Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$50M
Total assets Below avg plan size
309
Participants Below avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$162,856
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan · Sponsored by Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. · California · Educational Services

$50M in assets, 309 participants

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.'s Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan reported $50M in total assets and 309 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,126 in Educational Services (4,024 peers)

Coverage in California

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan covers 309 participants in California, about 49% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $50M.

#3,126
in Educational Services (4,024 peers)
-19.9%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$50,322,499 Top 12% higher than 88% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (309 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941196195 · Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. PY 2022 · Other

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan · $50M · 309 · 88th

  • PART $50M
  • PART 309
  • PART 88th
  • PART Other
  • PART near New Canaan Country School DC Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #3126

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$63M
Net Assets (End of Year)$50M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN941196195
Plan Effective Date1995-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$67M 32.17246226186025% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M$70M 202220232024 $50.3M $66.5M ▲ +32.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 309 $50M
2023 1 322 $60M
2024 1 354 $67M

Nearby Other Plans in California

Peer Other plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -50510 Total assets ($B) Participants Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.050322499 · Participants: 309Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.38573656 · Participants: 22514Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.320318331 · Participants: 48591Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.535728964 · Participants: 20237Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.200375781 · Participants: 9827Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.677071678 · Participants: 22632University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is New Canaan Country School DC Retirement Plan in CT ($50M); by covered participants it is Goodwill Industries-Knoxville, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in TN (309 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (309 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan declined sharply - down 19.9% during 2022, from $63M to $50M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 32.2%, from $50M to $67M.
Where does Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Other plans are similar in size to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is New Canaan Country School DC Retirement Plan in CT ($50M, 153 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. 403(b) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Goodwill Industries-Knoxville, Inc. Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in TN (309 participants, $1M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 941196195.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.