COLU501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 52-0278100

Columbia Country Club

Chevy Chase, MD · founded 1942
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$24.79M
▼ 31.8% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$24.35M
▲ 13.0% YoY
Operating Margin
1.8%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
434
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$24.8M
▲ 17.0% / 5y
21.219.122.136.324.8
Expenses
$24.4M
▲ 23.8% / 5y
19.718.018.521.624.4
Total Assets
$69.1M
▲ 45.7% / 5y
47.548.351.968.269.1
Total Liabilities
$20.5M
▲ 11.1% / 5y
18.518.318.520.020.5

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$21.2M$19.1M$22.1M$36.3M$24.8M+17.0%
Expenses$19.7M$18.0M$18.5M$21.6M$24.4M+23.8%
Net surplus$1.5M$1.1M$3.6M$14.8M$435K-71.1%
Total assets$47.5M$48.3M$51.9M$68.2M$69.1M+45.7%
Total liabilities$18.5M$18.3M$18.5M$20.0M$20.5M+11.1%
Net assets$29.0M$30.0M$33.4M$48.2M$48.6M+67.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
ROBERT DOLAN
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$273,453$32,036
JOSEPH MESMER
DIRECTOR OF RACQUET SPORTS· 40h/wk
$272,064$36,091
WILLIAM DUTHE
General Manager· 40h/wk
$249,200$10,869
MATTHEW SUMPTER
Golf Course Superintendent· 1h/wk
$217,348$12,693
WILLIAM MARLOW
CHIEF ENGINEER· 40h/wk
$177,533$20,628
DEBRAH ALY
Director of Finance· 40h/wk
$177,428$15,438
BRANDON GROSS
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$159,058$4,904

+ 21 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CAROLYN L WEST, CHRISTOPHER LAMOND, CRISPIN S VARY, +18 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
GREEN TEE IRRIGATIONS LLC
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC
GOLF COURSE IRRIGATION SYSTEM$788,113

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$11,285,429
INITIATION FEES$3,408,544

CFounded in 1942, Columbia Country Club reported $24.79M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 1.8%. Revenue moved down 31.8% 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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