RLUT501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-1716480

Ruth Lake Country Club

Hinsdale, IL · founded 1941
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$11.87M
▲ 14.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$10.63M
▲ 5.2% YoY
Operating Margin
10.5%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
292
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$11.9M
▲ 28.5% / 5y
9.29.010.810.411.9
Expenses
$10.6M
▲ 38.1% / 5y
7.77.18.010.110.6
Total Assets
$21.3M
▲ 14.2% / 5y
18.719.922.121.921.3
Total Liabilities
$2.6M
▲ 14.9% / 5y
2.32.32.52.72.6

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$9.2M$9.0M$10.8M$10.4M$11.9M+28.5%
Expenses$7.7M$7.1M$8.0M$10.1M$10.6M+38.1%
Net surplus$1.5M$1.9M$2.7M$267K$1.2M-19.4%
Total assets$18.7M$19.9M$22.1M$21.9M$21.3M+14.2%
Total liabilities$2.3M$2.3M$2.5M$2.7M$2.6M+14.9%
Net assets$16.4M$17.6M$19.6M$19.1M$18.7M+14.1%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
DANIEL MARCO
Golf Course Superintendent· 60h/wk
$297,693$43,717
KEVIN S KENNEBECK
General Manager· 50h/wk
$282,756$50,445
THOMAS BIRMINGHAM
Executive Chef· 50h/wk
$189,550$26,254
MIKE FRANCO
PADDLE PRO· 50h/wk
$125,797$15,959
BRIAN PAGE
Head Tennis Professional· 60h/wk
$123,416$16,030
MARK LABIAK
Head Golf Professional· 60h/wk
$123,055$28,711
PATRICK BAUDHUIN
Controller· 50h/wk
$117,305$23,745

+ 16 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BARRY SCHWARTZ, BLAKE BONYKO, CHARLES BUSH-JOSEPH, +13 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 & ASSESSMENTS$4,196,642
INITIATION FEES$2,299,642
GOLF OPERATIONS$1,190,554
FOOD DEPARTMENT$528,817
CAPITAL ASSESSMENTS$380,163

RFounded in 1941, Ruth Lake Country Club reported $11.87M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 10.5%. Revenue moved up 14.4% 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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