MEDI501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-1461510

Medinah Country Club

Medinah, IL · founded 1959
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$34.05M
▲ 31.8% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$24.43M
▲ 6.0% YoY
Operating Margin
28.3%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
490
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$34.0M
▲ 39.0% / 5y
24.520.720.725.834.0
Expenses
$24.4M
▲ 5.0% / 5y
23.318.718.723.024.4
Total Assets
$62.1M
▲ 12.7% / 5y
55.153.953.951.862.1
Total Liabilities
$11.9M
▼ 44.5% / 5y
21.417.517.511.911.9

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$24.5M$20.7M$20.7M$25.8M$34.0M+39.0%
Expenses$23.3M$18.7M$18.7M$23.0M$24.4M+5.0%
Net surplus$1.2M$2.1M$2.1M$2.8M$9.6M+681.3%
Total assets$55.1M$53.9M$53.9M$51.8M$62.1M+12.7%
Total liabilities$21.4M$17.5M$17.5M$11.9M$11.9M-44.5%
Net assets$33.7M$36.5M$36.5M$39.9M$50.2M+49.0%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
ROBERT SERECI
GM/COO· 40h/wk
$627,287$7,421
STEVE COOK
GOLF COURSE DIRECTOR· 40h/wk
$324,021$23,477
MARTY DEANGELO
GOLF DIRECTOR· 40h/wk
$307,713$5,321
JEFF OKLAND
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$244,100$3,875
MARK GALLAUDET
ASSISTANT GM· 40h/wk
$227,498$4,125
ANTHONY MCPHERSON
RACQUET DIRECTOR· 40h/wk
$208,582$7,872
BENJAMIN MCGARGILL
GOLF SUPERINTENDENT· 40h/wk
$201,461$1,375
MATTHEW GILBERT
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$186,786$20,128
SEAN MCLEOD
ASSISTANT GOLF PRO· 40h/wk
$170,376$126
EVA ROGERS
ASSISTANT GOLF PRO· 40h/wk
$168,045$6,852

+ 16 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANTHONY PALAZZOLO, DAVE BOWMAN END 922, DAVID H LATHAM, +13 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Harrells LLC
ATLANTA, GA
CHEMICALS$465,690
Bdo Seidman
OAK BROOK, IL
Professional services$299,828
Just In Time Staffing
BENSENVILLE, IL
TEMPORARY SERVICES$176,395
Aaa Pools And Spas LLC
STREAMWOOD, IL
Pool & racquet$133,980

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$20,948,548
GOLF OPERATIONS$4,603,989
INITIATION/ASSESSMENTS$3,360,457
GOLF AND CLUB EVENTS$1,279,292
FOOD AND BEVERAGE DEPARTMNET$776,454

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$7.7M
$316K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$45.4M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
49%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$3.5M$7.0M$10.4M$13.9MFY20 · $13.9MFY20FY21 · $13.9MFY21FY22 · $8.0MFY22FY23 · $7.7MFY23

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$312,327
Occupancy$676,134
Depreciation & depletion$4,030,310
Information technology$222,694
Office expenses$119,075
Legal fees$25,219
Accounting fees$167,831
Other professional fees$589,183

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
MEDINAH COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PLAN
pension · 149 participants · $4.2M assets · FY2024
MEDINAH COUNTRY CLUB HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN
welfare · 146 participants · 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions
RoleWage floor (annualized)WorkersSeason
Cooks, Restaurant
Medinah, IL
$38K6Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
Medinah, IL
$38K2Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Dishwashers
Medinah, IL
$37K2Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Waiters and Waitresses
Medinah, IL
$34K4Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
Medinah, IL
$33K2Apr 2025 → Oct 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

MFounded in 1959, Medinah Country Club reported $34.05M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 28.3%. Revenue moved up 31.8% 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 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 IX · COMPENSATION
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