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Nonprofit · EIN 42-0214510

DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

Also known as NOT PF FILER

Tax-exempt · WDM, IA 50266

Financials

$16M$14.4M2022$16.9M$15.4M2023$17.8M$16.1M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
October 31, 2025990$17,788,878$16,129,979$1,658,899$26,660,327$8,645,638$18,014,689
October 31, 2024990$16,933,456$15,417,536$1,515,920$25,940,499$9,584,709$16,355,790
October 31, 2023990$16,008,393$14,448,250$1,560,143$25,164,281$10,324,411$14,839,870
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$14,426,346
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$3,360,409
Other revenue
$3,362,532

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$496,777
Other salaries and wages
$7,615,098
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,661,611
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$44,224
Occupancy
$1,281,783
Travel
$25,829
Depreciation
$2,061,371

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$25,940,499
Total assets, end of year
$26,660,327
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,645,638
Net assets, end of year
$18,014,689
Land, buildings and equipment
$23,277,197
Net assets without donor restrictions
$18,014,689
Gross unrelated business income
$257,141
Gross receipts
$20,370,168
Employees
501
Volunteers
14
Year formed
1897
State of legal domicile
IA

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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RUEHLING MATTGENERAL MANAGER
Officer
50$277,000$25,565
TEGTMEIER RICK LEFT 103124GROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT
Highest-paid employee
50$246,000$16,748
HOWE SCOTTHEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL
Highest-paid employee
50$216,190$18,130
GOODWICK MICHAELEXECUTIVE CHEF
Highest-paid employee
50$175,600$17,302
BROWN JOEASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$162,100$16,646
TERHARK BRIANCFO
Officer
50$144,500$5,158
AUER JOHNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONSON ERIKVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREWS DAMONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MEISNER JESSICATREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHENEY BRENTPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAWSON THAD LEFT 123124PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREWS CHRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIANO LIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BANNISTER KEVIN LEFT 123124DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BURGGRAAF MIKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COFFIN MARY LEFT 123124DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
COX SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
HOLSTROM JONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KURTH JONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RINDERKNECHT REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
VOLK TODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WERESH MATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RUEHLING MATTGENERAL MANAGER
Officer
50$288,200$23,716
TEGTMEIER RICKGROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT
Highest-paid employee
50$217,530$18,187
HOWE SCOTTHEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL
Highest-paid employee
50$214,667$19,289
BROWN JOEASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$160,218$15,737
TERHARK BRIANCFO
Officer
50$144,259$4,891
QUITNEY MARKEXECUTIVE CHEF
Highest-paid employee
50$113,000$11,472
NORSTRUD TRISHADIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Highest-paid employee
50$100,104$6,272
CHENEYBRENTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AUER JOHNVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONSON ERIKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREWS DAMONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DAWSON THADPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BUNZ JOHN LEFT 12312023PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREWS CHRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIANO LIZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BANNISTER KEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COFFIN MARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COX SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HOLSTROM JONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KURTH JONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEISNER JESSICADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEYER DAVE LEFT 12312023DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RINDERKNECHT RANDY LEFT 123123DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WERESH MATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RUEHLING MATTGENERAL MANAGER
Officer
50$258,531$21,965
HOWE SCOTTHEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL
Highest-paid employee
50$209,603$21,141
TEGTMEIER RICKGROUNDS SUPERINTENDENT
Highest-paid employee
50$203,063$11,993
QUITNEY MARKEXECUTIVE CHEF
Highest-paid employee
50$150,833$14,515
BROWN JOEASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$125,875$10,415
TERHARK BRIANCFO/CONTROLLER
Officer
50$121,500$3,207
BENSON JEFFDIRECTOR OF TENNIS
Highest-paid employee
50$113,807$9,349
DAWSON THADPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CHENEYBRENTVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AUER JOHNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MONSON ERIKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHERIDANCHAD LEFT 123122PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BUNZ JOHNPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ANDREWS CHRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREWS DAMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BANNISTER KEVINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRECKENRIDGE MIKE LEFT 12312023DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COFFIN MARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
COX SPENCERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEISNER JESSICADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MEYER DAVEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MILLER LUKE LEFT 12312022DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RINDERKNECHT RANDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WERESH MATTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1600 JORDAN CREEK PKWY, WDM, IA 50266-5833
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BRIAN TERHARK, 1600 JORDAN CREEK PARKWAY, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
Signed the 990
BRIAN TERHARK, CFO
Phone
(515) 440-7500
Return prepared by
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN ITS MEMBERS AND PROVIDE RECREATION PRIMARILY IN THE GAME OF GOLF.

990 for the year ended October 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • FOOD AND BEVERAGE THE DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB OFFERS BOTH FORMAL AND FAMILY DINING.
  • GOLF, GREENS, AND GROUNDSTHE DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB MAINTAINS AND OPERATES TWO 18 HOLE GOLF COURSES THAT ARE ORIGINAL PETE DYE DESIGNS. THESE COURSES HAVE CONSISTENTLY APPEARED IN THE ANNUAL GOLF DIGEST STATE RANKINGS.
  • POOL AND TENNISTHE DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB MAINTAINS AN OLYMPIC SIZED POOL WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR USE DURING THE SUMMER, AS WELL AS FOUR CLAY TENNIS COURTS AND EIGHT PLEXIPAVE HARD TENNIS COURTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND.

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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025October 31, 2026March 15, 2027Not due yet
2024October 31, 2025March 16, 2026990 on file
2023October 31, 2024March 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
42-0214510
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(7): Social or recreational club
Exempt since
1993
Accounting year ends
October
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$26,660,327
Income (IRS master file)
$20,370,168

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990October 2025$17,788,878$16,129,979$26,660,327XML
990October 2024$16,933,456$15,417,536$25,940,499XML
990October 2023$16,008,393$14,448,250$25,164,281XML
990October 2022$13,657,003$12,823,235$24,329,403IRS
990October 2021–––IRS
990October 2020–––IRS
990October 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 42-0214510).

Questions about DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB

What is the EIN of DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB is 42-0214510.
Is DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(7) since 1993.
Which annual return does DES MOINES GOLF AND 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 DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB?
The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names BRIAN TERHARK.
Who are the officers and directors of DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB?
The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $277,000 (RUEHLING MATT, GENERAL MANAGER).
How much revenue does DES MOINES GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB have?
On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,788,878, expenses of $16,129,979 and total assets of $26,660,327 at year end.

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