Nonprofit · EIN 39-0165735
BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB
Tax-exempt · FONTANA, WI 53125
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,731,154 | $3,980,301 | $750,853 | $12,966,131 | $3,480,018 | $9,486,113 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,893,685 | $4,055,184 | $838,501 | $10,919,308 | $2,187,841 | $8,731,467 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,341,082 | $3,830,434 | $510,648 | $10,448,454 | $2,612,861 | $7,835,593 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $4,655,534
- Investment income
- $95,114
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$6,355
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$71,654
- Other revenue
- -$19,494
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $185,171
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,375,106
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,887,719
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,360
- Accounting fees
- $24,750
- Occupancy
- $162,640
- Travel
- $8,785
- Depreciation
- $919,353
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,919,308
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,966,131
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,480,018
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,486,113
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,950,151
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,298,290
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $9,486,113
- Gross unrelated business income
- $167,778
- Gross receipts
- $6,220,840
- Employees
- 107
- Volunteers
- 77
- Year formed
- 1924
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATTHEW LEINEN | GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,372 | $29,814 |
| PAUL KEITH | GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 40 | $178,745 | $5,129 |
| WILLIAM ELWOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH CONNOLLY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RIGAS | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHERWOOD | FINANCE OFFICER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL AURIEMMA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY HOGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK CATALANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HAVERSTOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN KACZKOWSKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL KEITH | CLUB MANAGER Officer | 40 | $162,430 | $3,764 |
| MATTHEW LEINEN | COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,398 | $21,620 |
| WILLIAM ELWOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH CONNOLLY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RIGAS | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHERWOOD | FINANCE OFFICER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL AURIEMMA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTY HOGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK CATALANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN REYNOLDS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HAVERSTOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL KEITH | CLUB MANAGER Officer | 40 | $151,192 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LEINEN | COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,275 | $13,388 |
| WILLIAM ELWOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HUGH CONNOLLY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RIGAS | SECRETARY/RECORDING SECTRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SHERWOOD | FINANCE OFFICER/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL AURIEMMA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN BRONGIEL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK CATALANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM FANNING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON HAVERSTOCK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL MITCHELL | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN RING | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 140, FONTANA, WI 53125-0140
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BILL MITCHELL, 770 SHABBONA DR, FONTANA, WI 53215
- Signed the 990
- BILL MITCHELL, CURRENT FINANCE OFFICER
- Phone
- (262) 275-3000
- Website
- WWW.BIGFOOTCC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- REILLY PENNER & BENTON LLP
Mission
TO PROVIDE WHOLESOME AND HEALTHFUL OUT-OF-DOOR RECREATION FOR ITS MEMBERS, PARTICULARLY THE GAME OF GOLF, AND TO PROMOTE MORAL, SOCIAL, AND PHYSICAL WELFARE AMONG ITS MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND GUESTS.
Program accomplishments
- BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB IS A SOCIAL CLUB ORGANIZED FOR THE RECREATIONAL & SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT OF ITS MEMBERS. THE CLUB OFFERS ITS MEMBERS GOLF, TENNIS, TRAP SHOOTING RANGE, DINING AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE CLUB HAD 365 MEMBERS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-0165735
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1947
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $12,966,131
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,220,840
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $4,731,154 | $3,980,301 | $12,966,131 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $4,893,685 | $4,055,184 | $10,919,308 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,341,082 | $3,830,434 | $10,448,454 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,074,483 | $3,891,251 | $10,329,641 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-0165735).
Questions about BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB
- What is the EIN of BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB is 39-0165735.
- Is BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1947.
- Are donations to BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BILL MITCHELL.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $161,372 (MATTHEW LEINEN, GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT).
- How much revenue does BIG FOOT COUNTRY CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,731,154, expenses of $3,980,301 and total assets of $12,966,131 at year end.
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