ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Environmental Science Associates ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$48M
Total assets Below avg plan size
540
Participants Below avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$88,936
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Environmental Science Associates · California · Professional & Technical Services

$48M in assets, 540 participants

Environmental Science Associates's Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $48M in total assets and 540 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #17,520 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Where Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $48M for 540 participants (~$88,936/participant), up 21.8% in 2023.

#17,520
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+21.8%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$48,025,358 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Esa Employee Stock Ownership 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. Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (540 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $39M in the plan year 2022 filing to $48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 471 in the plan year 2022 filing to 540 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941698350 · Environmental Science Associates PY 2023 · ESOP

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $48M · 540 · 85th

  • PHOTO $48M
  • IND 540
  • EOY 85th
  • 5500 ESOP
  • ASSETS near Ogden Forklifts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PCT ind #17520

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in California →

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$39M
Net Assets (End of Year)$48M
Net Income$9M
Employer EIN941698350
Plan Effective Date1994-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Environmental Science Associates)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Environmental Science Associates plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$148M 45.32635837237514% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$80M$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $102M $148M ▲ +45.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 992 $102M
2023 2 1,167 $122M
2024 2 1,285 $148M

Nearby ESOP Plans in California

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

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000800010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.048025358 · Participants: 540Esa Employee Stock Ownership PlanParsons Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.757068542 · Participants: 7871Parsons Employee Stock Ownership PlanAcco Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.444524335 · Participants: 1397Acco Employee Stock Ownership PlanRosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.125537204 · Participants: 1700Rosendin Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAgron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.533004512 · Participants: 72Agron, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecology Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.497089527 · Participants: 3656Recology Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest ESOP by assets is Ogden Forklifts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($48M); by covered participants it is G.W. Lisk Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (541 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (540 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 Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew sharply - up 21.8% during 2023, from $39M to $48M. Reported net income was $9M.
How have Environmental Science Associates plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Environmental Science Associates's sponsor-wide assets grew 45.3%, from $102M to $148M.
Where does Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 85th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ogden Forklifts, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in GA ($48M, 112 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Esa Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is G.W. Lisk Company, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NY (541 participants, $62M 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 941698350.

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.