Plainfield Country Club
Edison, NJ · Country club · founded 1890
Admitting more
Initiation revenue is up. Admissions look healthy.
$45,000
No flags
No financial flags in the latest public filing.
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 6.8 across 6 scored categories. How we score
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | $45,000 | — | — | Unverified 50/100 · 2009 | New Jersey Monthly ↗ |
| full | $45k–$75k | $13,500 | — | Unverified 40/100 · 2026 | what.club community dataset ↗ |
- · Named magazine, unnamed source, 17 years old. A separate refundable $15,000 bond is also required.
- · Community pricing dataset. Range reflects the spread across reports, not a single quoted figure.
The golf
Donald Ross, designed 1916, opened 1921
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $13M | $2.8M | $11M | $15M |
| 2022 | $11M | $1.9M | $10M | $13M |
| 2021 | $11M | $1.9M | $9.6M | $12M |
Initiation-fee revenue moved +49% year over year.
Know Plainfield Country Club?
The filings tell us what the club collected. They cannot tell us the fee, the dues, or how long the list really is. Members and applicants supply that. It takes a minute, it's anonymous, and it makes the next person's search better.
Contribute what you knowSources
Everything on this page traces back to one of these.
- Director of Racquets, Plainfield Country Club — American Platform Tennis Association
- Going Clubbing (Top Golf Clubs in New Jersey) — New Jersey Monthly (2009)