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

Fort Wayne Country Club

Fort Wayne, IN · founded 1943
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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
5.46.86.87.78.2
Expenses
$7.8M
▲ 32.8% / 5y
5.96.56.57.37.8
Total Assets
$11.7M
▲ 28.4% / 5y
9.110.410.411.111.7
Total Liabilities
$7.3M
▲ 20.0% / 5y
6.16.86.87.07.3

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ 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 · EmployeeReportableOther
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 itemAmount
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

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)
+ 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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