401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
180
Participants Small participant base
56th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,133
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas · Missouri · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$9M in assets, 180 participants

Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas's Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 56th 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.

  • #2,133 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan covers 180 participants in Missouri, about 24% of the average Missouri filer (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#2,133
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
+6.5%
assets growth YoY

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Arts, Entertainment & Recreation and all filers

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,844,029 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Friends of the Zoo 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. Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (180 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $539K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 161 in the plan year 2022 filing to 180 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 436048888 · Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas PY 2023 · 401(k)

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan · $9M · 180 · 56th

  • 5500 $9M
  • ASSETS 180
  • PCT 56th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Rabren General Contractors 401(k) Psp
  • PHOTO ind #2133

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$539K
Employer EIN436048888
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 30.890270661815773% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $8.31M $10.9M ▲ +30.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 161 $8M
2023 1 180 $9M
2024 1 195 $11M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Missouri

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

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008844029 · Participants: 180Friends of the Zoo 401(k) PlanEdward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.594991308 · Participants: 49944Edward D. Jones & Co. Profit Sharing and 401(k) PlanBayer Corporation Savings and Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.333863661 · Participants: 19273Bayer Corporation Savings and Retirement PlanEnterprise Holdings Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.607728879 · Participants: 66210Enterprise Holdings Retirement Savings PlanCentene Management Corporation Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.047068199 · Participants: 53822Centene Management Corporation Retirement PlanEmerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.563332746 · Participants: 10316Emerson Electric Company Employee Savings Investment Plan
Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Rabren General Contractors 401(k) Psp in AL ($9M); by covered participants it is Hass-Anderson Construction Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in TX (180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (180 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 Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.5% during 2023, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $539K.
How have Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Friends of the Zoo, Inc. of Kansas's sponsor-wide assets grew 30.9%, from $8M to $11M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rabren General Contractors 401(k) Psp in AL ($9M, 118 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Friends of the Zoo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hass-Anderson Construction Profit Sharing 401(k) Plan in TX (180 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 436048888.

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.