CONG501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 53-0050980

Congressional Country Club Inc

Bethesda, MD · founded 1934
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$44.29M
▲ 2.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$44.91M
▲ 9.2% YoY
Operating Margin
-1.4%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
532
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$44.3M
▲ 25.0% / 5y
35.429.138.543.244.3
Expenses
$44.9M
▲ 26.0% / 5y
35.628.435.041.144.9
Total Assets
$90.3M
▲ 28.3% / 5y
70.378.387.488.590.3
Total Liabilities
$26.0M
▲ 109.5% / 5y
12.419.724.623.626.0

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$35.4M$29.1M$38.5M$43.2M$44.3M+25.0%
Expenses$35.6M$28.4M$35.0M$41.1M$44.9M+26.0%
Net surplus-$220K$718K$3.5M$2.1M-$629K+185.3%
Total assets$70.3M$78.3M$87.4M$88.5M$90.3M+28.3%
Total liabilities$12.4M$19.7M$24.6M$23.6M$26.0M+109.5%
Net assets$57.9M$58.7M$62.8M$64.9M$64.3M+10.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JEFFREY S KREAFLE
GENERAL MANAGER/CEO· 40h/wk
$935,275$87,159
JASON A EPSTEIN
PGA DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS· 40h/wk
$557,182$52,120
PETER M WENDT
DIR OF GOLF AND GROUNDS MA· 40h/wk
$530,961$87,004
MARIO CAMPUZANO
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$307,712$51,932
CHRISTOPHER TESSONE
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER· 40h/wk
$276,964$56,768
MATTHEW MORRISON
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$269,140$59,204
DAN VALBAK
Director of Racquets· 40h/wk
$238,074$48,920
JOHN S RATTAN
DIRECTOR OF INSTRUCTION· 40h/wk
$212,768$49,906
THERESA M SOPPELSA
DIRECTOR OF FITNESS· 40h/wk
$212,652$52,098
ELIZABETH M GREGORY
DIRECTOR OF TEAM MEMBER EN· 40h/wk
$195,782$50,221
DANIEL V PALMIOTTO
DIRECTOR OF AQUATICS & BOWLING· 40h/wk
$166,397$34,551

+ 19 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CHARLES R HANLEY III, CHRISTINA FRY GIULIERI, CHRISTOPHER S BYRNE, +16 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Torres Renovation LLC
GAITHERSBURG, MD
CONTRACTING SERVICES$496,883

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$18,183,682
GOLF OPERATIONS$5,432,439
ENTRANCE FEES$4,285,000
FOOD & BEV FEES$3,226,266
OTHER ATHLETIC FEES$3,196,276

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
end of year
Net land, buildings & equipment
$71.0M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
45%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

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
Insurance$514,489
Occupancy$1,631,381
Depreciation & depletion$4,806,823
Information technology$229,436
Office expenses$2,942,655
Legal fees$148,304
Other professional fees$2,608,820

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
CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB INC
welfare · 188 participants · FY2024
CONGRESSIONAL COUNTRY CLUB, INC. RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
pension · 292 participants · FY2024
Service providerPaid
Principal Life Insurance Company$46,528

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.

CFounded in 1934, Congressional Country Club Inc reported $44.29M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.4%. Revenue moved up 2.4% 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 Tue Oct 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Mon Oct 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Sun Oct 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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IRS FORM 990
PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
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