Tripoli Country Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
390664640
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2016
Forms available
Form 990 2016
Location
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
4143517200
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Amateur Sports

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$3,753,755
Expenses
$3,723,886
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Charles Weber (President)
  • Danny Aiello (Vice President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Graham Leibowitz (General Manager): $195,193 total reported compensation
  • David Coffey (Interim General Manager): $55,261 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To develop and further the art and sport of golf, and to stimulate interest therein; to provide golfing and other recreational and social facilities for its members and invited guests.

What it reported doing in 2016

Tripoli country club is a members-owned private club offering golf, aquatic and tennis programming for the ultimate family experience year-round. Approximately 14,000 rounds of golf are played every year on the 18-hole course. Tripoli has hosted pga events, Wisconsin state opens, and Wisconsin state amateur events. Tripoli offers a full driving range and two short game areas for practice for putting, sand play, short game and shots up to 90 yards. Tripoli's olympic swimming pool with dive well and an adjacent children's pool area enables the whole family to enjoy the summer together under the supervision of certified lifeguards. Members enjoy the expansive pool deck and nearby food and beverage service in the air-conditioned pool house. Tripoli offers swim instruction and is home to a competitive swim, dive and synchronized swim teams. Members and their guests enjoy tripoli's five outdoor tennis courts with tennis activities organized by the head tennis professional including state leagues and club tournaments. Tennis instruction is designed for all ages and skill levels from tiny tots to tournament players. During the cold-weather months the platform tennis season is in full swing.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 0.8%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -0.6% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $195K · 11 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2012 to 2016
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.