AMES501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 42-0114195

Ames Golf And Country Club

Ames, IA · founded 1969
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$1.77M
▲ 6.7% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$1.98M
▼ 3.0% YoY
Operating Margin
-12.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
109
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$1.8M
▲ 41.7% / 5y
1.21.51.51.71.8
Expenses
$2.0M
▲ 53.4% / 5y
1.31.61.62.02.0
Total Assets
$2.3M
▼ 13.1% / 5y
2.62.42.42.22.3
Total Liabilities
$1.7M
▲ 16.5% / 5y
1.51.31.31.41.7

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$1.2M$1.5M$1.5M$1.7M$1.8M+41.7%
Expenses$1.3M$1.6M$1.6M$2.0M$2.0M+53.4%
Net surplus-$44K-$29K-$29K-$388K-$214K+389.9%
Total assets$2.6M$2.4M$2.4M$2.2M$2.3M-13.1%
Total liabilities$1.5M$1.3M$1.3M$1.4M$1.7M+16.5%
Net assets$1.1M$1.2M$1.2M$777K$563K-50.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther

+ 11 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DIANNE FALES, JACK HARTWIGSEN, JEREMY DAVIS, +8 more)

All 11 listed officers reported $0 compensation — volunteer board.

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
GREEN FEES/GOLF ACTIVITY$1,276,771
FOOD & BEV$492,995

AFounded in 1969, Ames Golf And Country Club reported $1.77M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -12.1%. Revenue moved up 6.7% 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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