401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
246
Participants Below avg headcount
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,301
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by The Great Lakes Brewing Co. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$15M in assets, 246 participants

The Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $15M in total assets and 246 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #12,643 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 246 participants in Ohio, about 32% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#12,643
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-11.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,588,079 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (246 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 341554625 · The Great Lakes Brewing Co. PY 2022 · 401(k)

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $15M · 246 · 72nd

  • TYPE $15M
  • NET 246
  • BOOK 72nd
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • SCH ind #12643

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Ohio →

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN341554625
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Great Lakes Brewing Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Great Lakes Brewing Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18M 5.704841893872024% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$17M$17.5M$18M$18.5M$19M 202220232024 $17.4M $18.4M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 555 $17M
2023 3 539 $18M
2024 1 206 $18M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014588079 · Participants: 246The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.343834208 · Participants: 44890The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.60950811 · Participants: 50299The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.311555 · Participants: 116133The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.73672335 · Participants: 24278Nationwide Savings PlanMarathon Petroleum Thrift Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.371480588 · Participants: 17666Marathon Petroleum Thrift Plan
The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($15M); by covered participants it is J5 Infrastructure Partners 401(k) Plan in CA (246 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (246 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 The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.4% during 2022, from $16M to $15M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have The Great Lakes Brewing Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.7%, from $17M to $18M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Homer T. Hayward Lumber Co., Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in CA ($15M, 188 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is J5 Infrastructure Partners 401(k) Plan in CA (246 participants, N/A 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 341554625.

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.