PLAI501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 22-1201880

Plainfield Country Club

Edison, NJ · founded 1952
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$13.07M
▲ 19.8% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$11.25M
▲ 9.5% YoY
Operating Margin
13.9%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
213
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$13.1M
▲ 22.8% / 5y
10.69.210.710.913.1
Expenses
$11.3M
▲ 29.9% / 5y
8.78.49.610.311.3
Total Assets
$22.0M
▲ 15.9% / 5y
19.020.020.521.122.0
Total Liabilities
$7.2M
▼ 15.6% / 5y
8.58.78.18.07.2

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$10.6M$9.2M$10.7M$10.9M$13.1M+22.8%
Expenses$8.7M$8.4M$9.6M$10.3M$11.3M+29.9%
Net surplus$2.0M$814K$1.1M$632K$1.8M-7.9%
Total assets$19.0M$20.0M$20.5M$21.1M$22.0M+15.9%
Total liabilities$8.5M$8.7M$8.1M$8.0M$7.2M-15.6%
Net assets$10.5M$11.3M$12.4M$13.1M$14.9M+41.4%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
TRAVIS PAULEY
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$294,175$15,069
SCOTT PARIS
COO/DIRECTOR OF GOLF· 40h/wk
$245,991$31,018
STEPHEN HURD
GM OF CLUBHOUSE OPS· 40h/wk
$229,500$27,435
KAREN LARKIN
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$188,311$26,199
MARTIN BOSTROM
RACQUETS PRO· 40h/wk
$141,500$27,883
SEAN GOLDEN
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$131,500$4,161

+ 15 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CHIP CAMPBELL, CHUCK KOHLER, DAVID GANNAWAY, +12 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
EVOS LLC
NEW YORK, NY
CONSTRUCTION$1,180,435
THE WALSH CO LLC
MORRISTOWN, NJ
CONSTRUCTION$174,289
APEX BUILDING SERVICES
PITTSTOWN, NJ
CLEANING SERVICE$122,081

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$4,724,521
CAPITAL ASSESSMENT$1,831,955
INITIATION FEES$998,750

PFounded in 1952, Plainfield Country Club reported $13.07M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 13.9%. Revenue moved up 19.8% 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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