Club Index›PA›LANC

MoreRankings The Ledger Methodpublic IRS Form 990 records

The Annual Register

Country Club Intel

The Annual Register

Country Club Intel

Data from public IRS Form 990 · ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

LANC501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 23-0784690

Lancaster Country Club

Lancaster, PA · founded 1938

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

Compare to peers →

FY23 Total Revenue

$10.36M

▲ 12.8% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$9.82M

▲ 9.9% YoY

Operating Margin

5.3%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

326

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$10.4M

▲ 36.7% / 5y

Expenses

$9.8M

▲ 49.0% / 5y

Total Assets

$41.1M

▲ 90.4% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$20.8M

▲ 241.4% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$7.6M	$8.9M	$8.9M	$9.2M	$10.4M	+36.7%
Expenses	$6.6M	$7.6M	$7.6M	$8.9M	$9.8M	+49.0%
Net surplus	$995K	$1.3M	$1.3M	$258K	$549K	-44.8%
Total assets	$21.6M	$38.8M	$38.8M	$40.7M	$41.1M	+90.4%
Total liabilities	$6.1M	$20.8M	$20.8M	$20.6M	$20.8M	+241.4%
Net assets	$15.5M	$18.0M	$18.0M	$20.1M	$20.3M	+30.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
MR RYAN C GRANRUTH GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER· 62.5h/wk	$313,924	$54,309
MR RARES G ISPAS DIRECTOR OF RACQUET SPORTS· 57h/wk	$296,018	$10,639
MR JOSH A SAUNDERS DIRECTOR OF GOLF COURSE OPERATIONS· 56h/wk	$243,566	$35,321
MR SPENCER G WOLFF EXECUTIVE CHEF (BEG. 3/23)· 51h/wk	$168,949	$6,469
MR RICHARD N GIBSON Director of Golf· 58.5h/wk	$152,104	$43,295
MR DANIEL T GARNER Chief Financial Officer· 52h/wk	$132,617	$26,936
MATTHEW J GOUDIE DIRECTOR OF GOLF INSTRUCTION· 41h/wk	$124,281	$17,932
MS MEGHAN E STAMBAUGH DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNICATIONS· 46h/wk	$116,523	$13,312
BENJAMIN SALDANA HEAD WAITER/SERVER· 41h/wk	$106,817	$16,603

+ 15 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DR PIA BOBEN FENIMORE, MR BRIAN D WASSELL, MR CRAIG A RODA, +12 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	$9,802,220
GREENS FEES	$437,725
TENNIS COURT FEES	$142,119
ENTERTAINMENT	$22,372
SWIMMING POOL FEES	$18,244

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$18.3M

▼ $750K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$35.3M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

40%

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	$129,075
Occupancy	$1,063,138
Depreciation & depletion	$2,040,008
Information technology	$140,764
Advertising & promotion	$16,236
Office expenses	$183,266
Legal fees	$9,295
Accounting fees	$15,320
Other professional fees	$28,573

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

LANCASTER COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN

welfare · 41 participants · FY2024

SAVINGS & INVESTMENT PLAN FOR EMPLOYEES OF LANCASTER COUNTRY CLUB

pension · 65 participants · $5.4M assets · FY2024

Service provider	Paid
Assured Partners (Central Pa)	$20,064
The Benecon Group, LLC	$11,870

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
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Lancaster, PA	$37K	8	Apr 2025 → Nov 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 →

LFounded in 1938, Lancaster Country Club reported $10.36M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 5.3%. Revenue moved up 12.8% 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

The Quarterly · free