 5y
5.54.95.65.65.6

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$8.1M$7.6M$10.6M$9.5M$11.7M+44.9%
Expenses$7.6M$7.2M$8.6M$9.1M$9.3M+21.6%
Net surplus$499K$463K$2.0M$393K$2.5M+400.4%
Total assets$9.9M$9.6M$12.2M$12.4M$14.9M+50.2%
Total liabilities$5.5M$4.9M$5.6M$5.6M$5.6M+1.8%
Net assets$4.4M$4.8M$6.6M$6.9M$9.3M+110.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
DANIEL PASTERNAK
General Manager· 40h/wk
$348,250$9,878
MARK MIEDLER
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$244,324$31,046
AGUSTIN SANCHEZ
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$198,090$32,967
BRIAN GAFFNEY
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$157,418$33,583
MEVLUDI ZUBERI
ASSISTANT MANAGER· 40h/wk
$150,045$355
SVEN BURUS
RACQUETS DIRECTOR· 40h/wk
$115,437$7,527

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CAROL D'ALLESANDRO, CHRISTOPHER CASTANO, DAVID ISABEL, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
JBD ARCHITECTURAL GROUP LLC
PAWTUCKET, RI
MASTER PLAN DESIGN$186,833
GRINDING SERVICES LLC
PASSAIC, NJ
IRRIGATION & GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION$157,924

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$4,933,142
ASSESSMENTS$3,565,580
INITIATION FEES$163,415

EFounded in 1933, Essex Fells Country Club reported $11.75M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 21.2%. Revenue moved up 24.0% 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 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)
+ 11 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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