401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Pala Band of Mission Indians 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$57M
Total assets Below avg plan size
1,240
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$45,987
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Pala Band of Mission Indians · California · Public Administration

$57M in assets, 1,240 participants

Pala Band of Mission Indians's Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan reported $57M in total assets and 1,240 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.

  • #86 in Public Administration (93 peers)

Where Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits by assets

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $57M for 1,240 participants (~$45,987/participant), down 16.8% in 2022.

#86
in Public Administration (93 peers)
-16.8%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $12M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$57,023,425 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

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,240 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 952863815 · Pala Band of Mission Indians PY 2022 · 401(k)

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan · $57M · 1,240 · 89th

  • EOY $57M
  • EOY 1,240
  • EOY 89th
  • EOY 401(k)
  • EOY near Minnwest Corporation 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #86

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 Public Administration retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Western States 401(k) Retirement Fund of the OpeiuWestern States 401(k) Retire…$57MAmano USA 401(k) Retirement PlanAmano USA 401(k) Retirement …$57MPala 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanPala 401(k) Retirement Savin…$57MMinnwest Corporation 401(k) PlanMinnwest Corporation 401(k) …$57MHealthcare Association of New York State, Inc Retirement Savings PlanHealthcare Association of Ne…$57M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$69M
Net Assets (End of Year)$57M
Net Income-$12M
Employer EIN952863815
Plan Effective Date1999-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pala Band of Mission Indians)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pala Band of Mission Indians plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$73M 27.41979633808387% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$55M$60M$65M$70M$75M 202220232024 $57M $72.7M ▲ +27.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,240 $57M
2023 1 1,146 $65M
2024 1 1,168 $73M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.057023425 · Participants: 1240Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 45.765616608 · Participants: 205865Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 28.89820221 · Participants: 102963Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.851716605 · Participants: 46320Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanChevron Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.60989746 · Participants: 19946Chevron Employee Savings Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 18.361585903 · Participants: 54672Intel 401(k) Savings Plan
Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Minnwest Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN ($57M); by covered participants it is Next Step Healthcare 401(k) Plan in MA (1,240 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,240 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 Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $69M to $57M. Reported net income was -$12M.
How have Pala Band of Mission Indians plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pala Band of Mission Indians's sponsor-wide assets grew 27.4%, from $57M to $73M.
Where does Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Minnwest Corporation 401(k) Plan in MN ($57M, 446 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pala 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Next Step Healthcare 401(k) Plan in MA (1,240 participants, $9M 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 952863815.

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.