Westmont Park District

What Westmont Park District does

Westmont Park District is a unit of local government established under Illinois state statute, serving the residents of Westmont, Illinois — a suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area — since 1959. The district operates as a comprehensive municipal recreation provider, delivering parks, athletic fields, and a portfolio of physical facilities that includes the Twin Lakes Golf Club (18-hole public course), the Westmont Fitness Club, the Spray Park at Ty Warner Park, the Westmont Community Center, the Skate Park, Park Place, and the Gregg House Museum. It also runs programming across all major age segments, including early childhood, youth athletics (Wolverines), Westmont Kids Club (after-school care), day and summer camps, adult recreation, performing arts (WPA), senior programs and trips, and therapeutic recreation through the SEASPAR partnership.

The business model is a hybrid of tax-funded municipal operations and diversified user-fee revenue. The district collects program and registration fees via the Webtrac online registration portal, charges facility and venue rentals, sells fitness club memberships on a recurring basis, generates usage-based revenue from Twin Lakes Golf Club green fees, leagues, and tee-time reservations (booked through teeitup.golf), and secures event sponsorship revenue primarily from The Westmont Auto Mile and the Village of Westmont for signature events like the Independence Day Celebration. Additional community events — Movies Under the Stars, Summer Concert Series, Touch-A-Truck, Take Me Fishing, Holly Days, and Halloween programming — are offered free to residents.

The technology footprint is standard for a municipal recreation operator: Webtrac for online registration, The Events Calendar for event management, CardConnect for payment processing, Google Analytics and Google Maps Platform APIs for web analytics and location services, and RainoutLine.com for real-time facility and field status notifications distributed via web, mobile, email, and phone. The district operates from the Ronald J. Gunter Administrative Offices at 55 East Richmond Street and the Westmont Community Center at 75 East Richmond Street, with Twin Lakes Golf Club at 400 W 59th Street, and is governed by an elected Park Board of Commissioners.

Name

Westmont Park District

Legal name

Westmont Park District

Website

https://westmontparks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Westmont Park District is a municipal park district in Westmont, Illinois, providing parks, recreation facilities, and community programs including golf, fitness, youth athletics, camps, and seasonal events to local residents of all ages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Recreation Services

NAICS

Golf Courses and Country Clubs (71391), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Golf Courses & Golf Facilities (MPAKAEAD), Multi-Sport Complexes & Community Sports Parks (MPAKAEAH)

Keywords

• Municipal recreation services
• Parks and facilities
• Community fitness programs
• Public golf course
• Youth athletics programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Westmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Program and Registration Fees: Fees collected for recreation programs including athletics, youth programs, after school care, early childhood programs, camps, fitness classes, and senior programs. Collected via online registration portal and at facilities.
2. Facility and Venue Rentals: Revenue from renting park facilities, community center spaces, athletic fields, and pavilions for private events and gatherings.
3. Fitness Club Memberships: Monthly or annual memberships for access to fitness facilities, equipment, and fitness programs.
4. Twin Lakes Golf Club Operations: Green fees, league fees, and tee time reservations for the public golf course including online booking through teeitup.golf.
5. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorship revenue from local businesses for community events such as Independence Day Celebration, with major funding from The Westmont Auto Mile and Village of Westmont.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Westmont Park District is a municipal recreation provider that operates parks, athletic fields, a fitness club, an 18-hole public golf course (Twin Lakes), a spray park, skate park, and community center facilities. It delivers age-based recreation programs (youth athletics, after-school care, early childhood, camps, adult and senior programs) and organizes seasonal and annual community events including outdoor concerts, movies, fireworks, and holiday celebrations for residents of Westmont, Illinois and surrounding communities.

Product overview

Westmont Park District is a local government recreation organization providing a comprehensive portfolio of recreational services and facilities to the Westmont, Illinois community. The district operates as a unified parks and recreation system offering fitness and golf amenities (Fitness Club, Twin Lakes Golf Club), aquatic facilities (Spray Park), and diverse programming across all age groups including youth, adult, and senior programs. Core facilities include the Westmont Community Center, Gregg House Museum, Skate Park, and various parks and athletic fields. The district organizes seasonal and annual community events including Movies Under the Stars, Summer Concert Series, the Independence Day Celebration, Halloween Events, and Holly Days winter festivities. Additional services include before/after school care, camps, therapeutic recreation through SEASPAR, performing arts, and athletics. Digital services include an online registration system and digital program guides. The district serves residents through its administrative offices at 55 East Richmond Street and the community center at 75 East Richmond Street.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fitness Club A fitness facility offering membership access, fitness programs, personal training, and racquetball courts for community members.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Westmont Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborates on joint events such as Touch-A-Truck and Pets in the Park. Cross-promotion of community events between organizations.
• Westmont High School / Junior HighminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool parking lots used for overflow parking during major events such as Independence Day Celebration, demonstrating community collaboration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Life Time Fitness: National premium fitness operator with comparable amenities (fitness floor, racquetball, group classes, personal training). Comparable as the dominant private-sector competitor to Westmont's Fitness Club, especially for adult and family memberships.

Direct peers

• Downers Grove Park District: Adjacent suburban Chicago park district offering a near-identical mix of parks, recreation programs, fitness facility, golf (Carriage Greens), aquatics, and seasonal community events. Directly comparable because it serves a similar-sized neighboring community with the same municipal park-district operating model.
• Lisle Park District: Nearby DuPage County park district operating recreation centers, parks, athletic programs, and community events under the same Illinois park-district statute. Directly comparable in scale, governance structure, and service mix.
• Naperville Park District: Larger but structurally identical DuPage-area park district offering fitness, golf, aquatics, and broad programming under the same Illinois statute. Comparable as a benchmark for service-line depth and operating scale that Westmont's model could be benchmarked against.
• Burr Ridge Park District: Small neighboring suburb park district operating parks and recreation programming for a similarly-sized community. Comparable as a peer municipal operator in the same western-suburban corridor.
• Darien Park District: Adjacent southwest-suburban park district operating community center, fitness, aquatics, and youth programming. Directly comparable as a peer municipal park district serving a similar demographic profile within commuting distance of Westmont.
• Woodridge Park District: Nearby DuPage County park district providing recreation facilities, fitness, aquatics, athletics, and community events. Directly comparable in operating model, geographic proximity, and service breadth.
• Clarendon Hills Park District: Small neighboring suburb park district providing parks, recreation programs, and community events to a similar residential community. Closely comparable as a direct geographic neighbor with an overlapping resident base and identical operating model.
• Hinsdale Park District: Nearby affluent suburb park district providing parks, recreation programs, and community facilities. Comparable as a direct geographic and demographic peer with identical statutory framework.

Others

• SEASPAR (South East Association for Special Parks And Recreation): Special recreation association that Westmont Park District is already a member/partner of for therapeutic recreation. Comparable as an enabling/ecosystem partner that delivers programming the district could not efficiently offer on its own.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/westmontparks
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFXrlRUBERgWL6QQOU8S1TA
• Facebookfacebook.com/WestmontParkDistrict
• Instagraminstagram.com/westmontparks/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/westmont-park-district

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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