HOUS501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 74-0693540

Houston Country Club

Houston, TX · founded 1930
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
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FY23 Total Revenue
$31.50M
▲ 9.9% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$31.02M
▲ 19.3% YoY
Operating Margin
1.5%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
407
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$31.5M
▼ 28.5% / 5y
44.026.526.528.731.5
Expenses
$31.0M
▲ 47.5% / 5y
21.019.619.626.031.0
Total Assets
$147.9M
▲ 130.3% / 5y
64.2109.6109.6142.3147.9
Total Liabilities
$76.1M
▲ 457.6% / 5y
13.649.549.572.476.1

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$44.0M$26.5M$26.5M$28.7M$31.5M-28.5%
Expenses$21.0M$19.6M$19.6M$26.0M$31.0M+47.5%
Net surplus$23.0M$6.9M$6.9M$2.7M$486K-97.9%
Total assets$64.2M$109.6M$109.6M$142.3M$147.9M+130.3%
Total liabilities$13.6M$49.5M$49.5M$72.4M$76.1M+457.6%
Net assets$50.6M$60.0M$60.0M$69.9M$71.8M+41.9%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
Mark Bado
General Manager / COO· 40h/wk
$618,924$40,814
Simon Buckle
Director of Golf· 40h/wk
$327,182$25,895
William Weeks
Golf Superintendent· 40h/wk
$309,594$35,295
Zeb Hartline
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$237,965$18,773
David Moore
Head Tennis Professional· 0h/wk
$228,858$39,704
James Osowski
Chief Financial Officer· 40h/wk
$222,408$7,477
Allysa Bloodworth
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$184,160$24,246

+ 15 unpaid officers/directors as reported (Cameron J Cureton, Douglas M Rotan, Edward H Braddock, +12 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
D E Harvey Builders
HOUSTON, TX
Construction & renovation$1,779,109
Cadence Bank
HOUSTON, TX
Banking$1,646,396
Ben E Keith Foods
FORTH WORTH, TX
Food & beverage$711,309
Jeff's Finer Foods
HOUSTON, TX
Food & beverage$592,182
Chef's Produce Company
HOUSTON, TX
Food & beverage$545,110

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
DUES$21,565,795
GOLF ACTIVITIES$1,351,832
FITNESS CENTER$1,096,508
LOCKER RENTALS$394,016
TENNIS & POOL FEES$155,459

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$68.5M
$4.2M new borrowing
Net land, buildings & equipment
$134.9M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
27%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Tax-exempt bond liabilities
$0
end of year
Debt over time
$0$17.1M$34.3M$51.4M$68.5MFY20 · $37.4MFY20FY21 · $37.4MFY21FY22 · $64.3MFY22FY23 · $68.5MFY23

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
Management fees$0
Insurance$483,075
Occupancy$2,148,735
Depreciation & depletion$4,823,234
Information technology$279,907
Advertising & promotion$35,371
Office expenses$494,496
Legal fees$242,971
Accounting fees$0
Other professional fees$0

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
HOUSTON COUNTRY CLUB WELFARE BENEFIT WRAP PLAN
welfare · 261 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.

HFounded in 1930, Houston Country Club reported $31.50M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 1.5%. Revenue moved up 9.9% 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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IRS FORM 990
PART VII · NAMED OFFICERS
PART IX · COMPENSATION
SCHEDULE · INITIATION FEES
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