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

Essex Fells Country Club

Essex Fells, NJ · founded 1933

14 filings on recordFY 2010–2023medium confidence

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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

Expenses

$9.3M

▲ 21.6% / 5y

Total Assets

$14.9M

▲ 50.2% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$5.6M

▲ 1.8% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$8.1M	$10.6M	$10.6M	$9.5M	$11.7M	+44.9%
Expenses	$7.6M	$8.6M	$8.6M	$9.1M	$9.3M	+21.6%
Net surplus	$499K	$2.0M	$2.0M	$393K	$2.5M	+400.4%
Total assets	$9.9M	$12.2M	$12.2M	$12.4M	$14.9M	+50.2%
Total liabilities	$5.5M	$5.6M	$5.6M	$5.6M	$5.6M	+1.8%
Net assets	$4.4M	$6.6M	$6.6M	$6.9M	$9.3M	+110.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
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

Vendor	Service	Paid
Jbd Architectural Group LLC PAWTUCKET, RI	Course architecture	$186,833
Grinding Services LLC PASSAIC, NJ	Turf & grounds	$157,924

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$4,933,142
ASSESSMENTS	$3,565,580
INITIATION FEES	$163,415

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$1.4M

▼ $126K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$7.8M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

74%

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	$241,968
Occupancy	$1,000,731
Depreciation & depletion	$1,160,773
Information technology	$45,890
Office expenses	$122,547
Accounting fees	$28,350
Other professional fees	$52,691

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 FELLS COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PLAN

pension · 55 participants · $3.3M 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 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)

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