ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
186
Participants Below avg headcount
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$86,125
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Golden Artist Colors, Inc. · New York · Manufacturing

$16M in assets, 186 participants

Golden Artist Colors, Inc.'s Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $16M in total assets and 186 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #10,704 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New York

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 186 participants in New York, about 23% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#10,704
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-11.7%
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.

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,019,183 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (186 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 171 in the plan year 2022 filing to 186 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 222309658 · Golden Artist Colors, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $16M · 186 · 68th

  • PART $16M
  • PART 186
  • PART 68th
  • PART ESOP
  • PART near Galois, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PART ind #10704

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 New York →

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN222309658
Plan Effective Date2002-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Golden Artist Colors, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Golden Artist Colors, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$43M 16.158034383843056% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$36M$38M$40M$42M$44M$46M 202220232024 $37.4M $43.4M ▲ +16.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 374 $37M
2023 2 402 $40M
2024 2 407 $43M

Nearby ESOP Plans in New York

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

Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 16.019183 · Participants: 186Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanStewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 876.57583 · Participants: 3439Stewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership PlanNorth Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 406.002646 · Participants: 4467North Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership PlanGriffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 298.738533 · Participants: 3674Griffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 247.681611 · Participants: 1704Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanH.C. Wainwright & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 241.736533 · Participants: 93H.C. Wainwright & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside New York, the nearest ESOP by assets is Galois, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($16M); by covered participants it is Malco Products Sbc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (186 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (186 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 Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.7% during 2023, from $18M to $16M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Golden Artist Colors, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Golden Artist Colors, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $37M to $43M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Galois, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in OR ($16M, 114 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Golden Artist Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Malco Products Sbc Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MN (186 participants, $68M 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 222309658.

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.