DHRU501(c)(7) · CONFIRMEDNAICS 713910EIN 58-0225900

Druid Hills Golf Club

Atlanta, GA · founded 2000
12 filings on recordFY 20112023high confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$23.65M
▲ 19.7% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$20.58M
▲ 15.9% YoY
Operating Margin
13.0%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
370
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$23.7M
▲ 50.7% / 5y
15.719.119.119.723.7
Expenses
$20.6M
▲ 41.8% / 5y
14.516.416.417.820.6
Total Assets
$37.4M
▲ 24.9% / 5y
29.932.932.934.837.4
Total Liabilities
$5.8M
▼ 23.5% / 5y
7.56.66.66.25.8

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$15.7M$19.1M$19.1M$19.7M$23.7M+50.7%
Expenses$14.5M$16.4M$16.4M$17.8M$20.6M+41.8%
Net surplus$1.2M$2.8M$2.8M$2.0M$3.1M+160.1%
Total assets$29.9M$32.9M$32.9M$34.8M$37.4M+24.9%
Total liabilities$7.5M$6.6M$6.6M$6.2M$5.8M-23.5%
Net assets$22.4M$26.3M$26.3M$28.6M$31.6M+41.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JOSEPH WHEELER
General Manager· 50h/wk
$321,628$19,189
RAPHAEL RODRIGUEZ
Director of Racquets· 50h/wk
$233,774$12,031
JOE HOLLIS
SUPERINTENDANT· 50h/wk
$223,044$19,082
SARAH BRACKMAN
FITNESS DIRECTOR· 50h/wk
$162,175$10,997
AUGUSTIN BARCHERS
Director of Golf· 50h/wk
$159,186$9,923
KAYLEIGH APEL
CLUBHOUSE MANAGER· 50h/wk
$150,836$5,886
CHRISTOPHER CARTER
HEAD OF GOLF PLAYER DEVELO· 50h/wk
$146,997$5,517

+ 14 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BILL CLARK, CHRIS MARINAC, COOLEY FALES, +11 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
Highland Turf Solutions
ELK PARK, NC
Turf & grounds$324,903
Harris Interiors
ATLANTA, GA
INTERIOR DESIGN$156,172
United Pool Management LLC
DOUGLASVILLVE, GA
Pool & racquet$155,429
Nailed-It Contracting
CANTON, GA
Construction & renovation$148,109
Atlanta Arbor
MARIETTA, GA
Turf & grounds$122,780

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$9,129,947
INITIATION FEES$4,502,666
CAPITAL ASSESSMENTS$2,165,298

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$2.9M
$700K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$26.4M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
58%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$1.1M$2.1M$3.2M$4.3MFY20 · $4.3MFY20FY21 · $4.3MFY21FY22 · $3.6MFY22FY23 · $2.9MFY23

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$252,357
Occupancy$787,618
Depreciation & depletion$3,567,034
Information technology$130,511
Office expenses$570,932
Accounting fees$50,338
Other professional fees$128,670

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
DRUID HILLS GOLF CLUB WELFARE BENEFITS PLAN
welfare · 112 participants · FY2024
DRUID HILLS GOLF CLUB 401(K) PLAN
pension · 242 participants · FY2024
Service providerPaid
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Manageme$12,108
Transamerica Life Insurance Company$5,050

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.

DFounded in 2000, Druid Hills Golf Club reported $23.65M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 13.0%. Revenue moved up 19.7% 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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