MROU501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 22-1131110

Mountain Ridge Country Club

West Caldwell, NJ · founded 1934
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$12.54M
▲ 3.5% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$12.77M
▲ 6.8% YoY
Operating Margin
-1.8%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
170
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$12.5M
▲ 31.0% / 5y
9.611.711.712.112.5
Expenses
$12.8M
▲ 21.7% / 5y
10.511.311.312.012.8
Total Assets
$21.6M
▼ 1.9% / 5y
22.021.321.321.521.6
Total Liabilities
$11.8M
▼ 6.0% / 5y
12.611.411.411.511.8

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$9.6M$11.7M$11.7M$12.1M$12.5M+31.0%
Expenses$10.5M$11.3M$11.3M$12.0M$12.8M+21.7%
Net surplus-$922K$458K$458K$157K-$230K-75.1%
Total assets$22.0M$21.3M$21.3M$21.5M$21.6M-1.9%
Total liabilities$12.6M$11.4M$11.4M$11.5M$11.8M-6.0%
Net assets$9.4M$9.8M$9.8M$10.0M$9.8M+3.5%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JAMES MESSINA
General Manager· 40h/wk
$454,250$26,131
CLIFFORD MOORE
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$231,071$31,696
LEN SITER
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$211,247$29,762
MARC BOLCH
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$153,025$16,362
GARY DROZ
EQUIPMENT/MAINTENANCE SHOP MANAGER· 40h/wk
$125,462$15,668
AARON SACHAROV
Controller· 40h/wk
$119,824$14,878
JESUS SANTOS
FACILITIES ENGINEER· 40h/wk
$112,488$11,575

+ 17 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ALEX OPPER, BETH BERNS, DAVID BENBASSAT, +14 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
MEMBERSHIP DUES$7,083,706
ASSESSMENTS$1,756,908
INITIATION FEES-CAPITA$289,793
INITIATION FEES$175,000

MFounded in 1934, Mountain Ridge Country Club reported $12.54M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.8%. Revenue moved up 3.5% 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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