PALM501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 57-0221480

Palmetto Golf Club

Aiken, SC · founded 1989
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$2.33M
▲ 0.2% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$2.31M
▲ 4.9% YoY
Operating Margin
0.8%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
35
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$2.3M
▲ 1.9% / 5y
2.32.22.22.32.3
Expenses
$2.3M
▲ 15.5% / 5y
2.02.12.12.22.3
Total Assets
$4.4M
▲ 11.0% / 5y
3.94.14.14.24.4
Total Liabilities
$256K
▲ 240.4% / 5y
758989111256

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$2.3M$2.2M$2.2M$2.3M$2.3M+1.9%
Expenses$2.0M$2.1M$2.1M$2.2M$2.3M+15.5%
Net surplus$287K$128K$128K$121K$20K-93.1%
Total assets$3.9M$4.1M$4.1M$4.2M$4.4M+11.0%
Total liabilities$75K$89K$89K$111K$256K+240.4%
Net assets$3.9M$4.0M$4.0M$4.1M$4.1M+6.5%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
MARK SWYGERT
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$114,362$4,568
ANNETTE CHEEKS
BUSINESS MANAGER· 40h/wk
$61,231$2,442

+ 11 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ARNIE KILBURZ, CHAD MELDRUM, GREG PASCAL, +8 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Green Tee Golf Inc
AUGUSTA, GA
Management services$1,045,122
Gillam & Associates Inc
AIKEN, SC
Construction & renovation$497,225

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIPS$1,239,965
GREEN FEES$666,732
CART RENTAL & STORAGE$164,562
TOURNAMENT PROCEEDS$152,745
MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM$20,226

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
end of year
Net land, buildings & equipment
$4.1M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
35%
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$132,591
Occupancy$113,855
Depreciation & depletion$317,683
Information technology$10,839
Office expenses$314,519
Other professional fees$3,100

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
PALMETTO GOLF CLUB 401(K) PLAN
pension · 18 participants · $886K 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.

PFounded in 1989, Palmetto Golf Club reported $2.33M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 0.8%. Revenue moved up 0.2% 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 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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IRS FORM 990
PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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