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

Plainfield Country Club

Edison, NJ · founded 1952

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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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

Expenses

$11.3M

▲ 29.9% / 5y

Total Assets

$22.0M

▲ 15.9% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.2M

▼ 15.6% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$10.6M	$10.7M	$10.7M	$10.9M	$13.1M	+22.8%
Expenses	$8.7M	$9.6M	$9.6M	$10.3M	$11.3M	+29.9%
Net surplus	$2.0M	$1.1M	$1.1M	$632K	$1.8M	-7.9%
Total assets	$19.0M	$20.5M	$20.5M	$21.1M	$22.0M	+15.9%
Total liabilities	$8.5M	$8.1M	$8.1M	$8.0M	$7.2M	-15.6%
Net assets	$10.5M	$12.4M	$12.4M	$13.1M	$14.9M	+41.4%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
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

Vendor	Service	Paid
Evos LLC NEW YORK, NY	Construction & renovation	$1,180,435
The Walsh Co LLC MORRISTOWN, NJ	Construction & renovation	$174,289
Apex Building Services PITTSTOWN, NJ	Security & staffing	$122,081

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$4,724,521
CAPITAL ASSESSMENT	$1,831,955
INITIATION FEES	$998,750

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$3.1M

▼ $142K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$18.5M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

48%

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	$205,776
Occupancy	$811,303
Depreciation & depletion	$1,593,333
Office expenses	$793,603
Accounting fees	$29,100
Other professional fees	$81,006

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

RETIREMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF PLAINFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

pension · 42 participants · $6.2M 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.

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)

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