Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Sandhills Global, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$56M
Total assets Below avg plan size
804
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,776
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sandhills 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Sandhills Global, Inc. · Nebraska · Information & Media

$56M in assets, 804 participants

Sandhills Global, Inc.'s Sandhills 401(k) Plan reported $56M in total assets and 804 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #2,445 in Information & Media (2,911 peers)

Where Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $56M for 804 participants (~$69,776/participant), down 20.3% in 2022.

#2,445
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-20.3%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sandhills 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$56,099,515 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Sandhills 401(k) 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. Sandhills 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (804 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 421097211 · Sandhills Global, Inc. PY 2022 · Other

Sandhills 401(k) Plan · $56M · 804 · 89th

  • EIN $56M
  • EIN 804
  • EIN 89th
  • EIN Other
  • EIN near Lincoln Memorial University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
  • EIN ind #2445

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Nebraska →

Sandhills 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Sandhills 401(k) Plan$56MLincoln Memorial University Defined Contribution Retirement PlanLincoln Memorial University …$56MGolden Gate Regional Center 403(b) PlanGolden Gate Regional Center …$56MColorado Academy Defined Contribution Retirement PlanColorado Academy Defined Con…$56MMontefiore Nyack Hospital 403(b) PlanMontefiore Nyack Hospital 40…$56M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sandhills 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$70M
Net Assets (End of Year)$56M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN421097211
Plan Effective Date1996-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sandhills Global, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sandhills Global, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$78M 39.060478508593164% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M$90M 202220232024 $56.1M $78M ▲ +39.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 804 $56M
2023 1 805 $70M
2024 1 849 $78M

Nearby Other Plans in Nebraska

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

Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200040006000800010000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Sandhills 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($M): 56.099515 · Participants: 804Sandhills 401(k) PlanNebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching Contributions, Total assets ($M): 664.378389 · Participants: 9278Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Base and Matching ContributionsNebraska Methodist Health System Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 582.016022 · Participants: 7620Nebraska Methodist Health System Defined Contribution Retirement PlanRetirement Plan of Creighton University, Total assets ($M): 572.906456 · Participants: 3380Retirement Plan of Creighton UniversityNebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Employee Contributions, Total assets ($M): 516.888215 · Participants: 9278Nebraska Medicine Retirement Plan - Employee ContributionsChildren's Hospital & Medical Center 403(b) Plan, Total assets ($M): 324.265293 · Participants: 3285Children's Hospital & Medical Center 403(b) Plan
Sandhills 401(k) Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Nebraska, assets vs. participants
Compare Sandhills 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sandhills 401(k) Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Nebraska, the nearest Other by assets is Lincoln Memorial University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in TN ($56M); by covered participants it is Assoc of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Mep in OH (804 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (804 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 Sandhills 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Sandhills 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 20.3% during 2022, from $70M to $56M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have Sandhills Global, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sandhills Global, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 39.1%, from $56M to $78M.
Where does Sandhills 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Sandhills 401(k) Plan ranks in the 89th 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 Sandhills 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Lincoln Memorial University Defined Contribution Retirement Plan in TN ($56M, 868 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sandhills 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Assoc of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio Mep in OH (804 participants, $156M 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 421097211.

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.