401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 87
Participants Small participant base: 55th
Percentile by assets National rank: $99,059
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Salon Buzz Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz · Illinois · Other Services

$9M in assets, 87 participants

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's Salon Buzz Retirement Plan reported $9M in total assets and 87 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 55th 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.

#5,828 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz multi-year trail

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's plans moved +22.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Salon Buzz Retirement Plan at $9M / 87 participants.

#5,828
in Other Services (7,857 peers): +5.7%
assets growth YoY

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,618,115 Top 45% higher than 55% 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

Salon Buzz Retirement 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. Salon Buzz Retirement Plan is a small filing (87 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%)

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $468K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Salon Buzz Retirement 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 →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 364241110 · Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz PY 2023 · 401(k)

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan · $9M · 87 · 55th

SCH $9M
EBSA 87
PART 55th
TYPE 401(k)
NET near Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc. Retirement Plan
BOOK ind #5828

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

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

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz multi-year asset trail

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $10M 22.02330822491956% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	87	$8M
2023	1	87	$9M
2024	1	84	$10M

Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$9M
Net Income	$468K
Employer EIN	364241110
Plan Effective Date	1999-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331

Compare Salon Buzz Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc. Retirement Plan in DE ($9M); by covered participants it is Landrum & Brown 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in OH (87 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9M here).

Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc. Retirement Plan (DE) $9M · 341
Super Vacuum Manufacturing Company, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (CO) $9M · 131
Tm Associates Management, Inc. Employees Savings Trust (MD) $9M · 570
Cosmax 401(k) Plan (NJ) $9M · 416

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (87 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Landrum & Brown 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (OH) 87 · 0 off
Warren Union Employees 401(k) Plan (MI) 87 · 0 off
Empresas Ortiz Brunet, Inc. 1081.0.1(D) Plan (PR) 87 · 0 off
Vertek Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan (VT) 87 · 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 Salon Buzz Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Salon Buzz Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.7% during 2023, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $468K.

How have Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Zafco, Inc. Dba Salon Buzz's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.0%, from $8M to $10M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Salon Buzz Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware Inc. Retirement Plan in DE ($9M, 341 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Salon Buzz Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Landrum & Brown 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan in OH (87 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 364241110.