Wild Dunes Community Association

What Wild Dunes Community Association does

Wild Dunes Community Association (WDCA) is a private nonprofit community association founded in 1977 that governs and operates a private gated residential community located on the eastern tip of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, bounded by the Intracoastal Waterway with views of the Atlantic Ocean. All property owners within the community are automatic members and share collective ownership of WDCA common properties. Operating from 6200 Palmetto Drive, Isle of Palms, the association provides a defined bundle of member-facing services: 24-hour gated security and visitor management across three entry points, architectural review board permitting for exterior modifications, beach access and common-area maintenance, recycling and garbage collection coordination, Beach House amenity management, and community activities governance.

The association's digital stack is built on a website and member-services platform provisioned by AssociationVoice, Inc. (Denver, CO), which provides a public information portal, an authenticated homeowner dashboard for account management and online assessment payments, an online Architectural Review Board application and tracking system, and an electronic gate access management system for resident decals, guest passes, and commercial vehicle credentials. Gate operations are outsourced to Allied Universal Security Services, with Larry Pipes serving as Director of Security; the COO, Andrew P. Schumacher, oversees access control, the annual community assessment cycle, ARB permitting, Beach House reservations, common landscaping, roads, lagoons, and rules enforcement. WDCA is governed by a seven-member Board of Directors elected by property owners to three-year terms; the current slate is led by President Rick Bradley (term ending March 2027), Vice President Dietmar Ostermann (term ending March 2029), Secretary Paige Hauff (term ending March 2027), Treasurer Cindy Marrs (term ending March 2028), and directors Mike Griggs, Carolyn Eshelman, and Terri Haack (Wild Dunes Resort Managing Director).

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring annual property-owner assessments (amounts not publicly disclosed), supplemented by transaction-based and subscription commercial vehicle access fees — $30 per day for 4-wheel commercial vehicles, $50 for 6-wheel, $75 for over-6-wheel, with corresponding annual decals at $250, $400, and $500 — and an allotment of up to 10 courtesy passes per month per property owner at no additional charge. The customer base consists of property owners/residents as the primary segment and contractors/vendors as a secondary segment requiring gated access for construction, renovation, delivery, and landscaping work.

Name

Wild Dunes Community Association

Legal name

Wild Dunes Community Association

Website

https://wilddunesowners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wild Dunes Community Association is a private nonprofit founded in 1977 that governs a gated residential community on Isle of Palms, South Carolina, providing security access, architectural review, common-area maintenance, and member services to its property-owner members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Community Management

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Master-Planned Community & POA Management (BPAJAHAD)

Keywords

• Community association management
• Residential property management
• Gate access security
• Architectural review services
• Homeowner association services

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Property Owner Assessments: Annual community assessments paid by property owners who are members of the WDCA
2. Commercial Vehicle Access Fees: Daily entry fees ($30-$75) and annual decals ($250-$500) for contractors and commercial vehicles
3. Courtesy Passes: Property owners can call in up to 10 courtesy or complimentary passes monthly for contractors, vendors, or deliveries

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Wild Dunes Community Association (WDCA) is a private, member-owned nonprofit that manages a gated residential community on the eastern tip of Isle of Palms, South Carolina. It provides property owners with community governance, gate access control, architectural review and permitting, common area and Beach House amenities maintenance, online payment processing for assessments, and coordinated security services.

Product overview

Wild Dunes Community Association operates a community association website platform that provides homeowner services for a private gated residential community on Isle of Palms, South Carolina. The system comprises a central website with authenticated homeowner portal access, online payment processing, security gate access management, architectural review board services, and commercial vehicle access controls. The community management platform enables property owners to pay assessments, request access credentials, submit architectural review applications, and access community resources and guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Homeowner Dashboard Portal
• Gate Access Management Service
• Architectural Review Board Services
• Commercial Vehicle Access Program
• Beach House and Common Area Amenities
• Recycling and Garbage Collection Coordination

Quantifiable outcome

• 24/7 security gate access at Main Gate
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Allied Universal Security ServicescoreOthersAllied Universal is the contracted security services provider for Wild Dunes Community Association. They manage access through security gates, including the main gate, commercial gate, and resort entrance. Larry Pipes serves as Director of Security.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CCMC: Community association management firm specializing in large-scale, amenity-rich master-planned communities. Comparable peer because the same service lines (assessments, ARB, amenities, security oversight) are core to CCMC's portfolio.
• FirstService Residential: National residential community management firm serving high-end master-planned and luxury condominium/HOA communities. Directly relevant as a peer in the high-end gated-community management category WDCA occupies.
• Associa: Largest third-party HOA and community association management company in North America. Comparable as the incumbent outsourced operator of community-association services that WDCA performs in-house.

Direct peers

• Sentry Management: HOA and community association management firm with a national footprint focused on assessments, ARB, security/amenity oversight — directly analogous to the service mix WDCA provides to its members.
• Kiawah Island Community Association: Member-owned, nonprofit residential community association governing a private, gated oceanfront barrier-island community near Charleston, SC — directly comparable in scale, governance structure, and service scope (security gates, ARB, assessments, amenities) to WDCA.
• RealManage: Provider of HOA/POA management services including assessments, architectural review, and amenity coordination for community associations. Comparable as a peer that operates the same functional stack WDCA delivers internally.
• Seabrook Island Property Owners Association: Private gated residential POA on a South Carolina barrier island, providing owner assessments, gate security, ARB review, and beach/amenity services — an apples-to-apples peer for WDCA's operating model and revenue mix.
• Hilton Head Island Property Owners Association (HHIPOA): Large coastal South Carolina POA delivering assessments, security/gate access, and community governance to a private residential membership — comparable in member-owned nonprofit structure, beach-access amenities, and gate operations.

Others

• Allied Universal: Contracted security services provider running WDCA's gates and providing the Director of Security. Listed as an enabling vendor peer, relevant because security operations are central to WDCA's gated-community value proposition.
• AssociationVoice, Inc. SaaS provider of the community-association member-services platform used by WDCA. Included as an enabling/adjacent technology peer rather than a competitor; relevant for understanding WDCA's commodity technology stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wild-dunes-community-association

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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