401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
176
Participants Small participant base
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$89,479
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. · California · Professional & Technical Services

$16M in assets, 176 participants

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.'s Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $16M in total assets and 176 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #13,713 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in California

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 176 participants in California, about 28% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#13,713
in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)
+22.7%
assets growth YoY

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,748,369 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 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. Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (176 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$600K in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 147 in the plan year 2022 filing to 176 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 943395064 · Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $16M · 176 · 68th

  • EIN $16M
  • RANK 176
  • PHOTO 68th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Retirement Plan
  • 5500 ind #13713

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 →

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN943395064
Plan Effective Date2001-03-09
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$18M 36.47536808458936% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12M$14M$16M$18M 202220232024 $12.8M $17.5M ▲ +36.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 147 $13M
2023 1 176 $16M
2024 1 192 $18M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015748369 · Participants: 176Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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
Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Retirement Plan in NY ($16M); by covered participants it is Red Nucleus Solutions 401(k) Retirement Plan in PA (176 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (176 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 Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 22.7% during 2023, from $13M to $16M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 36.5%, from $13M to $18M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Retirement Plan in NY ($16M, 426 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ghirardelli Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Red Nucleus Solutions 401(k) Retirement Plan in PA (176 participants, $18M 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 943395064.

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.