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FWOR501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 35-0316080

Fort Wayne Country Club

Fort Wayne, IN · founded 1943

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$8.23M

▲ 6.8% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$7.83M

▲ 7.5% YoY

Operating Margin

4.9%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

206

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$8.2M

▲ 53.7% / 5y

Expenses

$7.8M

▲ 32.8% / 5y

Total Assets

$11.7M

▲ 28.4% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.3M

▲ 20.0% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$5.4M	$6.8M	$6.8M	$7.7M	$8.2M	+53.7%
Expenses	$5.9M	$6.5M	$6.5M	$7.3M	$7.8M	+32.8%
Net surplus	-$542K	$360K	$360K	$421K	$400K	-173.9%
Total assets	$9.1M	$10.4M	$10.4M	$11.1M	$11.7M	+28.4%
Total liabilities	$6.1M	$6.8M	$6.8M	$7.0M	$7.3M	+20.0%
Net assets	$3.1M	$3.6M	$3.6M	$4.0M	$4.5M	+44.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
ZACK WYGANT COO/GENERAL MANAGER· 40h/wk	$259,044	$1,270
CHAD AYRES Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$243,556	$1,683
BROCK ORLOWSKI Director of Racquets· 40h/wk	$170,697	$682
BRIAN J CHALIFOUX SUPERINTEND.-GROUNDS· 40h/wk	$136,781	$490
BETH ANN RIECKE Membership Director· 40h/wk	$102,998	$1,032

+ 13 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CATHERINE COLLINS, CHAD BURCH, DON BANOWETZ, +10 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES & INITIATION	$4,294,441
GOLF FEES AND LESSON INCOME	$671,414
CAPITAL PROJECT FEES	$655,590
EVENT CHARGES	$242,954
LOCKER RENTAL AND SHOE FEES	$41,181

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$4.7M

▲ $171K new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$8.0M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

66%

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	$159,664
Occupancy	$468,694
Depreciation & depletion	$875,280
Information technology	$106,358
Advertising & promotion	$19,908
Accounting fees	$37,450
Other professional fees	$219,625

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

FORT WAYNE COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) SALARY REDUCTION PLAN AND TRUST

pension · 90 participants · $2.3M 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.

FFounded in 1943, Fort Wayne Country Club reported $8.23M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 4.9%. Revenue moved up 6.8% 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 Tue Oct 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Mon Oct 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Sun Oct 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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