GHRE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 43-0300764

Greenbriar Hills Country Club

Saint Louis, MO · founded 1952
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$9.66M
▲ 58.3% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$6.47M
▲ 14.2% YoY
Operating Margin
33.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
251
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$9.7M
▲ 87.1% / 5y
5.26.56.56.19.7
Expenses
$6.5M
▲ 29.1% / 5y
5.05.35.35.76.5
Total Assets
$12.7M
▲ 100.7% / 5y
6.37.07.09.612.7
Total Liabilities
$3.7M
▲ 25.5% / 5y
3.01.71.73.83.7

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$5.2M$6.5M$6.5M$6.1M$9.7M+87.1%
Expenses$5.0M$5.3M$5.3M$5.7M$6.5M+29.1%
Net surplus$155K$1.2M$1.2M$445K$3.2M+1956.3%
Total assets$6.3M$7.0M$7.0M$9.6M$12.7M+100.7%
Total liabilities$3.0M$1.7M$1.7M$3.8M$3.7M+25.5%
Net assets$3.3M$5.3M$5.3M$5.7M$8.9M+167.5%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JOHN LACEFIELD
General Manager· 40h/wk
$212,265$22,125
SHAWN PRENGER
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$150,979$20,286
MATT GINDLER
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$149,624$18,937
WILLIAM R PUES
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$140,915$16,362
ANTHONY LYONS
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$140,698$19,905

+ 14 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CHARLES WIEGERS, DAN DRISCOLL, GREG SHOEMAKER, +11 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
PROG.SERV.REVENUE-RELATED-990$1,622,406

GFounded in 1952, Greenbriar Hills Country Club reported $9.66M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 33.1%. Revenue moved up 58.3% 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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