CHAT501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 62-0156100

Chattanooga Golf And Country Club

Chattanooga, TN · founded 1935
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$12.87M
▼ 15.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$9.34M
▲ 4.6% YoY
Operating Margin
27.4%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
239
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$12.9M
▲ 46.4% / 5y
8.88.510.015.212.9
Expenses
$9.3M
▲ 11.1% / 5y
8.47.78.58.99.3
Total Assets
$27.6M
▲ 54.2% / 5y
17.917.918.523.827.6
Total Liabilities
$7.5M
▼ 25.6% / 5y
10.19.78.47.37.5

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$8.8M$8.5M$10.0M$15.2M$12.9M+46.4%
Expenses$8.4M$7.7M$8.5M$8.9M$9.3M+11.1%
Net surplus$380K$749K$1.5M$6.3M$3.5M+829.0%
Total assets$17.9M$17.9M$18.5M$23.8M$27.6M+54.2%
Total liabilities$10.1M$9.7M$8.4M$7.3M$7.5M-25.6%
Net assets$7.8M$8.1M$10.1M$16.5M$20.1M+157.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
MICHAEL MURRAY
COO/GENERAL MANAGER· 40h/wk
$272,618$11,731
BRUCE ETTER
Director of Golf· 40h/wk
$255,682$8,131
JEFFREY HOLLISTER
DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY· 40h/wk
$190,643$6,842
TROY FAIRLEY
Director of Finance· 40h/wk
$127,479$5,619
BRAD TREWHITT
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$119,628$5,845

+ 10 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANDY MCDANIEL, CHRIS YOUNG, DEXTER WHITE, +7 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
SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP DUES$6,931,785
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS$2,246,700
GOLF OPERATIONS INCOME$649,354
TOURNAMENT/EVENT FEES$325,068
SPECIAL EVENTS REVENUE$130,016

CFounded in 1935, Chattanooga Golf And Country Club reported $12.87M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 27.4%. Revenue moved down 15.4% 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 Sat Sep 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Fri Sep 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Thu Sep 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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