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BIRM501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 38-1204541

Birmingham Country Club

Birmingham, MI · founded 1945

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$8.52M

▲ 2.0% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$7.71M

▲ 7.1% YoY

Operating Margin

9.6%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

259

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$8.5M

▼ 4.9% / 5y

Expenses

$7.7M

▲ 12.9% / 5y

Total Assets

$5.9M

▼ 4.1% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$5.6M

▼ 26.2% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$9.0M	$10.9M	$10.9M	$8.4M	$8.5M	-4.9%
Expenses	$6.8M	$6.9M	$6.9M	$7.2M	$7.7M	+12.9%
Net surplus	$2.1M	$4.0M	$4.0M	$1.2M	$816K	-61.7%
Total assets	$6.1M	$5.1M	$5.1M	$5.5M	$5.9M	-4.1%
Total liabilities	$7.6M	$6.9M	$6.9M	$6.1M	$5.6M	-26.2%
Net assets	-$1.5M	-$1.7M	-$1.7M	-$572K	$243K	-116.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
TARAS STRYCHAR General Manager· 40h/wk	$213,726	$9,882
DAN DINGMAN GREEN SUPERINTENDENT· 40h/wk	$176,605	$26,715
DAVID DRISKO Director of Golf· 40h/wk	$164,979	$16,150
RICHARD KING Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$133,877	$22,668
DAVID SIMPSON F & B MANAGER· 40h/wk	$110,006	$15,898

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CAROL FRIESEN, CRAIG KARAMANIAN, DANIEL O-HARA, +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	$4,703,529
MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FEES	$1,216,785
TRANSFER FEES	$1,170,070
CART AND GREEN FEES	$913,358
POOL AND LOCKER FEES	$387,825

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

—

end of year

Net land, buildings & equipment

$971K

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

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

$225,748

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

THE BIRMINGHAM COUNTRY CLUB EMPLOYEE PLAN & TRUST

pension · 35 participants · $2.3M 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers Birmingham, MI	$39K	7	Apr 2025 → Nov 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

BFounded in 1945, Birmingham Country Club reported $8.52M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 9.6%. Revenue moved up 2.0% 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 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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