SPAR501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 37-0230290

Country Club Of Sparta Inc

Sparta, IL · founded 1963
13 filings on recordFY 20122024medium confidence
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FY24 Total Revenue
$356k
▼ 2.8% YoY
FY24 Total Expenses
$417k
▲ 17.9% YoY
Operating Margin
-17.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
26
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2020 — FY2024 · as filed
Revenue
$356K
▲ 9.5% / 5y
325343343366356
Expenses
$417K
▲ 28.7% / 5y
324355355353417
Total Assets
$476K
▼ 1.5% / 5y
483491491552476
Total Liabilities
$129K
▲ 13.4% / 5y
1139595144129

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24Δ total
Revenue$325K$343K$343K$366K$356K+9.5%
Expenses$324K$355K$355K$353K$417K+28.7%
Net surplus$1K-$12K-$12K$12K-$61K-5224.2%
Total assets$483K$491K$491K$552K$476K-1.5%
Total liabilities$113K$95K$95K$144K$129K+13.4%
Net assets$370K$396K$396K$408K$347K-6.1%

Officer & staff compensation

FY24 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther

+ 3 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BOB MARTIN, CARMA KARSTEN, THOMAS POKREFKE)

All 3 listed officers reported $0 compensation — volunteer board.

Top contractors

FY24 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY24 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
PUBLIC GREEN FEES$28,047

Balance sheet & capital

FY24 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$101K
$19K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$385K
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
50%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$30K$60K$90K$120KFY21 · $79KFY21FY22 · $79KFY22FY23 · $120KFY23FY24 · $101KFY24

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

FY24 · Form 990, Part IX
Insurance$19,303
Occupancy$155,027
Depreciation & depletion$42,957
Advertising & promotion$187
Office expenses$3,108
Accounting fees$4,825

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.

CFounded in 1963, Country Club Of Sparta Inc reported $356k of revenue for FY24, at an operating margin of -17.1%. Revenue moved down 2.8% 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, FY2024 · period ending Sun Mar 31 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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)
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PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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