RICH501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 62-0339350

Richland Country Club

Nashville, TN · founded 1952
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$16.16M
▲ 8.9% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$18.45M
▲ 19.6% YoY
Operating Margin
-14.2%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
513
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$16.2M
▲ 34.6% / 5y
12.011.111.114.816.2
Expenses
$18.4M
▲ 39.1% / 5y
13.313.113.115.418.4
Total Assets
$47.3M
▲ 19.4% / 5y
39.644.344.348.047.3
Total Liabilities
$15.7M
▲ 1.6% / 5y
15.518.318.315.715.7

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$12.0M$11.1M$11.1M$14.8M$16.2M+34.6%
Expenses$13.3M$13.1M$13.1M$15.4M$18.4M+39.1%
Net surplus-$1.3M-$2.0M-$2.0M-$582K-$2.3M+82.4%
Total assets$39.6M$44.3M$44.3M$48.0M$47.3M+19.4%
Total liabilities$15.5M$18.3M$18.3M$15.7M$15.7M+1.6%
Net assets$24.1M$26.0M$26.0M$32.3M$31.5M+30.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
MARTEL MEYER
General Manager· 40h/wk
$420,923$27,000
SCOTT FREUND
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$305,946$23,518
JOHN SPELMAN
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$248,180$34,780
JUSTIN KITCHEN
FITNESS· 40h/wk
$210,467$10,639
JOHN HANCOCK
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$189,251$200
BENSON GRAHAM
GOLF SHOP· 40h/wk
$165,282$12,826
DUSTIN OVERBEEK
TENNIS· 40h/wk
$165,013$11,666
DAVID STEPHENS
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$164,461$9,978
KEITH HARRIETHA
TENNIS· 40h/wk
$163,832$8,984
CHRIS BROWN
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$156,859$4,855
CARIEN VENTER
TENNIS· 40h/wk
$116,855$5,980

+ 10 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ANDREW FOWLER, BILL KOTTAS, CHRISTY DENAPOLI, +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
MEMBERSHIP DUES$9,564,003
GOLF COURSE & PRO SHOP$823,038
CART RENTALS$564,935
TENNIS$355,081
OTHER$279,217

RFounded in 1952, Richland Country Club reported $16.16M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -14.2%. Revenue moved up 8.9% 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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