ATHE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 58-0547720

Athens Country Club Inc

Athens, GA · founded 1977
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$9.26M
▲ 4.2% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$10.97M
▲ 6.4% YoY
Operating Margin
-18.5%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
359
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$9.3M
▲ 10.2% / 5y
8.48.18.18.99.3
Expenses
$11.0M
▲ 35.3% / 5y
8.19.69.610.311.0
Total Assets
$25.0M
▲ 102.6% / 5y
12.321.821.823.425.0
Total Liabilities
$11.5M
▲ 137.9% / 5y
4.812.012.012.211.5

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$8.4M$8.1M$8.1M$8.9M$9.3M+10.2%
Expenses$8.1M$9.6M$9.6M$10.3M$11.0M+35.3%
Net surplus$300K-$1.5M-$1.5M-$1.4M-$1.7M-670.0%
Total assets$12.3M$21.8M$21.8M$23.4M$25.0M+102.6%
Total liabilities$4.8M$12.0M$12.0M$12.2M$11.5M+137.9%
Net assets$7.5M$9.8M$9.8M$11.2M$13.5M+79.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
ERIC RHODES
General Manager· 60h/wk
$296,571$29,036
JOSEPH DEVANEY
Director of Golf· 50h/wk
$212,264$36,882
JAMES DRINKARD
Golf Course Superintendent· 50h/wk
$135,007$24,990
CHRISTOPHER MCCOOK
Executive Chef· 50h/wk
$132,628$25,592
JOSEPH A MILLER
Director of Racquets· 50h/wk
$131,417$24,504
JAN BEGGERLY
Controller· 45h/wk
$119,644$8,752

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CRAIG MEEKS, DAVID YOUNGERMAN, JEFFREY TRAPNELL, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$5,378,182
GOLF OPERATIONS$1,159,409
LOCKER & FITNESS$179,040
TENNIS$59,468
POOL$12,268

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$9.3M
$450K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$14.5M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
56%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$2.5M$5.1M$7.6M$10.2MFY20 · $10.2MFY20FY21 · $10.2MFY21FY22 · $9.7MFY22FY23 · $9.3MFY23

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$185,608
Depreciation & depletion$1,356,874

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
ATHENS COUNTRY CLUB 401(K) PENSION PLAN
pension · 75 participants · $4.7M 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.

AFounded in 1977, Athens Country Club Inc reported $9.26M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -18.5%. 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 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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PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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