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

Richland Country Club

Nashville, TN · founded 1952

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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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

Expenses

$18.4M

▲ 39.1% / 5y

Total Assets

$47.3M

▲ 19.4% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$15.7M

▲ 1.6% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ 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 · Employee	Reportable	Other
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 item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$9,564,003
GOLF COURSE & PRO SHOP	$823,038
CART RENTALS	$564,935
TENNIS	$355,081
OTHER	$279,217

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$6.0M

▼ $4.0M paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$37.8M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

54%

accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

Debt over time

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	$195,964
Occupancy	$1,064,192
Depreciation & depletion	$3,423,580
Advertising & promotion	$59,383
Office expenses	$437,153
Legal fees	$56,935
Other professional fees	$411,136

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

RICHLAND COUNTRY CLUB PROFIT SHARING 401(K) PLAN

pension · 118 participants · $5.8M 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.

Seasonal labor

DOL OFLC · certified H-2B positions

Role	Wage floor (annualized)	Workers	Season
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers NASHVILLE, TN	$39K	8	Mar 2025 → Dec 2025

Positions the club certified through the U.S. Department of Labor’s H-2B program — an independent, government wage floor for rank-and-file roles the Form 990 never itemizes. Decision-maker contact available to members →

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)

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