ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Kappler, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$684K
Total assets Small plan by assets
132
Participants Small participant base
21st
Percentile by assets National rank
$5,180
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Kappler, Inc. · Alabama · Manufacturing

$684K in assets, 132 participants

Kappler, Inc.'s Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $684K in total assets and 132 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 21st 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.

  • #1,910 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Alabama

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 132 participants in Alabama, about 37% of the average Alabama filer (state average ~360 per filing). Assets: $684K.

#1,910
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-58.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $945K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$683,784 21st percentile higher than 21% 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

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (132 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 630943684 · Kappler, Inc. PY 2022 · ESOP

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $684K · 132 · 21st

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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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Alabama →

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Alabama filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$2M
Net Assets (End of Year)$684K
Net Income-$945K
Employer EIN630943684
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kappler, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kappler, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 1.5036747063831017% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5.1M$5.2M$5.3M$5.4M$5.5M 202220232024 $5.26M $5.18M ▼ -1.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 265 $5M
2023 2 133 $5M
2024 2 126 $5M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Alabama

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

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.683784 · Participants: 132Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStarfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 388.874122 · Participants: 1314Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStarfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 388.874122 · Participants: 1314Starfish Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanInline Electric Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 163.711693 · Participants: 231Inline Electric Employee Stock Ownership PlanSignature Homes Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 126.162 · Participants: 130Signature Homes Employee Stock Ownership PlanRadiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 120.092479 · Participants: 853Radiance Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
Compare Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest ESOP by assets is Rmps Administrative Services, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($682K); by covered participants it is Custom Profile Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI (132 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (132 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 Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan contracted severely - down 58.0% during 2022, from $2M to $684K. Reported net income was -$945K.
How have Kappler, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kappler, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.5%, from $5M to $5M.
Where does Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 21st percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rmps Administrative Services, Inc., Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CO ($682K, 15 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kappler, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Custom Profile Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI (132 participants, $40K 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 630943684.

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.