KENT501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 38-0713560

Kent Country Club

Grand Rapids, MI · founded 1942
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$6.26M
▼ 8.3% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$5.90M
▲ 5.7% YoY
Operating Margin
5.9%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
214
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$6.3M
▲ 100.3% / 5y
3.15.75.76.86.3
Expenses
$5.9M
▲ 106.0% / 5y
2.95.35.35.65.9
Total Assets
$10.1M
▲ 52.3% / 5y
6.67.27.28.510.1
Total Liabilities
$2.6M
▲ 253.7% / 5y
7347797791.22.6

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$3.1M$5.7M$5.7M$6.8M$6.3M+100.3%
Expenses$2.9M$5.3M$5.3M$5.6M$5.9M+106.0%
Net surplus$266K$458K$458K$1.3M$367K+38.1%
Total assets$6.6M$7.2M$7.2M$8.5M$10.1M+52.3%
Total liabilities$734K$779K$779K$1.2M$2.6M+253.7%
Net assets$5.9M$6.4M$6.4M$7.3M$7.5M+27.3%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
Ward Sutton
General Manager· 40h/wk
$176,881$21,765
John Gianopolous
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$127,534$7,315
Michael Kehl
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$93,936$13,461

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (Andrew Claire, Bruce Hungerford, Chelsea Whiteside, +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
Member dues and assessments$3,915,285
Golf revenue$827,273
Locker and shoe shine fees$84,631

KFounded in 1942, Kent Country Club reported $6.26M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 5.9%. Revenue moved down 8.3% 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)
+ 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
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