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WCIL501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 56-0766215

Wildcat Cliffs Country Club Inc

Highlands, NC · founded 1966

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$7.38M

▲ 4.2% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$7.08M

▲ 11.7% YoY

Operating Margin

4.1%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$7.4M

▲ 41.2% / 5y

Expenses

$7.1M

▲ 37.1% / 5y

Total Assets

$22.4M

▲ 35.5% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$9.3M

▲ 218.7% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$5.2M	$5.7M	$6.1M	$7.1M	$7.4M	+41.2%
Expenses	$5.2M	$5.0M	$5.7M	$6.3M	$7.1M	+37.1%
Net surplus	$66K	$717K	$410K	$748K	$305K	+361.6%
Total assets	$16.6M	$17.3M	$18.9M	$20.5M	$22.4M	+35.5%
Total liabilities	$2.9M	$2.8M	$7.5M	$8.1M	$9.3M	+218.7%
Net assets	$13.6M	$14.4M	$11.4M	$12.5M	$13.1M	-3.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
JEFFERY BLAIS CEO / GENERAL MANAGER· 40h/wk	$314,519	$47,910
BARRY GRAHAM Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk	$151,323	$18,588
WILLIAM BYSTRZYCKI Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$141,615	$15,268

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CATHY FULLER, GREG THOMPSON, JULIE BYRD, +6 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
MEMBER DUES & INITIATION FEES	$5,298,774
GOLF RELATED ACTIVITIES	$551,819
OTHER OPERATIONS	$360,192
GOLF CART OPERATIONS	$294,002
FITNESS AND RECREATION	$116,030

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$1.4M

▼ $391K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$15.7M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

42%

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

Insurance	$90,766
Occupancy	$478,211
Depreciation & depletion	$892,948
Information technology	$66,987
Office expenses	$775,141
Legal fees	$38,958
Other professional fees	$421,677

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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Cooks, Restaurant Highlands, NC	$34K	8	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Waiters and Waitresses Highlands, NC	$29K	15	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025
Amusement and Recreation Attendants Highlands, NC	$24K	10	Apr 2025 → Oct 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

WFounded in 1966, Wildcat Cliffs Country Club Inc reported $7.38M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 4.1%. Revenue moved up 4.2% 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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