TRAD501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 26-1808354

Tradition Golf Club

La Quinta, CA · founded 2009
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$17.70M
▲ 18.5% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$16.83M
▲ 15.2% YoY
Operating Margin
5.0%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
231
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$17.7M
▲ 2.1% / 5y
17.316.416.414.917.7
Expenses
$16.8M
▲ 56.8% / 5y
10.713.313.314.616.8
Total Assets
$50.0M
▲ 19.2% / 5y
41.947.547.548.250.0
Total Liabilities
$12.7M
▲ 51.8% / 5y
8.411.411.411.812.7

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$17.3M$16.4M$16.4M$14.9M$17.7M+2.1%
Expenses$10.7M$13.3M$13.3M$14.6M$16.8M+56.8%
Net surplus$6.6M$3.0M$3.0M$330K$876K-86.7%
Total assets$41.9M$47.5M$47.5M$48.2M$50.0M+19.2%
Total liabilities$8.4M$11.4M$11.4M$11.8M$12.7M+51.8%
Net assets$33.6M$36.1M$36.1M$36.4M$37.3M+11.1%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
DAKEN BROADHEAD
DIR. OF AGRO· 40h/wk
$295,129$46,686
HEIDI RISK
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$231,189$44,211
JERRY HIXSON
DIR. OF GOLF· 40h/wk
$224,740$42,851
KYLE DRAPER
COO/SECRETAR· 40h/wk
$184,233$33,600
JAIME GUADALUPE
EXECUTIVE CH· 40h/wk
$166,975$9,622
MELISSA GLAZIER
DIR. OF FITN· 40h/wk
$154,165$35,363

+ 7 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DAN DEVLIN, DON VODRA, JOE O'BRIEN, +4 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Sks Construction Services
PALM SPRINGS, CA
Construction & renovation$666,539
Landscapes Unlimited LLC
LINCOLN, NE
COURSE CONSTRUC$314,035
Variable Speed Solutions Inc
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA
Turf & grounds$174,876
Go Green Solutions
PALM DESERT, CA
WASTE HAULING$174,600
Computer Consultants
PALM DESERT, CA
Professional services$124,394

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
CAP FUNDS & TRANSFERS FESS$2,705,113
CART & GREENS FEES - MEMBERS$655,725
HOA MAINTENANCE REVENUES$592,601
SPA AND FITNESS CENTER$428,792
CART & GREENS FEES - NON-MEMB$25,900

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
end of year
Net land, buildings & equipment
$36.2M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
22%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

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$245,127
Depreciation & depletion$1,775,008
Advertising & promotion$144,951
Office expenses$412,139
Legal fees$176,628
Other professional fees$488,640

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
TRADITION GOLF CLUB 401(K) PLAN
pension · 127 participants · $4.0M 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.

TFounded in 2009, Tradition Golf Club reported $17.70M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 5.0%. Revenue moved up 18.5% 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 Sat Sep 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Fri Sep 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Thu Sep 30 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
+ 10 more · via ProPublica
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