401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
182
Participants Below avg headcount
67th
Percentile by assets National rank
$80,017
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Burning Man Project · California · Food Services & Accommodation

$15M in assets, 182 participants

Burning Man Project's Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 182 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 67th 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.

  • #3,441 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)

Coverage in California

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan covers 182 participants in California, about 29% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#3,441
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,828 peers)
+28.4%
assets growth YoY

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,563,027 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Burning Man Project 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. Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (182 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$739K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 124 in the plan year 2022 filing to 182 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 452638273 · Burning Man Project PY 2023 · 401(k)

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan · $15M · 182 · 67th

  • TYPE $15M
  • NET 182
  • BOOK 67th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • BOY near Ezchoice 401(k) Pooled Employer Plan
  • SCH ind #3441

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 Food Services & Accommodation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Safe-Harbor 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Union Community CareSafe-Harbor 403(b) Thrift Pl…$15MBurning Man Project 401(k) PlanBurning Man Project 401(k) P…$15MEzchoice 401(k) Pooled Employer PlanEzchoice 401(k) Pooled Emplo…$15MCbai 401(k) Multiple Employer Plan Adopted by Western Illinois Bancshares, Inc.Cbai 401(k) Multiple Employe…$15MGlobal Securitization Services 401(k) PlanGlobal Securitization Servic…$15M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN452638273
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Burning Man Project)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Burning Man Project plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$17M 45.78267601441631% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M$18M 202220232024 $11.4M $16.5M ▲ +45.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 124 $11M
2023 1 182 $15M
2024 1 165 $17M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014563027 · Participants: 182Burning Man Project 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ezchoice 401(k) Pooled Employer Plan in NJ ($15M); by covered participants it is Broadmoor Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (182 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (182 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 Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 28.4% during 2023, from $11M to $15M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Burning Man Project plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Burning Man Project's sponsor-wide assets grew 45.8%, from $11M to $17M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ezchoice 401(k) Pooled Employer Plan in NJ ($15M, 92 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Burning Man Project 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Broadmoor Management Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in NE (182 participants, N/A 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 452638273.

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.