401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$7M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 37
Participants Small participant base: 51st
Percentile by assets National rank: $186,632
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Gulf Publishing Company · Texas · Information & Media

$7M in assets, 37 participants

Gulf Publishing Company's Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan reported $7M in total assets and 37 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 51st 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.

#1,020 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Gulf Publishing Company multi-year trail

Gulf Publishing Company's plans moved +12.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan at $7M / 37 participants.

#1,020
in Information & Media (2,818 peers): +14.5%
assets growth YoY

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,905,382 Top 49% higher than 51% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan is a small filing (37 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $877K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 39 in the plan year 2022 filing to 37 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 061628863 · Gulf Publishing Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan · $7M · 37 · 51st

EIN $7M
RANK 37
PHOTO 51st
IND 401(k)
EOY near Indiana Oxygen 401(k) Plan
5500 ind #1020

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Texas →

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

Gulf Publishing Company multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $7M 12.800789448671487% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	39	$6M
2023	1	37	$7M
2024	1	37	$7M

Gulf Publishing Company filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$7M
Net Income	$877K
Employer EIN	061628863
Plan Effective Date	2016-07-15
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Texas

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

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Texas, assets vs. participants

AT&T Retirement Savings Plan $40.0B · 119,854
Exxonmobil Savings Plan $21.9B · 23,477
Caterpillar 401(k) Savings Plan $16.5B · 41,679
American Airlines, Inc. 401(k) Plan $14.7B · 88,792
Dell Inc. 401(k) Plan $13.5B · 45,686

Compare Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Texas, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Indiana Oxygen 401(k) Plan in IN ($7M); by covered participants it is Carbon Health 401(k) Plan in CA (37 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($7M here).

Indiana Oxygen 401(k) Plan (IN) $7M · 167
Quality Sewing & Vacuum 401(k) Plan (WA) $7M · 121
Little General Store, Inc. 401(k) Plan (WV) $7M · 1,091
Hiossen, Inc. Retirement Plan (PA) $7M · 336

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (37 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Carbon Health 401(k) Plan (CA) 37 · 0 off
Carnahan Evans PC Profit Sharing Plan (MO) 37 · 0 off
Eligijus P Lelis, Md & Assoc, Sc Cash or Deferred Profit Sharing Pl (IL) 37 · 0 off
Mister Price Inc Helapan 1165 Retirement Plan (PR) 37 · 0 off

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 Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.5% during 2023, from $6M to $7M. Reported net income was $877K.

How have Gulf Publishing Company plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gulf Publishing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.8%, from $6M to $7M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Indiana Oxygen 401(k) Plan in IN ($7M, 167 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Gulf Publishing Company 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Carbon Health 401(k) Plan in CA (37 participants, $4M 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 061628863.