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TOPE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 48-0451300

Topeka Country Club

Topeka, KS · founded 1934

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$5.93M

▲ 1.5% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$5.26M

▲ 6.7% YoY

Operating Margin

11.4%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

181

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$5.9M

▲ 55.7% / 5y

Expenses

$5.3M

▲ 26.5% / 5y

Total Assets

$16.5M

▲ 38.3% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$11.2M

▲ 33.0% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$3.8M	$4.8M	$4.8M	$5.8M	$5.9M	+55.7%
Expenses	$4.2M	$4.4M	$4.4M	$4.9M	$5.3M	+26.5%
Net surplus	-$349K	$396K	$396K	$914K	$674K	-293.0%
Total assets	$11.9M	$12.2M	$12.2M	$13.2M	$16.5M	+38.3%
Total liabilities	$8.4M	$8.5M	$8.5M	$8.6M	$11.2M	+33.0%
Net assets	$3.5M	$3.7M	$3.7M	$4.6M	$5.3M	+51.0%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
CLAY MEININGER PRESIDENT/COO· 40h/wk	$261,276	$9,312
LEVI LAMBING Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$169,833	$2,925
MELBURN BROWN Head Tennis Professional· 40h/wk	$114,058	$13,396
KENT MORGISON Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk	$113,134	$6,577

+ 10 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BRETT KLAUSMAN, CATHERINE WALBERG, CRAIG STROMGREN, +7 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 FEES	$3,098,980
GOLF FEES	$426,872
HEALTH AND WELLNESS	$57,736
TENNIS FEES	$48,818
LOCKER RENTALS	$39,187

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$6.4M

▼ $126K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$13.8M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

45%

accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

Debt over time

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

Occupancy	$725,879
Depreciation & depletion	$735,500
Information technology	$68,066
Advertising & promotion	$54,884
Office expenses	$166,489
Legal fees	$28,744
Accounting fees	$15,175
Other professional fees	$15,561

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

TOPEKA COUNTRY CLUB 401K PLAN

pension · 41 participants · $1.7M 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.

TFounded in 1934, Topeka Country Club reported $5.93M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 11.4%. Revenue moved up 1.5% 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)

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