CHIC501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-0900320

Chicago Golf Club

Wheaton, IL · founded 1945
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$4.41M
▲ 4.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$4.45M
▲ 6.4% YoY
Operating Margin
-1.0%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
82
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$4.4M
▲ 12.6% / 5y
3.95.44.24.24.4
Expenses
$4.5M
▲ 54.7% / 5y
2.92.83.54.24.5
Total Assets
$17.5M
▲ 157.0% / 5y
6.89.717.317.917.5
Total Liabilities
$7.0M
▲ 877.2% / 5y
7209157.87.47.0

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$3.9M$5.4M$4.2M$4.2M$4.4M+12.6%
Expenses$2.9M$2.8M$3.5M$4.2M$4.5M+54.7%
Net surplus$1.0M$2.6M$781K$32K-$43K-104.1%
Total assets$6.8M$9.7M$17.3M$17.9M$17.5M+157.0%
Total liabilities$720K$915K$7.8M$7.4M$7.0M+877.2%
Net assets$6.1M$8.7M$9.5M$10.5M$10.4M+71.7%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JOHN GUYTON
DIRECTOR OPERATION· 40h/wk
$145,864$21,629
Craig Smith
GROUNDS SUPER· 40h/wk
$140,952$24,036
Jeff Grafer
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$130,109$16,000

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (Daniel Kinsey, Herbert Getz, John Yavari, +6 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 & ASSESSM$3,200,780
GOLF RELATED FEES$1,240,650
OTHER$60,665
LOCKERS$57,700

CFounded in 1945, Chicago Golf Club reported $4.41M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.0%. Revenue moved up 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 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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