401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
40
Participants Small participant base
36th
Percentile by assets National rank
$76,042
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ara 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan · California · Information & Media

$3M in assets, 40 participants

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan's Ara 401(k) Savings Plan reported $3M in total assets and 40 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 36th 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.

  • #568 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan multi-year trail

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan's plans moved +18.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Ara 401(k) Savings Plan at $3M / 40 participants.

#568
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
+13.5%
assets growth YoY

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Information & Media and all filers

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,041,679 36th percentile higher than 36% 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

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ara 401(k) Savings Plan is a small filing (40 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ara 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$615K in the plan year 2022 filing to $361K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ara 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants fell from 60 in the plan year 2022 filing to 40 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ara 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 860751931 · Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan · $3M · 40 · 36th

  • SCH $3M
  • SCH 40
  • SCH 36th
  • SCH 401(k)
  • SCH near Ace Hardware, Inc 401(k) Plan
  • SCH ind #568

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan$3MAce Hardware, Inc 401(k) Plan$3MGannett Peak Technical Service 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustGannett Peak Technical Servi…$3MGeorgetown Dental Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanGeorgetown Dental Associates…$3MSurface Interval Medical, Inc. Retirement PlanSurface Interval Medical, In…$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ara 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3M 17.99498550497532% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.6M$2.8M$3M$3.2M$3.4M 202220232024 $2.68M $3.16M ▲ +17.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 60 $3M
2023 1 40 $3M
2024 1 38 $3M

Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$3M
Net Income$361K
Employer EIN860751931
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Ara 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Ara 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003041679 · Participants: 40Ara 401(k) Savings 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
Ara 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ara 401(k) Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Ace Hardware, Inc 401(k) Plan in AZ ($3M); by covered participants it is Specialized Products Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (40 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (40 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 Ara 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ara 401(k) Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 13.5% during 2023, from $3M to $3M. Reported net income was $361K.
How have Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Ara 401(k) Savings Plan's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.0%, from $3M to $3M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ara 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ace Hardware, Inc 401(k) Plan in AZ ($3M, 132 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ara 401(k) Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Specialized Products Company 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in TX (40 participants, $3M 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 860751931.

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.