Rockaway River Country Club

The information for Rockaway River Country Club is as of the organization's most recent filing in September 2020. This organization is located in Denville, NJ and has been in existence for 61 years, following its founding in 1959.

Organization Classification

The IRS classifies organizations according to the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) system. The NTEE system helps the IRS assign a 3-character code to each organization to describe the organization's activities.

Rockaway River Country Club's NTEE code is N60. The "N" tells us that the organization is classified along with Recreation & Sports. The "60" tells us that the organization is an Amateur Sports organization. The NTEE describes Amateur Sports organizations as those that provide opportunities for people of all ages to learn, become competitive in and enjoy the organized recreational activity, sport or game of their choice.

Every organization is also governed by a specific section of the Internal Revenue Code. This organization happens to be a 501(c)(7) organization. The IRS describes these organizations as Social and Recreational Clubs.

The mission of the Rockaway River Country Club is to provide golf, tennis, and swimming facilities for its members and to maintain a clubhouse in which dining facilities are available for the use and enjoyment of its members.

Program Areas

The program area of Tax Exempt Club Activities encompasses all activities funded by tax exempt organizations.

Organization Staffing

Rockaway River Country Club is run by Frank Mangiafico, who is the President. The organization has 123 employees, of whom only 5 are paid more than $100k per year (according to the organization's most recent 990 tax filing). Supporting the paid staff are 15 volunteers.

Board Governance

Rockaway River Country Club has an impressive governance structure, with a total of 15 voting members and an equal number of independent members. The organization does not have any potential conflicts of interest and has not delegated management to an outside firm. Board and committee meetings are documented, and the organization has a conflict of interest policy in place that requires disclosure of any potential conflicts. Furthermore, Rockaway River Country Club has a written whistleblower policy and substantiates and reviews leadership and officer salaries. Finally, the organization provides copies of the 990 to the board prior to filing. All in all, Rockaway River Country Club appears to have a well-structured and transparent governance system.

Organization Growth

The Rockaway River Country Club has grown over the 2015 to 2019 time period, as evidenced by an increase in program service revenue, employee salaries, total revenue, and total employees. However, other revenue decreased over this time period, as did the number of volunteers.