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RIDG501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 22-1232320

The Ridgewood Country Club

Paramus, NJ · founded 1934

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$18.04M

▼ 1.0% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$17.07M

▼ 5.8% YoY

Operating Margin

5.3%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

379

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$18.0M

▲ 29.0% / 5y

Expenses

$17.1M

▲ 41.7% / 5y

Total Assets

$32.0M

▲ 54.9% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$9.1M

▲ 103.4% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$14.0M	$18.0M	$18.0M	$18.2M	$18.0M	+29.0%
Expenses	$12.0M	$15.2M	$15.2M	$18.1M	$17.1M	+41.7%
Net surplus	$1.9M	$2.8M	$2.8M	$94K	$964K	-50.1%
Total assets	$20.6M	$31.3M	$31.3M	$31.9M	$32.0M	+54.9%
Total liabilities	$4.5M	$10.7M	$10.7M	$10.0M	$9.1M	+103.4%
Net assets	$16.1M	$20.6M	$20.6M	$21.9M	$22.8M	+41.4%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
TODD RAISCH GREENS & GROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT· 40h/wk	$396,475	$54,329
ALDO CELA General Manager· 40h/wk	$280,400	$40,980
DAVID REASONER Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$185,054	$15,408
ALYSON LLERANDI Controller· 40h/wk	$166,812	$16,316
DAVID ZOLLINGER IRRIGATION MANAGER· 40h/wk	$151,935	$34,817
PETER ANGELAKOS Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$150,365	$34,913
THOMAS BULLOCK TEACHING PRO· 40h/wk	$110,997	$10,016

+ 10 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DAVID M REPETTO, DOUGLAS S YATES, EDWARD P MEYERS, +7 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$8,105,528
INITIATION FEES	$1,578,812
MASTER PLAN ASSESSMENT	$1,211,350

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$7.2M

▼ $569K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$26.7M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

53%

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	$419,348
Occupancy	$1,095,840
Depreciation & depletion	$2,578,774
Office expenses	$882,866
Legal fees	$6,556
Accounting fees	$38,400
Other professional fees	$44,996

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 THE RIDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB

pension · 1 participants · FY2024

RIDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN AND TRUST

pension · 82 participants · $8.8M 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Bartenders Paramus, NJ	$58K	3	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers Paramus, NJ	$54K	1	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Waiters and Waitresses Paramus, NJ	$51K	10	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Cooks, Restaurant Paramus, NJ	$42K	2	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

TFounded in 1934, The Ridgewood Country Club reported $18.04M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 5.3%. Revenue moved down 1.0% 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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