PALM501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 33-0775273

The Palms Golf Club Inc

La Quinta, CA
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$4.78M
▼ 4.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$6.45M
▲ 16.8% YoY
Operating Margin
-34.9%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
45
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$4.8M
▲ 18.3% / 5y
4.04.84.85.04.8
Expenses
$6.4M
▲ 55.3% / 5y
4.24.64.65.56.4
Total Assets
$8.8M
▼ 2.6% / 5y
9.19.49.48.78.8
Total Liabilities
$3.4M
▲ 117.6% / 5y
1.61.81.81.63.4

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$4.0M$4.8M$4.8M$5.0M$4.8M+18.3%
Expenses$4.2M$4.6M$4.6M$5.5M$6.4M+55.3%
Net surplus-$112K$269K$269K-$510K-$1.7M+1389.6%
Total assets$9.1M$9.4M$9.4M$8.7M$8.8M-2.6%
Total liabilities$1.6M$1.8M$1.8M$1.6M$3.4M+117.6%
Net assets$7.5M$7.6M$7.6M$7.1M$5.4M-27.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
P DAVID BAUCOM
CM/COO· 40h/wk
$192,814$42,000
RIGOBERTO REGALADO
COURSE MAINT· 40h/wk
$163,858$40,000

+ 5 unpaid officers/directors as reported (JIM KING, MARK HOPEE, RICHARD KNEE, +2 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Coachella Valley Catering
LA QUINTA, CA
Food & beverage$320,703

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS$3,260,000
GOLF RELATED$996,681
FOOD & BEVERAGE RELATED$498,852
GOLF RELATED - NM$26,405

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
end of year
Net land, buildings & equipment
$7.0M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
48%
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$93,951
Depreciation & depletion$390,802
Office expenses$55,332
Legal fees$179,183
Accounting fees$17,610

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.

TThe Palms Golf Club Inc reported $4.78M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -34.9%. Revenue moved down 4.6% 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)
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IRS FORM 990
PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
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