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SKOK501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-1785860

Skokie Country Club

Glencoe, IL · founded 1942

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$13.23M

▲ 3.2% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$12.53M

▲ 18.3% YoY

Operating Margin

5.3%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

253

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$13.2M

▲ 36.4% / 5y

Expenses

$12.5M

▲ 24.5% / 5y

Total Assets

$28.9M

▲ 16.5% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$4.7M

▲ 19.7% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$9.7M	$9.6M	$9.6M	$12.8M	$13.2M	+36.4%
Expenses	$10.1M	$8.6M	$8.6M	$10.6M	$12.5M	+24.5%
Net surplus	-$367K	$958K	$958K	$2.2M	$700K	-290.8%
Total assets	$24.8M	$24.5M	$24.5M	$25.5M	$28.9M	+16.5%
Total liabilities	$4.0M	$3.2M	$3.2M	$2.0M	$4.7M	+19.7%
Net assets	$20.8M	$21.2M	$21.2M	$23.5M	$24.2M	+15.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
JOHN GUY General Manager· 70h/wk	$381,076	$33,402
DONALD CROSS Golf Course Superintendent· 65h/wk	$274,642	$23,537
GIDEON TRAUB Director of Golf· 65h/wk	$259,711	$18,140
GARRET CHAUSSARD DIRECTOR OF GOLF INSTRUCTION· 50h/wk	$150,798	$675
NORA COTTER Assistant General Manager· 65h/wk	$127,884	$12,041
PAGET NEAVE HEAD RACQUET PRO· 65h/wk	$125,806	$16,716
MATT ULRYCH Controller· 45h/wk	$89,639	$4,062

+ 18 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BEECHER ABELES, BEN YARBROUGH, BUZZ FRANK, +15 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
Valenti Builders CHICAGO, IL	Construction & renovation	$2,814,564
Leibold Irrigation EAST DUBUQUE, IL	Construction & renovation	$1,113,442
Master Of Serving CHICAGO, IL	TEMPORARY SERVICE LABOR	$199,141
Renaissance Golf Design TRAVERSE CITY, MI	Course architecture	$187,017
Spd Construction MARENGO, IL	Construction & renovation	$180,632

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES AND ASSESSMENTS	$6,396,398
ADMISSION FEES/CAPTIAL ASSESSMENT	$2,268,488
FOOD DEPARTMENT	$854,977
GOLF OPERATION	$792,437
BEVERAGE DEPARTMENT	$388,294

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$3.4M

▲ $3.2M new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$26.4M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

45%

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

Insurance	$138,795
Occupancy	$480,626
Depreciation & depletion	$1,812,943
Information technology	$138,044
Office expenses	$154,262
Legal fees	$20,038
Accounting fees	$31,468
Other professional fees	$35,328

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

SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLUS PLAN

pension · 54 participants · $8.3M 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Cooks, Restaurant Glencoe, IL	$42K	4	Apr 2025 → Nov 2025
Waiters and Waitresses Glencoe, IL	$42K	7	Apr 2025 → Nov 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 →

SFounded in 1942, Skokie Country Club reported $13.23M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 5.3%. Revenue moved up 3.2% 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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