ENLE501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 95-3037507

El Niguel Country Club

Laguna Niguel, CA · founded 1977
12 filings on recordFY 20122023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$10.77M
▲ 6.4% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$10.88M
▲ 21.1% YoY
Operating Margin
-1.0%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
182
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$10.8M
▲ 51.6% / 5y
7.19.39.310.110.8
Expenses
$10.9M
▲ 36.5% / 5y
8.07.87.89.010.9
Total Assets
$18.6M
▲ 12.1% / 5y
16.617.517.518.218.6
Total Liabilities
$5.4M
▼ 5.5% / 5y
5.75.25.24.85.4

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$7.1M$9.3M$9.3M$10.1M$10.8M+51.6%
Expenses$8.0M$7.8M$7.8M$9.0M$10.9M+36.5%
Net surplus-$864K$1.5M$1.5M$1.1M-$105K-87.8%
Total assets$16.6M$17.5M$17.5M$18.2M$18.6M+12.1%
Total liabilities$5.7M$5.2M$5.2M$4.8M$5.4M-5.5%
Net assets$10.9M$12.2M$12.2M$13.4M$13.3M+21.2%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
PATRICK CASEY
General Manager· 40h/wk
$278,597$10,765
MATTHEW MORTON
GOLF COURSE SUPER.· 40h/wk
$250,620$22,323
CRAIG PLUMLEY
Head Golf Professional· 40h/wk
$224,249$29,511
MICHAEL HARNETIAUX
FORMER CONTROLLER· 40h/wk
$162,190$5,520
LORI LEBARD
Assistant General Manager· 40h/wk
$150,569$14,520
BRUNO B MASSUGER
Executive Chef· 40h/wk
$145,789$9,309

+ 9 unpaid officers/directors as reported (BRIAN PARKER, HARRY MCGOVERN, JEFF REEVES, +6 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported

No contractors reported.

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$7,332,220
CAPITAL DUES$1,140,200
TRANSFER FEES$652,244
CART RENTAL$585,648
GREEN FEES$562,837

EFounded in 1977, El Niguel Country Club reported $10.77M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of -1.0%. Revenue moved up 6.4% 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 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)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Mon May 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
+ 9 more · via ProPublica
BLTS $29.2M ▲4.1
STLC $18.4M ▲8.1
ESSX $15.3M ▲11.2
TRDN $17.7M ▼1.4
MRON $17.0M ▲5.2
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