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TACH501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 95-1921435

Thunderbird Country Club A Corp

Rancho Mirage, CA · founded 1995

12 filings on recordFY 2012–2023medium confidence

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FY23 Total Revenue

$13.39M

▲ 21.9% YoY

FY23 Total Expenses

$13.56M

▲ 22.7% YoY

Operating Margin

-1.3%

revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue

Employees

192

headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed

Revenue

$13.4M

▲ 43.5% / 5y

Expenses

$13.6M

▲ 37.3% / 5y

Total Assets

$25.7M

▲ 55.0% / 5y

Total Liabilities

$7.5M

▲ 621.8% / 5y

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990

Line	FY19	FY20	FY21	FY22	FY23	Δ total
Revenue	$9.3M	$11.0M	$11.0M	$11.0M	$13.4M	+43.5%
Expenses	$9.9M	$9.1M	$9.1M	$11.0M	$13.6M	+37.3%
Net surplus	-$545K	$1.9M	$1.9M	-$69K	-$172K	-68.4%
Total assets	$16.6M	$18.4M	$18.4M	$22.3M	$25.7M	+55.0%
Total liabilities	$1.0M	$930K	$930K	$4.2M	$7.5M	+621.8%
Net assets	$15.5M	$17.5M	$17.5M	$18.1M	$18.2M	+17.0%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990

Officer · Employee	Reportable	Other
BRETT DRAPER GENERAL MANA· 40h/wk	$302,444	$15,076
BENJAMIN J VANN GOLF OPERATI· 40h/wk	$243,768	$8,867
NICHOLAS E DEKOCK Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk	$177,489	$28,385
CHRIS OLSON EXECUTIVE CH· 40h/wk	$153,623	$15,015
TREVOR G COXON FITNESS DIRE· 40h/wk	$144,816	—
ROBERT HENDRIX Controller· 40h/wk	$113,922	$8,867

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BRAD MCMURCHIE, DAVE CARNEY, HILLARY MCNEIL, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

Vendor	Service	Paid
Ernesto Hernandez MECCA, CA	PAINTING - SRVC	$130,800

Revenue by activity

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

Line item	Amount
MEMBERSHIP DUES	$8,108,355
GOLF & CART MEMBERS	$621,959
TOURNAMENT REVENUES MEMBERS	$500,198
COTTAGE REVENUES MEMBERS	$430,842
FITNESS REVENUE MEMBERS	$251,007

Balance sheet & capital

FY23 · IRS Form 990, Part X

Mortgages & notes payable

—

end of year

Net land, buildings & equipment

$22.4M

book value, net of depreciation

Facility age

55%

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	$203,223
Depreciation & depletion	$1,825,454
Legal fees	$29,700
Accounting fees	$19,250
Other professional fees	$4,250

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

THUNDERBIRD COUNTRY CLUB 401K PLAN

pension · 92 participants · $6.5M 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.

TFounded in 1995, Thunderbird Country Club A Corp reported $13.39M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.3%. Revenue moved up 21.9% 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 Mon Jul 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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

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

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