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

The Palms Golf Club Inc

La Quinta, CA
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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
4.04.14.85.04.8
Expenses
$6.4M
▲ 55.3% / 5y
4.24.34.65.56.4
Total Assets
$8.8M
▼ 2.6% / 5y
9.19.19.48.78.8
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$4.1M$4.8M$5.0M$4.8M+18.3%
Expenses$4.2M$4.3M$4.6M$5.5M$6.4M+55.3%
Net surplus-$112K-$150K$269K-$510K-$1.7M+1389.6%
Total assets$9.1M$9.1M$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$7.3M$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
CATERING SRVCS$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

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)
+ 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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