401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
146
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$210,471
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Kessler Foundation · New Jersey · Professional & Technical Services

$31M in assets, 146 participants

Kessler Foundation's Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan reported $31M in total assets and 146 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #16,278 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in New Jersey

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan covers 146 participants in New Jersey, about 17% of the average New Jersey filer (state average ~844 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#16,278
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+20.8%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,728,766 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings 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. Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (146 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $31M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 143 in the plan year 2022 filing to 146 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 311562134 · Kessler Foundation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan · $31M · 146 · 80th

  • SCH $31M
  • SCH 146
  • SCH 80th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Mid-Valley Agricultural Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • SCH ind #16278

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in New Jersey →

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

New Jersey filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN311562134
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kessler Foundation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kessler Foundation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 37.68641216451471% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $25.4M $35M ▲ +37.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 143 $25M
2023 1 146 $31M
2024 1 158 $35M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New Jersey

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

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030728766 · Participants: 146Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings PlanJPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.552237022 · Participants: 176610JPMorgan Chase 401(k) Savings PlanVerizon Savings Plan for Management Employees, Total assets ($B): 27.825640157 · Participants: 78072Verizon Savings Plan for Management EmployeesJohnson and Johnson Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.177853595 · Participants: 41291Johnson and Johnson Savings PlanErnst & Young Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.543526764 · Participants: 59346Ernst & Young Retirement Savings PlanMerck US Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.424416176 · Participants: 26850Merck US Savings Plan
Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mid-Valley Agricultural Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA ($31M); by covered participants it is All City Management Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (146 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (146 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 Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan grew sharply - up 20.8% during 2023, from $25M to $31M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Kessler Foundation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kessler Foundation's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.7%, from $25M to $35M.
Where does Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mid-Valley Agricultural Services, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in CA ($31M, 229 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kessler Foundation 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is All City Management Services, Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA (146 participants, $1M 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 311562134.

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.