SUNS501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 43-0543446

Sunset Country Club

Saint Louis, MO · founded 1947
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$9.31M
▲ 5.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$9.33M
▲ 6.0% YoY
Operating Margin
-0.2%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
248
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$9.3M
▲ 1.8% / 5y
9.16.07.38.89.3
Expenses
$9.3M
▲ 19.9% / 5y
7.86.87.18.89.3
Total Assets
$12.2M
▲ 1.7% / 5y
12.012.211.911.512.2
Total Liabilities
$4.3M
▲ 30.4% / 5y
3.34.33.83.54.3

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$9.1M$6.0M$7.3M$8.8M$9.3M+1.8%
Expenses$7.8M$6.8M$7.1M$8.8M$9.3M+19.9%
Net surplus$1.4M-$846K$226K$14K-$21K-101.5%
Total assets$12.0M$12.2M$11.9M$11.5M$12.2M+1.7%
Total liabilities$3.3M$4.3M$3.8M$3.5M$4.3M+30.4%
Net assets$8.7M$7.9M$8.1M$8.0M$8.0M-9.0%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JOE LUCAS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER· 40h/wk
$230,272$12,224
NICK ZERR
EMPLOYEE· 40h/wk
$162,311$12,745
RYAN JOHNSON
EMPLOYEE· 40h/wk
$161,209$12,890
TIM OBRYAN
EMPLOYEE· 40h/wk
$136,863$9,707

+ 15 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ALAN DOMBROWSKI, DAN KLEFFNER, DEREK LAUR, +12 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
FOOD AND BEVERAGE$3,622,380
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,122,108
ASSESSMENTS$1,192,139
SPORTS ACTIVITIES$850,764
INITIATION FEES$682,217

SFounded in 1947, Sunset Country Club reported $9.31M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -0.2%. Revenue moved up 5.6% 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)
+ 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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