BRIA501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 36-2374847

Briarwood Country Club

Deerfield, IL · founded 1960
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$8.46M
▲ 6.1% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$7.32M
▲ 11.5% YoY
Operating Margin
13.5%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
145
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$8.5M
▲ 3.0% / 5y
8.27.37.98.08.5
Expenses
$7.3M
▼ 1.2% / 5y
7.46.47.46.67.3
Total Assets
$19.9M
▲ 27.2% / 5y
15.716.416.918.819.9
Total Liabilities
$7.1M
▼ 3.5% / 5y
7.37.57.27.17.1

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$8.2M$7.3M$7.9M$8.0M$8.5M+3.0%
Expenses$7.4M$6.4M$7.4M$6.6M$7.3M-1.2%
Net surplus$807K$906K$511K$1.4M$1.1M+41.6%
Total assets$15.7M$16.4M$16.9M$18.8M$19.9M+27.2%
Total liabilities$7.3M$7.5M$7.2M$7.1M$7.1M-3.5%
Net assets$8.3M$8.9M$9.7M$11.7M$12.9M+54.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
Ed Conter
General Manager· 40h/wk
$286,847$28,170
Aaron Walters
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$165,360$25,086
Linda Pellini
Director of Finance· 40h/wk
$148,351$10,563
Nathan Bolhous
Grounds Super· 40h/wk
$142,916$23,525
Connor Farrell
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$139,554$17,455

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (Adam Goldman, Barry Metzger, Bradley Strimling, +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$7,542,674
GOLF RELATED FEES$833,900
POOL, RACQUET & OTHER$204,397
LOCKERS$136,845
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE REV$12,410

BFounded in 1960, Briarwood Country Club reported $8.46M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 13.5%. Revenue moved up 6.1% 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 Sat Sep 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Fri Sep 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Thu Sep 30 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
live feed
The Quarterly · delivered free

Read the filings
before the board does.

Every new 990, every shift in the compensation bands, every notable year-over-year swing — compiled into one briefing each edition, for the people who actually run these clubs.

4,200+
GMs · controllers · board members
4×
a year · never more
Subscribe
Quarterly only · no spam · unsubscribe in one click

“I read it before our finance committee meets.”
— GM, top-50 club

Privacy PolicyDisclaimerMethodology© 2026 Country Club Intel
The Quarterly · free
The filings, the comp, the movers — four times a year.
Quarterly only · no spam · unsubscribe in one click