Rochester Golf & Country Club
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What it says it does
ROCHESTER GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB IS A PRIVATE, 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE, SERVING THE NEEDS OF ITS 590 MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RECREATION AND CLUBHOUSE AMENITIES.
- Income
- $5.1 million
- Spending
- $6.1 million
- Employees
- 183
- Volunteers
- 20
- Highest pay
- $139,272, grounds superintendent
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- ROCHESTER GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB IS A PRIVATE, 18-HOLE GOLF COURSE DESIGNED BY A.W. TILLINGHAST IN 1916. IT HAS BEEN ACCLAIMED BY GOLF DIGEST AND THE GOLF COURSE ARTICHECTS OF AMERICA AS ONE OF THE FINEST COURSES OF ITS KIND.
- THE CLUB SERVES THE NEEDS OF ITS 590 MEMBERS BY PROVIDING A VARIETY OF RECREATION AND CLUBHOUSE AMENITIES. THE CLUBHOUSE FEATURES A PROFESSIONAL GOLF SHOP, TILLIES BAR & GRILL, SHAWNEE DINING ROOM WITH A PRIVATE DINING ROOM. INDOOR GOLF SIMULATORS AND LOUNGE, FITNESS CENTER AND A KIDS CLUB. MULTIPLE INDOOR EVENT SPACES, INCLUDING PRIVATE MEETING ROOMS AND A STATE OF THE ART BALLROOM, MAKING ROCHESTER GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR EVENTS, LARGE OR SMALL. THE CLUB ALSO HAS AN OUTDOOR WEDDING CEREMONY AND MULTI-USE SITE AVAILABLE. JUST OUTSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS CAN COOL OFF IN THE OUTDOOR AQUATIC CENTER, COMPLETE WITH DOUBLE FLUME WATER SLIDE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(7) social or recreational club.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(7) social or recreational club as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1945.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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