WAIA501(c)(7) · MEDIUMNAICS 713910EIN 99-0057829

Waialae Country Club

Honolulu, HI · founded 1964
13 filings on recordFY 20112023medium confidence
FY23 Total Revenue
$23.95M
▲ 12.6% YoY
FY23 Total Expenses
$23.04M
▲ 13.5% YoY
Operating Margin
3.8%
revenue minus expenses ÷ revenue
Employees
305
headcount as reported on filing

The Five-Year Picture

FY2019 — FY2023 · as filed
Revenue
$23.9M
▲ 21.2% / 5y
19.817.120.721.323.9
Expenses
$23.0M
▲ 24.7% / 5y
18.517.418.620.323.0
Total Assets
$92.5M
▲ 145.7% / 5y
37.637.240.689.692.5
Total Liabilities
$71.4M
▲ 255.6% / 5y
20.119.720.571.371.4

Year-on-year detail

from IRS Form 990
LineFY19FY20FY21FY22FY23Δ total
Revenue$19.8M$17.1M$20.7M$21.3M$23.9M+21.2%
Expenses$18.5M$17.4M$18.6M$20.3M$23.0M+24.7%
Net surplus$1.3M-$229K$2.1M$970K$905K-30.0%
Total assets$37.6M$37.2M$40.6M$89.6M$92.5M+145.7%
Total liabilities$20.1M$19.7M$20.5M$71.3M$71.4M+255.6%
Net assets$17.6M$17.4M$20.1M$18.3M$21.1M+20.3%

Officer & staff compensation

FY23 · from IRS Form 990
Officer · EmployeeReportableOther
RICHARD HOWARD
FORMER GM/COO & ASST SEC & TREAS· 40h/wk
$430,088$10,766
DAVE NAKAMA
Golf Course Superintendent· 40h/wk
$225,300$18,244
JOYCE NOBRIGA
CONTROLLER/CFO & ASST TREASURER· 40h/wk
$216,914$45,000
LEILANI KHOPIN
Human Resources Director· 40h/wk
$158,539$16,602
RUSS ONIZUKA
GM/COO & ASST SECRETARY· 40h/wk
$146,667$8,492
LYNDA YAMAMOTO
ASST CONTROLLER· 40h/wk
$140,145$27,362
ROBERT GREER
DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES· 40h/wk
$128,156$7,154
KEVIN NAKATA
FORMER EXECUTIVE CHEF· 40h/wk
$118,571$12,800
CATHERINE LUKE
Board Treasurer· 5h/wk
$14,025
KENNETH YAMATO
Board Secretary· 5h/wk
$14,025
HOWARD KAM JR
Board President· 24h/wk
$13,200
SCOTT HAYASHI JR
PRESIDENT ELECT· 3h/wk
$6,050

+ 12 unpaid officers/directors as reported (AKEMI KUROKAWA, DAVID CAREY, JIM WALTERS, +9 more)

Top contractors

FY23 · vendors paid $100k+ as reported
VendorServicePaid
PACIFIC AUDIO & COMMUNICATIONS INC
LIHUE, HI
CLUBHOUSE AV UPGRADES$311,410
D H R CONSTRUCTION INC
AMERICAN CANYON, CA
GOLF COURSE RENOVATIONS$308,787

Revenue by activity

FY23 · dues, greens fees, dining, and other sources
Line itemAmount
MEMBERSHIP DUES$16,003,336
MEMBER SERVICES$4,119,365
SONY OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT$783,059

WFounded in 1964, Waialae Country Club reported $23.95M of revenue for FY23, at an operating margin of 3.8%. Revenue moved up 12.6% 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 Sun Dec 31 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2022 · period ending Sat Dec 31 2022 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Form 990, FY2021 · period ending Fri Dec 31 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
+ 10 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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