EVAN501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-1051590

Evanston Golf Club

Skokie, IL · founded 1926
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$10.65M
▲ 6.2% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$8.60M
▲ 8.4% YoY
Operating Margin
19.3%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
227
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$10.7M
▲ 39.0% / 5y
7.78.78.710.010.7
Expenses
$8.6M
▲ 21.1% / 5y
7.16.36.37.98.6
Total Assets
$27.6M
▲ 46.2% / 5y
18.820.920.923.527.6
Total Liabilities
$11.1M
▲ 20.5% / 5y
9.28.68.69.111.1

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$7.7M$8.7M$8.7M$10.0M$10.7M+39.0%
Expenses$7.1M$6.3M$6.3M$7.9M$8.6M+21.1%
Net surplus$561K$2.4M$2.4M$2.1M$2.1M+265.6%
Total assets$18.8M$20.9M$20.9M$23.5M$27.6M+46.2%
Total liabilities$9.2M$8.6M$8.6M$9.1M$11.1M+20.5%
Net assets$9.6M$12.3M$12.3M$14.4M$16.5M+70.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
BRYAN POLLETTA
General Manager· 40h/wk
$260,092$20,616
DANIEL CHARLTON
GROUNDS SUPERINTENDA· 40h/wk
$218,686$25,879
CHRISTOPHER MACCHIA
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$173,328$24,072
Garret Goodrich
Director of Golf· 40h/wk
$144,499$21,275
ANN CARRANO
Controller· 40h/wk
$141,312$6,217
MARCOS ALDANA
ASST MANAGER· 40h/wk
$109,725$5,387

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BEN BUETTELL, BILL MCCABE, ERIC SIMON, +9 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$8,709,426
GUEST FEES & CART RENTALS$663,999
GOLF RANGE, CLUB STORAGE$246,950
LOCKERS$225,374
ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE$194,970

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$7.6M
$3.3M new borrowing
Net land, buildings & equipment
$20.9M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
55%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$1.9M$3.8M$5.7M$7.6MFY20 · $4.7MFY20FY21 · $4.7MFY21FY22 · $4.2MFY22FY23 · $7.6MFY23

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$125,317
Occupancy$1,406,038
Depreciation & depletion$1,614,128
Information technology$25,730
Advertising & promotion$0
Office expenses$58,090
Legal fees$21,522
Accounting fees$15,750
Other professional fees$118,333

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
EVANSTON GOLF CLUB 401(K) PLAN
pension · 71 participants · $3.3M 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.

EFounded in 1926, Evanston Golf Club reported $10.65M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 19.3%. Revenue moved up 6.2% 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 Fri Mar 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Thu Mar 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Wed Mar 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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