Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Appellate Defenders Inc. Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
26
Participants Small participant base
48th
Percentile by assets National rank
$236,972
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Appellate Defenders Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$6M in assets, 26 participants

Appellate Defenders Inc.'s Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan reported $6M in total assets and 26 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 48th 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.

  • #9,489 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Appellate Defenders Inc. multi-year trail

Appellate Defenders Inc.'s plans moved -19.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan at $6M / 26 participants.

#9,489
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
-2.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $171K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Professional & Technical Services and all filers

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$6,161,282 48th percentile higher than 48% 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

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit 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. Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$171K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 28 in the plan year 2022 filing to 26 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 952788316 · Appellate Defenders Inc. PY 2023 · Profit Sharing

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan · $6M · 26 · 48th

  • TYPE $6M
  • NET 26
  • BOOK 48th
  • VS-ST Profit Sharing
  • BOY near The Krell Institute Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #9489

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 California →

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Profit Sharing peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Appellate Defenders Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Appellate Defenders Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 18.96879052444105% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$5.5M$6M$6.5M 202220232024 $6.33M $5.13M ▼ -19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 28 $6M
2023 1 26 $6M
2024 1 23 $5M

Appellate Defenders Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$171K
Employer EIN952788316
Plan Effective Date1986-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in California

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

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.006161282 · Participants: 26Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit PlanIntel Retirement Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.243052996 · Participants: 21513Intel Retirement Contribution PlanScpmg Keogh Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.822267649 · Participants: 10125Scpmg Keogh PlanMotion Picture Industry Individual Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.851994984 · Participants: 71071Motion Picture Industry Individual Account PlanMemorialcare Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.32726 · Participants: 4728Memorialcare Retirement PlanDisney Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.092654738 · Participants: 37110Disney Retirement Savings Plan
Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in California, assets vs. participants

Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan's out-of-state Profit Sharing peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Profit Sharing by assets is The Krell Institute Retirement Plan in IA ($6M); by covered participants it is First Bank of Coastal Georgia Profit Sharing Plan in GA (26 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan assets move in 2023?
Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan edged down modestly - down 2.7% during 2023, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was -$171K.
How have Appellate Defenders Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Appellate Defenders Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 19.0%, from $6M to $5M.
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Krell Institute Retirement Plan in IA ($6M, 15 participants).
Which Profit Sharing plans cover a similar participant headcount to Appellate Defenders, Inc. Discretionary Contribution Ee Benefit Plan?
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is First Bank of Coastal Georgia Profit Sharing Plan in GA (26 participants, $2M in assets).