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ESTE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 65-0139537

Estero Country Club Inc

Estero, FL · founded 1999

13 filings on recordFY 2011–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$5.76M

▲ 78.1% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$6.87M

▲ 45.4% YoY

Operating Margin

-19.4%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

165

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$5.8M

▲ 15.8% / 5y

Expenses

$6.9M

▲ 19.1% / 5y

Total Assets

$22.4M

▲ 47.0% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$8.6M

▲ 66.4% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$5.0M	$4.9M	$5.1M	$3.2M	$5.8M	+15.8%
Expenses	$5.8M	$5.7M	$6.1M	$4.7M	$6.9M	+19.1%
Net surplus	-$802K	-$768K	-$932K	-$1.5M	-$1.1M	+39.1%
Total assets	$15.3M	$15.8M	$18.1M	$21.4M	$22.4M	+47.0%
Total liabilities	$5.2M	$5.2M	$6.0M	$8.7M	$8.6M	+66.4%
Net assets	$10.1M	$10.7M	$12.1M	$12.6M	$13.9M	+37.1%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
DAN NEWMAN Director of Finance· 40h/wk	$156,919	$7,168
MARK THOMAS DIRECTOR GOLF MAINTENANCE· 40h/wk	$127,534	—
THOMAS FUNK Director of Racquets· 40h/wk	$105,844	$3,979
MEG STEPANIAN Membership Director· 40h/wk	$100,223	—

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ARTHUR CAMIOLO, BETH WARDLAW, BRUCE ACKERMAN, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
Gtoz Turf Services FT MYERS, FL	Turf & grounds	$441,082
Bowen Cooling FT MYERS, FL	HVAC	$178,200
Jan Led Inc BONITA SPRINGS, FL	LIGHTING	$112,455

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$3,988,272
GOLF CARTS, LOCKERS, ETC.	$869,208
GREENS FEES	$281,345
OPERATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT	$241,859
RACQUETS	$14,424

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

$3.8M

▼ $525K paid down

Net land, buildings & equipment

$15.8M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

41%

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	$524,271
Depreciation & depletion	$1,380,046

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

ESTERO COUNTRY CLUB, INC. 401(K) PLAN

pension · 45 participants · 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
Bartenders Estero, FL	$38K	4	Nov 2025 → Apr 2026

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 →

EFounded in 1999, Estero Country Club Inc reported $5.76M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -19.4%. Revenue moved up 78.1% 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 Tue Oct 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Mon Oct 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

▸ Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Sun Oct 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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