DETR501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 38-0448700

Country Club Of Detroit

Grosse Pt Frm, MI · founded 1965
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$12.58M
▲ 8.8% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$11.56M
▲ 4.6% YoY
Operating Margin
8.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
386
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$12.6M
▼ 8.4% / 5y
13.711.611.611.612.6
Expenses
$11.6M
▼ 9.0% / 5y
12.79.19.111.111.6
Total Assets
$27.2M
▲ 1.9% / 5y
26.727.327.327.127.2
Total Liabilities
$4.3M
▼ 48.9% / 5y
8.45.95.95.24.3

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$13.7M$11.6M$11.6M$11.6M$12.6M-8.4%
Expenses$12.7M$9.1M$9.1M$11.1M$11.6M-9.0%
Net surplus$1.0M$2.5M$2.5M$510K$1.0M-0.4%
Total assets$26.7M$27.3M$27.3M$27.1M$27.2M+1.9%
Total liabilities$8.4M$5.9M$5.9M$5.2M$4.3M-48.9%
Net assets$18.3M$21.4M$21.4M$21.9M$22.9M+25.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
CRAIG CUTLER
General Manager· 50h/wk
$332,313$25,944
BRIAN BRELAND
Executive Chef· 50h/wk
$214,702$1,917
ROSS MILLER
Golf Course Superintendent· 50h/wk
$189,984$20,770
MAREK CHOMA
Controller· 50h/wk
$146,327$17,779
BRYAN SANDZIK
CLUBHOUSE MANAGER· 50h/wk
$121,148$19,015
BROOKS HOSTE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS· 50h/wk
$112,037$7,131

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DANIEL C WATSON, DR CHARLES J SHANLEY, JAMES H DINGEMAN III, +6 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$7,219,989
GOLF$1,764,547
FITNESS CENTER$375,848
DAY CAMP$216,815
ROOM RENTALS$201,418

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
end of year
Net land, buildings & equipment
$20.0M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
57%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

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$277,202
Occupancy$1,158,802
Depreciation & depletion$1,582,914
Information technology$149,584
Office expenses$92,565

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
CCD EMPLOYEE 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
pension · 49 participants · $4.1M assets · FY2024
COUNTRY CLUB OF DETROIT-UNION EMPLOYEE 401(K) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
pension · 61 participants · $746K 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.

CFounded in 1965, Country Club Of Detroit reported $12.58M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 8.1%. Revenue moved up 8.8% 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, FY2023 · period ending Sun Dec 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Sat Dec 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Fri Dec 31 2021 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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