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MERI501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 23-0868348

Merion Golf Club

Ardmore, PA · founded 1945

13 filings on recordFY 2012–2024medium confidence

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FY24 Total Revenue

$16.99M

▲ 10.5% YoY

FY24 Total Expenses

$13.82M

▲ 4.9% YoY

Operating Margin

18.6%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

285

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2020 — FY2024 · as filed

Revenue

$17.0M

▲ 49.4% / 5y

Expenses

$13.8M

▲ 24.9% / 5y

Total Assets

$56.4M

▲ 28.1% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$17.7M

▲ 32.4% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	FY24	Δ total
Revenue	$11.4M	$11.4M	$14.3M	$15.4M	$17.0M	+49.4%
Expenses	$11.1M	$11.1M	$12.2M	$13.2M	$13.8M	+24.9%
Net surplus	$309K	$309K	$2.1M	$2.2M	$3.2M	+924.3%
Total assets	$44.1M	$44.1M	$47.3M	$51.2M	$56.4M	+28.1%
Total liabilities	$13.3M	$13.3M	$14.2M	$16.0M	$17.7M	+32.4%
Net assets	$30.7M	$30.7M	$33.1M	$35.2M	$38.8M	+26.3%

Officer & staff compensation

FY24 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
PAUL LATSHAW DIRECTOR OF GOLF COURSE OP· 40h/wk	$470,824	—
PAULA KELLY General Manager· 40h/wk	$439,592	—
SCOTT NYE Director of Golf· 40h/wk	$350,085	—
JON CICHON Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$227,492	—
THOMAS BENDER DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL OPER· 40h/wk	$201,130	—
AMANDA DAY Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk	$199,001	—

+ 14 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANDREW D SIDEROWF MD, CHRISTOPHER H RAY, CHRISTOPHER L BRUNER, +11 more)

Top contractors

FY24 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY24 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND AS	$10,690,855
GREENS AND CART FEES	$3,344,328
INITIATION FEES	$1,877,000
GOLF FEES	$395,580
LOCKER FEES, BAG STORA	$97,680

Balance sheet & capital

FY24 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$117K

▼ $41K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$36.4M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

45%

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

FY24 · Form 990, Part IX

Insurance	$330,867
Occupancy	$691,490
Depreciation & depletion	$2,375,288
Office expenses	$57,860
Legal fees	$24,149
Accounting fees	$42,001

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

MERION GOLF CLUB RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN

pension · 125 participants · $8.4M 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
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers ARDMORE, PA	$41K	20	Mar 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 →

MFounded in 1945, Merion Golf Club reported $16.99M of revenue for FY24, at an operating margin of 18.6%. Revenue moved up 10.5% 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, FY2024 · period ending Thu Feb 29 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2023 · period ending Tue Feb 28 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Mon Feb 28 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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