Nonprofit · EIN 74-0865200
RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77019
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $36,675,766 | $43,481,577 | -$6,805,811 | $90,386,933 | $25,610,154 | $64,776,779 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $34,624,819 | $43,648,223 | -$9,023,404 | $91,696,509 | $27,028,291 | $64,668,218 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 (amended) | $30,901,899 | $35,680,836 | -$4,778,937 | $94,383,228 | $30,809,848 | $63,573,380 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 (amended) | $29,469,284 | $31,296,184 | -$1,826,900 | $73,616,610 | $11,836,275 | $61,780,335 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $22,132,039
- Investment income
- $551,920
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $518,774
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $13,957,677
- Other revenue
- $13,991,807
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,038,368
- Other salaries and wages
- $19,447,433
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $25,171,824
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $27,629
- Accounting fees
- $78,682
- Occupancy
- $2,121,004
- Travel
- $41,065
- Depreciation
- $6,452,788
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $91,696,509
- Total assets, end of year
- $90,386,933
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $25,610,154
- Net assets, end of year
- $64,776,779
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $78,981,444
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $64,776,779
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,610,968
- Gross receipts
- $44,972,901
- Employees
- 615
- Volunteers
- 140
- Year formed
- 1923
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Bendy Jr | COO/General Manager Officer | 60 | $672,768 | $47,927 |
| Matthew Swarts | DIRECTOR OF GOLF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $461,020 | $44,991 |
| CHRISTOPHER GALE | DIRECTOR OF RACQUETS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $374,672 | $38,250 |
| CHARLES M CARROLL | EXECUTIVE CHEF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $365,601 | $41,328 |
| David Robertson | GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $298,473 | $41,061 |
| BRIAN SETTE | CLUB MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $179,100 | $15,070 |
| LaRanda Burke | CFO (current as of 4/8/2024) Officer | 50 | $168,472 | $828 |
| BENJAMIN W PECK | CFO (FORMER AS OF 4/7/2024) Officer | 50 | $137,012 | $11,361 |
| Bill Pugh | Pres.(1/24-3/24)Chair.(4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN NELSON | Dir.(1/24-3/24)Pres.(4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Parsley | Vice President (1/24-3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Dunwoody Graf | VP.(4/24-12/24)Dir.(1/24-3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Frederic Gautier | Treasurer (1/24-3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FLORES | Dir.(1/24-3/24) Trs.(4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BARINEAU | Secretary (1/24-3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Griesebaum | Dir.(1/24-3/24) Sec.(4/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Hammer | Chairman (1/24-3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Laura W Cale | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald P Cuenod | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Paul Thompson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| John Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bo Butler | Director (4/24-12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Dukes | Director (4/24-12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Zack Fertitta | Director (4/24-12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Schwinger | Director (4/24-12/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ BENDY JR | COO/GENERAL MANAGER Officer | 60 | $625,257 | $46,325 |
| MATTHEW SWARTS | DIRECTOR OF GOLF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $470,644 | $41,383 |
| CHARLES M CARROLL | EXECUTIVE CHEF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $356,693 | $37,266 |
| CHRISTOPHER GALE | DIRECTOR OF RACQUETS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $297,506 | $31,055 |
| DAVID ROBERTSON | GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $278,345 | $24,850 |
| BENJAMIN W PECK | CFO Officer | 50 | $196,913 | $28,198 |
| BRIAN SETTE | CLUB MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 50 | $162,002 | $6,300 |
| CYNTHIA ADKINS | Director(01/23-03/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BARINEAU | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN BOS | Director(01/23-03/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN EADS | Past-President(01/23-03/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM FLORES | TREASURER(01/23-3/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERIC GAUTIER | Treasurer(04/23-12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN GRAF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY GRISEBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HAMMER | President(01/23-03/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY MCCARTNEY | Director(01/23-03/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PUGH | President(4/23-12/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PARSLEY | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Cale | Director(04/23-12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ronald Cuenod | Director(04/23-12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Thompson | Director(04/23-12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Wallace | Director(04/23-12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ BENDY JR | COO/GENERAL MANAGER Key employee | 60 | $539,323 | $62,718 |
| MATTHEW SWARTS | DIRECTOR OF GOLF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $468,808 | $42,718 |
| CHARLES M CARROLL | EXECUTIVE CHEF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $341,757 | $55,497 |
| CHRISTOPHER GALE | DIRECTOR OF TENNIS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $247,811 | $35,994 |
| BENJAMIN W PECK | CFO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $212,683 | $32,774 |
| MORRIS JOHNSON | FORMER - GOLF SUPERINTENDENT Former | 40 | $232,655 | $0 |
| DAVID ROBERTSON | GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $149,258 | $9,275 |
| MARK HAMMER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN W MCCARTNEY V | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN BOS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ADKINS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN EADS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BARINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES C FLORES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERIC GAUTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN DUNWOODY GRAF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY GRISEBAUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PARSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ BENDY JR | COO/GENERAL MANAGER Key employee | 60 | $520,623 | $62,568 |
| MATTHEW SWARTS | DIRECTOR OF GOLF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $455,968 | $42,568 |
| CHARLES M CARROLL | EXECUTIVE CHEF Highest-paid employee | 50 | $329,832 | $54,579 |
| MORRIS P JOHNSON | GOLF COURSE SUPERINTENDENT Highest-paid employee | 50 | $290,333 | $36,459 |
| BENJAMIN W PECK | CFO Highest-paid employee | 50 | $211,354 | $33,717 |
| CHRISTOPHER GALE | DIRECTOR OF TENNIS Highest-paid employee | 50 | $218,070 | $23,363 |
| JOHN EADS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MACH | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ABENDSHEIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD EPLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LINDLEY | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA ADKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MEREDITH BARINEAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN BOS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERIC GAUTIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HAMMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMY MCCARTNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN PARSLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL PUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1600 RIVER OAKS BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77019-1202
- In care of
- % LARANDA BURKE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CJ BENDY JR, 1600 RIVER OAKS BOULEVARD, HOUSTON, TX 77019
- Signed the 990
- CJ BENDY JR, COO
- Phone
- (713) 529-4321
- Website
- RIVEROAKSCC.NET
- Return prepared by
- WITHUM SMITH BROWN PC
Mission
RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB IS A SOCIAL CLUB WHOSE EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INTERACTION OF CLUB MEMBERS BY PROVIDING DINING AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- RIVER OAKS PROVIDES GOLF, TENNIS, SWIMMING, AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS
- RIVER OAKS PROVIDES A RESTAURANT AND BAR FOR ITS MEMBERS
- RIVER OAKS PROVIDES LOCKER ROOMS FOR ITS 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 | Not 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
- 74-0865200
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $90,386,933
- Income (IRS master file)
- $44,972,901
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $36,675,766 | $43,481,577 | $90,386,933 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $34,624,819 | $43,648,223 | $91,696,509 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $30,901,899 | $35,680,836 | $94,383,228 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $29,469,284 | $31,296,184 | $73,616,610 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 74-0865200).
Questions about RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
- What is the EIN of RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB is 74-0865200.
- Is RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1938.
- Are donations to RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does RIVER OAKS 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 RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CJ BENDY JR.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $672,768 (CJ Bendy Jr, COO/General Manager).
- How much revenue does RIVER OAKS COUNTRY CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $36,675,766, expenses of $43,481,577 and total assets of $90,386,933 at year end.
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