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DETR501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 38-0479140

Detroit Golf Club

Detroit, MI · founded 1934

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$11.51M

▲ 68.0% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$9.60M

▲ 91.9% YoY

Operating Margin

16.6%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

297

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$11.5M

▼ 16.0% / 5y

Expenses

$9.6M

▼ 6.8% / 5y

Total Assets

$22.1M

▲ 76.0% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.7M

▲ 30.9% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$13.7M	$10.1M	$10.1M	$6.9M	$11.5M	-16.0%
Expenses	$10.3M	$7.3M	$7.3M	$5.0M	$9.6M	-6.8%
Net surplus	$3.4M	$2.8M	$2.8M	$1.8M	$1.9M	-43.8%
Total assets	$12.6M	$17.5M	$17.5M	$18.8M	$22.1M	+76.0%
Total liabilities	$5.9M	$6.9M	$6.9M	$6.3M	$7.7M	+30.9%
Net assets	$6.7M	$10.6M	$10.6M	$12.5M	$14.4M	+115.7%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
DEREK JACQUES General Manager· 40h/wk	$195,568	$15,736
JAKE MENDOZA Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk	$164,388	$15,736
JOSH UPSON Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$157,750	$12,486
MARY SEABOLT-SMYTHE Controller· 40h/wk	$111,576	$15,736

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ABBEY DANCZAK, BRYAN DINVERNO, JAHMAL DOKES, +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	$5,999,730
GOLF	$2,196,268
TOURNAMENT	$777,688
CAPITAL ASSESSMENT	$686,280
TRANSFER FEES	$649,708

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$3.6M

▲ $779K new borrowing

Net land, buildings & equipment

$12.1M

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

Insurance	$224,397
Depreciation & depletion	$1,371,203
Office expenses	$21,700

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

DETROIT GOLF CLUB RETIREMENT PLAN

pension · 61 participants · $1.8M assets · FY2024

DETROIT GOLF CLUB UNION RETIREMENT PLAN

pension · 27 participants · $433K 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.

DFounded in 1934, Detroit Golf Club reported $11.51M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 16.6%. Revenue moved up 68.0% 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 Tue Aug 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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