401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$18M
Total assets Small plan by assets
229
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,314
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by The Great Lakes Brewing Co. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$18M in assets, 229 participants

The Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $18M in total assets and 229 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,161 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 229 participants in Ohio, about 30% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $18M.

#11,161
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+21.4%
assets growth YoY

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,704,892 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 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. The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (229 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $18M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 246 in the plan year 2022 filing to 229 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 341554625 · The Great Lakes Brewing Co. PY 2023 · 401(k)

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $18M · 229 · 70th

  • IND $18M
  • EOY 229
  • 5500 70th
  • ASSETS 401(k)
  • PCT near Cdg Engineers & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • EIN ind #11161

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 Ohio →

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Cdg Engineers & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCdg Engineers & Associates, …$18MKobie Marketing, Inc. 401(k) PlanKobie Marketing, Inc. 401(k)…$18MEra Retirement Savings Plan$18MThe Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanThe Great Lakes Brewing Co. …$18MHerren Associates 401(k) Plan$18M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$18M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN341554625
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Great Lakes Brewing Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Great Lakes Brewing Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18M 5.704841893872024% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$17M$17.5M$18M$18.5M$19M 202220232024 $17.4M $18.4M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 555 $17M
2023 3 539 $18M
2024 1 206 $18M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

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

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017704892 · Participants: 229The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cdg Engineers & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in AL ($18M); by covered participants it is P3 Health Partners 401(k) Plan in NV (229 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($18M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (229 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 The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 21.4% during 2023, from $15M to $18M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have The Great Lakes Brewing Co. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 5.7%, from $17M to $18M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cdg Engineers & Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in AL ($18M, 185 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Great Lakes Brewing Co. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is P3 Health Partners 401(k) Plan in NV (229 participants, $2M 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 341554625.

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.