401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Point Reyes Bird Observatory 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
115
Participants Small participant base
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$149,789
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Prbo 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Point Reyes Bird Observatory · California · Professional & Technical Services

$17M in assets, 115 participants

Point Reyes Bird Observatory's Prbo 401(k) Plan reported $17M in total assets and 115 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.

  • #14,095 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Prbo 401(k) Plan covers 115 participants in California, about 18% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#14,095
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+8.6%
assets growth YoY

Prbo 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Prbo 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,225,753 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

Prbo 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. Prbo 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (115 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Prbo 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Prbo 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $16M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Prbo 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 109 in the plan year 2022 filing to 115 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 941594250 · Point Reyes Bird Observatory PY 2023 · 401(k)

Prbo 401(k) Plan · $17M · 115 · 70th

  • RANK $17M
  • RANK 115
  • RANK 70th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Milwaukee Electronics Employee Savings and Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #14095

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Prbo 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Prbo 401(k) Plan$17MMilwaukee Electronics Employee Savings and Retirement PlanMilwaukee Electronics Employ…$17MYoungwilliams P.C. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanYoungwilliams P.C. 401(k) Pr…$17MIronclad Technology Services LLC 401(k) PlanIronclad Technology Services…$17MEnvironmental Science U.S. LLC 401(k) PlanEnvironmental Science U.S. L…$17M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Prbo 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN941594250
Plan Effective Date2000-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Point Reyes Bird Observatory)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Point Reyes Bird Observatory plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 18.98606100788898% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$16M$17M$18M$19M$20M 202220232024 $15.9M $18.9M ▲ +19.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 109 $16M
2023 1 115 $17M
2024 1 110 $19M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Prbo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Prbo 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017225753 · Participants: 115Prbo 401(k) PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Prbo 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Prbo 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Milwaukee Electronics Employee Savings and Retirement Plan in WI ($17M); by covered participants it is St. Marys Foundry, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in OH (115 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (115 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 Prbo 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Prbo 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.6% during 2023, from $16M to $17M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Point Reyes Bird Observatory plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Point Reyes Bird Observatory's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.0%, from $16M to $19M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Prbo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Milwaukee Electronics Employee Savings and Retirement Plan in WI ($17M, 359 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Prbo 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is St. Marys Foundry, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in OH (115 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 941594250.

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.