CHIC501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 62-0157840

Chickasaw Country Club

Memphis, TN · founded 1945
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$8.48M
▲ 6.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$8.13M
▲ 6.1% YoY
Operating Margin
4.1%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
248
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$8.5M
▲ 30.4% / 5y
6.57.27.98.08.5
Expenses
$8.1M
▲ 26.0% / 5y
6.56.36.97.78.1
Total Assets
$13.7M
▲ 63.8% / 5y
8.49.410.510.513.7
Total Liabilities
$6.6M
▲ 30.5% / 5y
5.15.34.94.26.6

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$6.5M$7.2M$7.9M$8.0M$8.5M+30.4%
Expenses$6.5M$6.3M$6.9M$7.7M$8.1M+26.0%
Net surplus$52K$871K$1.0M$289K$350K+575.0%
Total assets$8.4M$9.4M$10.5M$10.5M$13.7M+63.8%
Total liabilities$5.1M$5.3M$4.9M$4.2M$6.6M+30.5%
Net assets$3.3M$4.1M$5.6M$6.3M$7.0M+115.7%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
JAMES NAPOLITANO
General Manager· 40h/wk
$261,846$21,333
DUNCAN HOWELL
Director of Racquets· 40h/wk
$190,323$23,289
JAMES K WILLIS JR
DIRECTOR OF AGRONOMY· 40h/wk
$143,300$14,864
DANIEL SHINEBARGER
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$108,680$8,990
CHRISTOPHER S ELLIS II
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$102,766$22,508
ZORANA GEORGE
ASSISTANT TENNIS PROFESSIO· 40h/wk
$102,133$4,580
DEBBIE C CHRISTOPHER
ASST. SECTY/TREASURER· 40h/wk
$89,307$8,924

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (CLAYTON C PURDOM, DOUGLAS M ALRUTZ, GEORGE G LEAVELL, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
4FDESIGN
MEMPHIS, TN
ARCHITECT$169,789

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
GOLF FEES$701,155
TENNIS FEES$568,230
HEALTH CLUB$107,531
LOCKER RENTALS$106,579
OTHER FEES$103,093

CFounded in 1945, Chickasaw Country Club reported $8.48M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 4.1%. Revenue moved up 6.6% 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 Thu Nov 30 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Wed Nov 30 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Tue Nov 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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