401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets: 206
Participants Below avg headcount: 56th
Percentile by assets National rank: $43,713
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Foster Fuels, Inc. · Virginia · Retail Trade

$9M in assets, 206 participants

Foster Fuels, Inc.'s Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 206 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 56th 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.

#5,631 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 206 participants in Virginia, about 26% of the average Virginia filer (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#5,631
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers): +42.1%
assets growth YoY

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,004,949 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) 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. Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (206 participants).

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%)

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$500K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 197 in the plan year 2022 filing to 206 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 540682048 · Foster Fuels, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $9M · 206 · 56th

EOY $9M
5500 206
ASSETS 56th
PCT 401(k)
EIN near Trade Construction Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
RANK ind #5631

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$9M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	540682048
Plan Effective Date	1998-11-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Foster Fuels, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $12M 84.97868669392741% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	197	$6M
2023	1	206	$9M
2024	1	229	$12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

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

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

Northrop Grumman Savings Plan $36.2B · 97,987
401(k) Pension Plan $15.0B · 62,467
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0 $11.2B · 48,860
Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan $10.6B · 27,043
Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan $9.4B · 31,681

Compare Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Trade Construction Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in LA ($9M); by covered participants it is Nwsl Retirement Plan in IL (206 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

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

Trade Construction Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust (LA) $9M · 172
Vintage Parts, Inc. Employee Savings Plan (WI) $9M · 87
Youngblood Paving, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (PA) $9M · 158
Aptum Technologies (USA) Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan () $9M · 77

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (206 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Nwsl Retirement Plan (IL) 206 · 0 off
Nwsl Retirement Plan (IL) 206 · 0 off
Sequoia 401(k) Plan (CA) 206 · 0 off
Equibrand Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) 206 · 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 Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 42.1% during 2023, from $6M to $9M. Reported net income was $3M.

How have Foster Fuels, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Foster Fuels, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 85.0%, from $6M to $12M.

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Trade Construction Company, LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in LA ($9M, 172 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Foster Fuels, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nwsl Retirement Plan in IL (206 participants, $152K 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 540682048.