“The economic impact of the club industry is highly local in nature with the vast majority of club members and employees living in close proximity to the club,” shares Ray Cronin, co-founder, Club Benchmarking. “Further, the vast majority of cash flows resulting from purchases, employment, taxes, charitable giving and other economic activities are centered in the community in which the club operates. As such, clubs are significant producers of dense, highly local, economic activity.”

James Singerling, CCM, CCE, chief executive officer of CMAA, said, “Clubs are valuable members of their local communities as small businesses which survive for decade after decade. They are responsible for job creation, sustaining local and other domesticated businesses, paying local and state taxes all while maintaining a high standard of charitable giving.”

The Club Managers Association of America is the professional Association for managers of membership clubs. CMAA has close to 6,500 members across all classifications. Manager members run more than 2,500 country, golf, city, athletic, faculty, yacht, town and military clubs. The objectives of the Association are to promote and advance friendly relations among persons connected with the management of clubs and other associations of similar character; to encourage the education and advancement of members; and to assist club officers and members, through their managers, to secure the utmost in efficient and successful operations.

The 2012 Economic Impact Report is available at www.cmaa.org/surveys.aspx.