401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
475
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$57,523
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company · Michigan · Manufacturing

$27M in assets, 475 participants

Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company's Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $27M in total assets and 475 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #12,963 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $27M for 475 participants (~$57,523/participant), up 24.3% in 2023.

#12,963
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+24.3%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$27,323,628 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (475 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $27M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 452 in the plan year 2022 filing to 475 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 383314250 · Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company PY 2023 · 401(k)

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $27M · 475 · 78th

  • ASSETS $27M
  • ASSETS 475
  • ASSETS 78th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Watertown Savings Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • ASSETS ind #12963

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Watertown Savings Bank 401(k) Retirement PlanWatertown Savings Bank 401(k…$27MT. & G. Industries, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustT. & G. Industries, Inc. 401…$27MWelldyne Rx 401(k) Retirement Plan PlanWelldyne Rx 401(k) Retiremen…$27MThe Summit Federal Credit Union 401(k) PlanThe Summit Federal Credit Un…$27MFounders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanFounders Brewing Company 401…$27M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$27M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN383314250
Plan Effective Date2010-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$38M 73.50547530824049% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $22M $38.2M ▲ +73.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 452 $22M
2023 1 475 $27M
2024 1 460 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.027323628 · Participants: 475Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Watertown Savings Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY ($27M); by covered participants it is Election Systems & Software, LLC 401(k) Plan in NE (475 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (475 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 Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023?
Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 24.3% during 2023, from $22M to $27M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Canal Street Brewing Co. LLC Dba Founders Brewing Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 73.5%, from $22M to $38M.
Where does Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 78th 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 Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Watertown Savings Bank 401(k) Retirement Plan in NY ($27M, 117 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Founders Brewing Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Election Systems & Software, LLC 401(k) Plan in NE (475 participants, $71M in assets).