401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Geo. W. Kistler, Inc 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$14M
Total assets Small plan by assets
198
Participants Below avg headcount
66th
Percentile by assets National rank
$70,168
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Geo. W. Kistler, Inc · Pennsylvania · Construction

$14M in assets, 198 participants

Geo. W. Kistler, Inc's Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported $14M in total assets and 198 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 66th 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.

  • #5,808 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan covers 198 participants in Pennsylvania, about 24% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $14M.

#5,808
in Construction (9,030 peers)
+24.9%
assets growth YoY

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Construction and all filers

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,893,280 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 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. Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (198 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 178 in the plan year 2022 filing to 198 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 231729679 · Geo. W. Kistler, Inc PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan · $14M · 198 · 66th

  • VS-ST $14M
  • BOY 198
  • SCH 66th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Hawktree Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #5808

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Bulk Handling Systems 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBulk Handling Systems 401(k)…$14MKistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) PlanKistler O'brien Fire Protect…$14MHawktree Retirement Plan$14MFirst Texas Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) PlanFirst Texas Bancorp, Inc. 40…$14MMenlo Security, Inc. 401(k) PlanMenlo Security, Inc. 401(k) …$14M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$14M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN231729679
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Geo. W. Kistler, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Geo. W. Kistler, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 33.35736294558277% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $11.1M $14.8M ▲ +33.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 178 $11M
2023 1 198 $14M
2024 1 221 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.01389328 · Participants: 198Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Hawktree Retirement Plan in HI ($14M); by covered participants it is Otterbase 401(k) Plan in MI (198 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($14M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (198 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 Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 24.9% during 2023, from $11M to $14M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Geo. W. Kistler, Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Geo. W. Kistler, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $11M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawktree Retirement Plan in HI ($14M, 372 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Otterbase 401(k) Plan in MI (198 participants, $3M 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 231729679.

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.