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FCAI501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 34-0212170

Fairlawn Country Club Company

Akron, OH · founded 1938

12 filings on recordFY 2012–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$7.50M

▼ 3.1% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$7.03M

▲ 11.4% YoY

Operating Margin

6.3%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

253

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$7.5M

▲ 32.1% / 5y

Expenses

$7.0M

▲ 18.5% / 5y

Total Assets

$9.2M

▲ 69.2% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$2.6M

▲ 313.4% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$5.7M	$5.7M	$7.7M	$7.7M	$7.5M	+32.1%
Expenses	$5.9M	$6.4M	$6.3M	$6.3M	$7.0M	+18.5%
Net surplus	-$257K	-$637K	$1.4M	$1.4M	$473K	-284.1%
Total assets	$5.5M	$4.8M	$6.9M	$6.9M	$9.2M	+69.2%
Total liabilities	$639K	$624K	$723K	$723K	$2.6M	+313.4%
Net assets	$4.8M	$4.2M	$6.1M	$6.1M	$6.6M	+36.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
MARK CONNER Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk	$122,446	$7,527
CHRIS LAWSON Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$118,498	$7,091
Controller· 40h/wk	$117,112	$7,884
GENERAL MANAGER (THRU 6.4.22)· 40h/wk	$105,272	$4,062
GENERAL MANAGER (START 9.12.22)· 40h/wk	$53,846	—

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANDY BROUSE, CHRISTOPHER REUSCHER, DAVID ARCHER, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
Northern Haserot CLEVELAND, OH	Food & beverage	$563,176
Scandinavian Signature Construction Co HUDSON, OH	Construction & renovation	$319,450
Beaver Excavating CANTON, OH	Construction & renovation	$304,240
Trident Restoration TALLMADGE, OH	WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION SERVICES	$225,808
Benchmark Mechanical LTD BROADVIEW HTS, OH	Construction & renovation	$177,515

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources

Line item	Amount
MEMBER DUES	$4,269,946
GOLF/TENNIS/POOL SERVICES	$845,337
MEMBER EVENT	$157,900
INITIATION FEES	$12,000

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$1.9M

▲ $1.9M new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$6.6M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

68%

accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

Debt over time

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	$103,033
Occupancy	$396,095
Depreciation & depletion	$690,860
Information technology	$120,761
Office expenses	$120,233
Legal fees	$2,077
Other professional fees	$188,777

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

FAIRLAWN COUNTRY CLUB 401K PLAN

pension · 43 participants · $1.8M 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Akron, OH	$36K	6	Mar 2025 → Nov 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

FFounded in 1938, Fairlawn Country Club Company reported $7.50M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 6.3%. Revenue moved down 3.1% 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)

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