401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bolt Threads, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
93
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$88,606
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Forus 401(k) · Sponsored by Bolt Threads, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 93 participants

Bolt Threads, Inc.'s Forus 401(k) reported $8M in total assets and 93 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #7,426 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Forus 401(k) holds $8M for 93 participants - about $88,606 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#7,426
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-5.6%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $486K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Forus 401(k)'s mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Forus 401(k) vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,240,343 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Forus 401(k) among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Forus 401(k) is a small filing (93 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Forus 401(k) reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$486K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Forus 401(k) reported participants rose from 88 in the plan year 2022 filing to 93 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Forus 401(k) end-of-year assets fell from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 270706781 · Bolt Threads, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Forus 401(k) · $8M · 93 · 54th

  • PART $8M
  • TYPE 93
  • NET 54th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Cullman Internal Medicine 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #7426

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 California →

Forus 401(k) in the asset neighbourhood

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

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$486K
Employer EIN270706781
Plan Effective Date2014-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bolt Threads, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bolt Threads, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 1.6411061084050045% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$8.2M$8.4M$8.6M$8.8M 202220232024 $8.73M $8.58M ▼ -1.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 88 $9M
2023 1 93 $8M
2024 1 13 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Forus 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Forus 401(k), Total assets ($B): 0.008240343 · Participants: 93Forus 401(k)Wells 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
Forus 401(k) vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Forus 401(k) side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cullman Internal Medicine 401(k) Plan in AL ($8M); by covered participants it is Bchh Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in PA (93 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (93 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 Forus 401(k) assets move in 2023? ▼
Forus 401(k) pulled back noticeably - down 5.6% during 2023, from $9M to $8M. Reported net income was -$486K.
How have Bolt Threads, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bolt Threads, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 1.6%, from $9M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Forus 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cullman Internal Medicine 401(k) Plan in AL ($8M, 81 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Forus 401(k)? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bchh Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in PA (93 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 270706781.

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.