401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
146
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,392
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. · Michigan · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 146 participants

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc.'s Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 146 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #7,251 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 146 participants in Michigan, about 23% of the average Michigan filer (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#7,251
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-25.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$7,941,203 Top 46% higher than 54% of 127,068 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 2023

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (146 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 158 in the plan year 2022 filing to 146 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 381478646 · Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $8M · 146 · 54th

  • RANK $8M
  • RANK 146
  • RANK 54th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Gamber-Johnson, LLC 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #7251

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 Michigan →

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN381478646
Plan Effective Date1968-12-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$8M 22.463298141867725% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$7M$8M$9M$10M$11M 202220232024 $10.7M $8.26M ▼ -22.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 158 $11M
2023 1 146 $8M
2024 1 146 $8M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.007941203 · Participants: 146Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Gamber-Johnson, LLC 401(k) Plan in WI ($8M); by covered participants it is All City Management Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (146 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (146 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 25.5% during 2023, from $11M to $8M. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 22.5%, from $11M to $8M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gamber-Johnson, LLC 401(k) Plan in WI ($8M, 158 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dearborn Sausage Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is All City Management Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (146 participants, $1M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 381478646.

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.