LHAK501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 56-0486013

Lake Hickory Country Club Inc

Hickory, NC · founded 1950
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$6.09M
▲ 11.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$6.05M
▲ 14.5% YoY
Operating Margin
0.8%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
252
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$6.1M
▲ 33.4% / 5y
4.65.95.95.56.1
Expenses
$6.0M
▲ 29.8% / 5y
4.74.74.75.36.0
Total Assets
$7.3M
▲ 127.5% / 5y
3.24.84.86.67.3
Total Liabilities
$5.4M
▲ 96.3% / 5y
2.73.23.24.85.4

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$4.6M$5.9M$5.9M$5.5M$6.1M+33.4%
Expenses$4.7M$4.7M$4.7M$5.3M$6.0M+29.8%
Net surplus-$90K$1.2M$1.2M$178K$46K-151.1%
Total assets$3.2M$4.8M$4.8M$6.6M$7.3M+127.5%
Total liabilities$2.7M$3.2M$3.2M$4.8M$5.4M+96.3%
Net assets$450K$1.6M$1.6M$1.8M$1.9M+317.7%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
CHARLES GARNETT
Director of Racquets· 40h/wk
$190,996$14,425
KENNETH CHURCH
General Manager· 40h/wk
$145,909$49,548
BRIAN REPPART
DIRECTOR OF GOLF AND CS OP· 40h/wk
$127,243$9,529
CANDAS BROWN
DINING OPERATIONS MANAGER· 40h/wk
$79,173$6,857
KAREN CONNER
Controller· 40h/wk
$78,178$13,050

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BARBARA HAEME, BILLY TRUITT, BUSTER MANN, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
DAVID E LOOPER AND CO
HICKORY, NC
RESTAURANT RENOVATIONS$749,738
LANDSCAPES UNLIMITED LLC
LINCOLNTON, NE
BUNKER RENOVATIONS$346,514
BILL LOVE GRADING INC
CONOVER, NC
SINK HOLE / GOLF COURSE REPAIR$102,400

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$3,282,292
GOLF INCOME$693,507
INITIATION FEES$156,483

LFounded in 1950, Lake Hickory Country Club Inc reported $6.09M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 0.8%. Revenue moved up 11.6% 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 Thu Aug 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Wed Aug 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Tue Aug 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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