VBAL501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 25-0917626

Valley Brook Country Club

Mcmurray, PA · founded 1949
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$10.31M
▲ 4.8% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$10.40M
▲ 12.7% YoY
Operating Margin
-0.9%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
283
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$10.3M
▲ 26.7% / 5y
8.19.09.09.810.3
Expenses
$10.4M
▲ 36.3% / 5y
7.66.46.49.210.4
Total Assets
$17.2M
▲ 52.1% / 5y
11.314.014.015.217.2
Total Liabilities
$5.4M
▲ 126.6% / 5y
2.42.62.63.35.4

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$8.1M$9.0M$9.0M$9.8M$10.3M+26.7%
Expenses$7.6M$6.4M$6.4M$9.2M$10.4M+36.3%
Net surplus$499K$2.6M$2.6M$606K-$97K-119.5%
Total assets$11.3M$14.0M$14.0M$15.2M$17.2M+52.1%
Total liabilities$2.4M$2.6M$2.6M$3.3M$5.4M+126.6%
Net assets$9.0M$11.3M$11.3M$12.0M$11.9M+32.4%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
MICHAEL PAPSON
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$229,079$29,077
JOHN SHAW
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$225,117$14,137
CHRIS CLODFELTER
General Manager· 40h/wk
$206,318$28,407
STEPHEN VARELA
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$139,993$27,002
KIRA WISSMAN
CONTROLLER (EXITED 12/22)· 40h/wk
$111,137$6,806
CRYSTAL BELSTERLING
General Manager· 40h/wk
$106,193$25,388

+ 16 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CHUCK TRAU, COLIN POWELL, DAVID PLOSKINA, +13 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
CHAMPION CONSTRUCTION
CANONSBURG, PA
CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING$487,997
LANGSTON INTERIORS
PITTSBURGH, PA
INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICES$312,960
SP FLOORS
MCMURRAY, PA
FLOORING$123,589

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$5,307,451
GOLF CARTS$710,890
GREEN FEES$553,013
CAPITAL AND MAINTENANCE FEES$522,375
INITIATION FEES$431,092

VFounded in 1949, Valley Brook Country Club reported $10.31M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -0.9%. Revenue moved up 4.8% 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 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)
+ 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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