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

Briarwood Country Club

Deerfield, IL · founded 1960

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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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

Expenses

$7.3M

▼ 1.2% / 5y

Total Assets

$19.9M

▲ 27.2% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.1M

▼ 3.5% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$8.2M	$7.9M	$7.9M	$8.0M	$8.5M	+3.0%
Expenses	$7.4M	$7.4M	$7.4M	$6.6M	$7.3M	-1.2%
Net surplus	$807K	$511K	$511K	$1.4M	$1.1M	+41.6%
Total assets	$15.7M	$16.9M	$16.9M	$18.8M	$19.9M	+27.2%
Total liabilities	$7.3M	$7.2M	$7.2M	$7.1M	$7.1M	-3.5%
Net assets	$8.3M	$9.7M	$9.7M	$11.7M	$12.9M	+54.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
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 item	Amount
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

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$5.4M

▲ $111K new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$13.3M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

59%

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

Management fees	$0
Insurance	$113,118
Occupancy	$376,847
Depreciation & depletion	$1,109,056
Information technology	$40,734
Advertising & promotion	$0
Office expenses	$37,925
Legal fees	$4,816
Accounting fees	$19,650
Other professional fees	$32,432

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

BRIARWOOD COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN & TRUST

pension · 39 participants · $1.6M 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.

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)

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