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BILT501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-0808090

Biltmore Country Club

N Barrington, IL · founded 1937

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$6.12M

▲ 7.8% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$5.90M

▲ 10.4% YoY

Operating Margin

3.6%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

228

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$6.1M

▲ 27.6% / 5y

Expenses

$5.9M

▲ 22.9% / 5y

Total Assets

$12.8M

▲ 26.0% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$4.1M

▲ 6.3% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$4.8M	$5.2M	$5.9M	$5.7M	$6.1M	+27.6%
Expenses	$4.8M	$4.6M	$4.9M	$5.3M	$5.9M	+22.9%
Net surplus	-$1K	$668K	$1.0M	$336K	$222K	-20730.8%
Total assets	$10.1M	$10.7M	$12.3M	$12.3M	$12.8M	+26.0%
Total liabilities	$3.9M	$3.9M	$4.3M	$3.8M	$4.1M	+6.3%
Net assets	$6.3M	$6.9M	$7.9M	$8.4M	$8.6M	+38.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
GREG PAPPAS General Manager· 50h/wk	$188,668	$6,621
WYATT BYRD GROUNDSKEEPER· 60h/wk	$166,171	$25,759
DAVID BURDICK Head Golf Professional· 50h/wk	$146,968	$961
SCOTT ROBERTS Executive Chef· 60h/wk	$130,503	$12,646
DOUG BAUMAN Director of Golf· 50h/wk	$113,002	$18,798

+ 14 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BRIAN HOLL, DARREN DICKSON, DONALD MINNER, +11 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 & ASSESSM	$5,146,678
GOLF OPERATIONS	$745,973
TENNIS AND BEACH	$164,146
LOCKERS	$102,576
ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE	$24,803

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$1.6M

▲ $125K new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$7.7M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

61%

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

Management fees	$0
Insurance	$159,510
Occupancy	$281,878
Depreciation & depletion	$873,561
Information technology	$0
Advertising & promotion	$0
Office expenses	$49,402
Legal fees	$6,000
Accounting fees	$19,475
Other professional fees	$25,753

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

BILTMORE COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PLAN & TRUST

pension · 35 participants · $1.6M 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.

BFounded in 1937, Biltmore Country Club reported $6.12M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 3.6%. Revenue moved up 7.8% 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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