BUTL501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 25-0382420

Butler Country Club

Butler, PA · founded 1934
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$6.52M
▼ 1.3% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$5.92M
▲ 18.0% YoY
Operating Margin
9.3%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
201
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$6.5M
▲ 31.1% / 5y
5.05.35.36.66.5
Expenses
$5.9M
▲ 23.4% / 5y
4.84.64.65.05.9
Total Assets
$10.9M
▲ 25.4% / 5y
8.78.98.910.410.9
Total Liabilities
$2.5M
▼ 27.5% / 5y
3.52.92.92.72.5

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$5.0M$5.3M$5.3M$6.6M$6.5M+31.1%
Expenses$4.8M$4.6M$4.6M$5.0M$5.9M+23.4%
Net surplus$176K$746K$746K$1.6M$605K+243.1%
Total assets$8.7M$8.9M$8.9M$10.4M$10.9M+25.4%
Total liabilities$3.5M$2.9M$2.9M$2.7M$2.5M-27.5%
Net assets$5.2M$6.0M$6.0M$7.7M$8.3M+60.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
MICAH LOWELL
GROUNDS SUPE· 40h/wk
$137,854
MICHELE RUTH
GENERAL MANA· 40h/wk
$137,146
JOHN BRAUTIGAM
GOLF PROFESS· 40h/wk
$128,722
DOUGLAS FERNANDES
FINANCIAL DI· 40h/wk
$113,080

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ALAN MONTGOMERY, CRAIG TILLOTSON, DICKSON FORBES, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
ORDINARY DUES$2,429,860
CAPITAL DUES$1,187,253
GOLF MEMBERS$256,801
INITIATION FESS$226,782
GOLF-NON MEMBER$170,973

BFounded in 1934, Butler Country Club reported $6.52M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 9.3%. Revenue moved down 1.3% 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 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)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Sun Feb 28 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
+ 10 more · via ProPublica
BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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