Knollwood Country Club
Elmsford, NY · Country club · founded 1894
No fee reported
No initiation revenue reported in the latest filing. Either the club uses a refundable bond structure, or it was not admitting members.
$2,000
plus $6,500 a year in dues, and a $2,500 minimum
Worth a question
Expenses exceeded revenue in the latest filing, which often means a capital project is underway. Ask whether an assessment is planned.
How it rates
Scored out of ten from documented facts only — court counts, ranking lists, published fee and sponsor requirements. Nothing here is an opinion poll, and a category the club has not documented is left blank rather than guessed at.
Composite 5.4 across 7 scored categories. How we score
Worth knowing
Cheap to join, expensive to belong
Knollwood inverts the usual structure. Full Privilege initiation is $7,000, roughly a thirtieth of Winged Foot, but annual dues are $20,000 with a $2,500 food minimum on top. Over five years that is a larger outlay than at several clubs with far higher entry fees. The initiation number alone will mislead you here.
What it costs, by category
Every figure carries its source and a confidence rating. Where a source gave a range rather than a number, we show the range.
| Category | Initiation | Annual dues | Minimum | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Sports (non-golf) | $2,000 | $6,500 | $2,500 | Well sourced 94/100 · 2024 | Knollwood Country Club ↗ |
| Weekday | $4,000 | $14,500 | $2,500 | Well sourced 94/100 · 2024 | Knollwood Country Club ↗ |
| Young Executive Full Privilege (to 40) | $3,000 | $15,500 | $2,500 | Well sourced 94/100 · 2024 | Knollwood Country Club ↗ |
| Full Privilege | $7,000 | $20,000 | $2,500 | Well sourced 94/100 · 2024 | Knollwood Country Club ↗ |
- · Club's own 2024 rate card. The non-golf entry tier.
- · Club's own 2024 rate card.
- · Club's own 2024 rate card. Additional initiation is due on upgrade to Full Privilege at 40.
- · Club's own January 2024 rate card. Note the unusual structure: a low initiation paired with high annual dues.
The golf
Lawrence Van Etten (1894); A.W. Tillinghast (1925); Seth Raynor (1926); Charles Banks; restored by Ian Andrew
What people say
Unverified accounts from members and applicants on public forums. Treat every figure here as hearsay, not fact.
“Knollwood CC. There's a new member mixer coming up too. Great young down to earth membersgip”
In the press
- other · Yonkers Times · 2019-08-24
Knollwood Country Club Celebrates 125th Anniversary ↗
Anniversary coverage of Knollwood Country Club marking 125 years.
125 years as of 2019, implying founding c. 1894
What the public filings show
From this club's IRS Form 990 returns. Initiation-fee revenue is the closest public proxy there is for how many members a club admitted in a year.
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Initiation fees | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $0 | $0 | $3.5M | $451k |
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Contribute what you knowSources
Everything on this page traces back to one of these.
- Knollwood Country Club — Golf — Knollwood Country Club
- Knollwood Country Club — Tennis & Bocce — Knollwood Country Club
- 2024 KCC Membership Fee Schedule — Knollwood Country Club (2024)