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PNEL501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 65-0569727

Pelicans Nest Golf Club Inc

Bonita Spgs, FL · founded 2002

12 filings on recordFY 2012–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$10.37M

▼ 2.0% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$12.46M

▲ 9.2% YoY

Operating Margin

-20.2%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

147

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$10.4M

▲ 23.3% / 5y

Expenses

$12.5M

▲ 25.4% / 5y

Total Assets

$38.2M

▲ 42.5% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$8.7M

▲ 67.0% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$8.4M	$9.2M	$9.2M	$10.6M	$10.4M	+23.3%
Expenses	$9.9M	$10.9M	$10.9M	$11.4M	$12.5M	+25.4%
Net surplus	-$1.5M	-$1.7M	-$1.7M	-$834K	-$2.1M	+36.4%
Total assets	$26.8M	$31.4M	$31.4M	$34.0M	$38.2M	+42.5%
Total liabilities	$5.2M	$9.4M	$9.4M	$7.6M	$8.7M	+67.0%
Net assets	$21.6M	$22.0M	$22.0M	$26.4M	$29.5M	+36.6%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
DAVID GILLESPIE COO· 40h/wk	$279,742	$18,953
JASON ZIMMERMAN DIRECTOR OF GREENS & GROUN· 40h/wk	$176,932	$10,546
TIM MAURAIS Controller· 40h/wk	$173,280	$26,321
DANIEL GAWRONSKI Director of Golf· 40h/wk	$143,135	$7,314
JOE SZLACHETKA Executive Chef· 40h/wk	$128,381	$9,239
CARMINE SPRIO DIRECTOR OF FOOD & BEVERAG· 40h/wk	$110,509	$10,218

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (ALAN SHEETS, DENNIS BURKE, GARY SCHWANDT, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
Blue Cross Blue Shields Of Florida DALLAS, TX	Professional services	$458,366
Cheney Brothers Inc PUNTA GORDA, FL	Food & beverage	$453,376

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS	$6,783,147
GREEN & GOLF CART FEES	$1,881,828
OTHER GOLF REVENUE	$249,883
UNUSED FOOD AND BEVERAGE MINIMUM	$37,713

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

—

end of year

Net land, buildings & equipment

$27.8M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

35%

accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant

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	$403,280
Depreciation & depletion	$1,533,399

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

PELICAN'S NEST GOLF CLUB, INC 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

pension · 74 participants · $3.2M 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 Bonita Springs, FL	$37K	10	Oct 2025 → Jun 2026
Waiters and Waitresses Bonita Springs, FL	$36K	11	Oct 2025 → Apr 2026
Cooks, Restaurant Bonita Springs, FL	$35K	8	Oct 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 →

PFounded in 2002, Pelicans Nest Golf Club Inc reported $10.37M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -20.2%. Revenue moved down 2.0% 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 Fri Mar 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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

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