ATHE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 75-0742213

Athens Country Club

Athens, TX · founded 1988
14 filings on recordFY 20112024medium confidence
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FY24 Total Revenue
$2.27M
▲ 11.9% YoY
FY24 Total Expenses
$2.16M
▲ 10.0% YoY
Operating Margin
5.2%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
72
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2020 — FY2024 · as filed
Revenue
$2.3M
▲ 59.4% / 5y
1.41.91.92.02.3
Expenses
$2.2M
▲ 48.0% / 5y
1.51.81.82.02.2
Total Assets
$2.4M
▲ 23.7% / 5y
1.92.42.42.42.4
Total Liabilities
$1.1M
▲ 11.0% / 5y
1.01.31.31.21.1

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY20FY21FY22FY23FY24Δ total
Revenue$1.4M$1.9M$1.9M$2.0M$2.3M+59.4%
Expenses$1.5M$1.8M$1.8M$2.0M$2.2M+48.0%
Net surplus-$30K$117K$117K$73K$119K-495.1%
Total assets$1.9M$2.4M$2.4M$2.4M$2.4M+23.7%
Total liabilities$1.0M$1.3M$1.3M$1.2M$1.1M+11.0%
Net assets$922K$1.1M$1.1M$1.2M$1.3M+37.8%

Officer & staff compensation

FY24 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (DEBBIE GODWIN, ED GATLIN, ERNIE GRUBBS, +6 more)

All 9 listed officers reported $0 compensation — volunteer board.

Top contractors

FY24 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY24 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES & ASSESSMENTS$1,373,783
GOLF INCOME$284,346
OTHER PROGRAM INCOME$58,407

Balance sheet & capital

FY24 · IRS Form 990, Part X
Mortgages & notes payable
$1.1M
$72K paid down
Net land, buildings & equipment
$1.8M
book value, net of depreciation
Facility age
70%
accumulated depreciation ÷ cost — higher = older plant
Debt over time
$0$298K$596K$894K$1.2MFY21 · $1.2MFY21FY22 · $1.2MFY22FY23 · $1.1MFY23FY24 · $1.1MFY24

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

FY24 · Form 990, Part IX
Insurance$55,130
Occupancy$122,290
Depreciation & depletion$284,937
Office expenses$8,484
Other professional fees$105,244

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.

AFounded in 1988, Athens Country Club reported $2.27M of revenue for FY24, at an operating margin of 5.2%. Revenue moved up 11.9% 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, FY2024 · period ending Fri May 31 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2023 · period ending Wed May 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Tue May 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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PART IX · COMPENSATION
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