PBAL501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 59-0706084

Palm Beach Country Club

Palm Beach, FL · founded 1955
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$12.48M
▼ 8.7% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$18.88M
▼ 2.1% YoY
Operating Margin
-51.3%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
173
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$12.5M
▼ 35.2% / 5y
19.221.221.213.712.5
Expenses
$18.9M
▲ 9.6% / 5y
17.217.817.819.318.9
Total Assets
$45.4M
▲ 90.8% / 5y
23.828.128.130.945.4
Total Liabilities
$7.8M
▲ 216.5% / 5y
2.52.32.32.77.8

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$19.2M$21.2M$21.2M$13.7M$12.5M-35.2%
Expenses$17.2M$17.8M$17.8M$19.3M$18.9M+9.6%
Net surplus$2.0M$3.5M$3.5M-$5.6M-$6.4M-418.3%
Total assets$23.8M$28.1M$28.1M$30.9M$45.4M+90.8%
Total liabilities$2.5M$2.3M$2.3M$2.7M$7.8M+216.5%
Net assets$21.3M$25.8M$25.8M$28.2M$37.6M+76.3%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
RONALD PASSAGGIO
General Manager· 60h/wk
$514,342$19,052
RICHARD KELLEMS
Chief Financial Officer· 60h/wk
$491,570$19,052
GEORGE KERVERN
Golf Course Superintendent· 60h/wk
$355,586$25,616
KIRBY KRAUTER
Head Tennis Professional· 60h/wk
$331,686$8,005
EZEQUIEL LOPEZ
Executive Chef· 60h/wk
$307,166$25,616
ZACHARY BRADY
Head Golf Professional· 60h/wk
$230,049$8,005
JOHN BEDNAR IV
Head Golf Professional· 50h/wk
$213,701$7,225
ADILSON SILVA
CLUBHOUSE MANAGER· 60h/wk
$174,463$19,052
PAYTON MINEAR
Head Golf Professional· 50h/wk
$169,910$4,670

+ 16 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BENJAMIN WINTER, DAVID BLUE, DAVID S MACK, +13 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
THE BEACON GROUP
BOCA RATON, FL
INSURANCE$1,008,991
CHENEY BROTHERS
RIVIERA BEACH, FL
FOOD / SUPPLIES$632,601
FLORIDA BLUE
DALLAS, TX
HEALTH INSURANCE$606,335
LOPEZ GROUP INC
PALM BEACH, FL
LANDSCAPING$390,822

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$11,910,384
TENNIS FEES$298,863
GOLF LESSONS$266,043
LOCKER RENTALS$185,325
GREENS FEES$168,629

PFounded in 1955, Palm Beach Country Club reported $12.48M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -51.3%. Revenue moved down 8.7% 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 Fri Jun 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Thu Jun 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Wed Jun 30 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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