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BCEN501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 23-2621381

Bent Creek Country Club

Lititz, PA · founded 1993

12 filings on recordFY 2012–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$8.85M

▲ 57.5% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$6.37M

▲ 19.6% YoY

Operating Margin

28.0%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

206

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$8.9M

▲ 65.0% / 5y

Expenses

$6.4M

▲ 15.4% / 5y

Total Assets

$18.0M

▲ 40.9% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.2M

▲ 17.7% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$5.4M	$4.4M	$4.4M	$5.6M	$8.9M	+65.0%
Expenses	$5.5M	$3.9M	$3.9M	$5.3M	$6.4M	+15.4%
Net surplus	-$157K	$552K	$552K	$289K	$2.5M	-1680.9%
Total assets	$12.8M	$13.6M	$13.6M	$14.4M	$18.0M	+40.9%
Total liabilities	$6.1M	$5.9M	$5.9M	$6.2M	$7.2M	+17.7%
Net assets	$6.7M	$7.6M	$7.6M	$8.1M	$10.8M	+62.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
JIM HAUS General Manager· 50h/wk	$124,821	$5,764

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ALLAN KLINGE, BRANDON CONRAD, DEB STRATTON, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
H Chambers Company LLC BALTIMORE, MD	Management services	$199,987
Ela Group Inc LITITZ, PA	Management services	$184,854
Rowe Golf LLC LITITZ, PA	Management services	$146,552
Wohlsen Construction Co LANCASTER, PA	Construction & renovation	$122,338

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$5,776,621
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	$565,931
GUEST & GREENS FEES	$367,391

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$3.4M

▼ $127K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$13.7M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

46%

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	$109,710
Occupancy	$354,901
Depreciation & depletion	$369,634
Advertising & promotion	$50,117
Office expenses	$68,686
Legal fees	$186
Accounting fees	$51,665
Other professional fees	$227,715

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

BENT CREEK COUNTRY CLUB, INC 401(K) PLAN

pension · 52 participants · $1.9M 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.

BFounded in 1993, Bent Creek Country Club reported $8.85M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 28.0%. Revenue moved up 57.5% 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, FY2023 · period ending Fri Mar 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Thu Mar 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Wed Mar 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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