401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Life Ems, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$28M
Total assets Below avg plan size
574
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$49,238
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan · Sponsored by Life Ems, Inc. · Michigan · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$28M in assets, 574 participants

Life Ems, Inc.'s Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan reported $28M in total assets and 574 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #14,446 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Where Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan sits by assets

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $28M for 574 participants (~$49,238/participant), up 26.9% in 2023.

#14,446
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+26.9%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$28,262,580 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings 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. Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (574 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$5M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $28M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan reported participants fell from 590 in the plan year 2022 filing to 574 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 382285796 · Life Ems, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan · $28M · 574 · 78th

  • PCT $28M
  • PCT 574
  • PCT 78th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Astrup Companies 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #14446

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN382285796
Plan Effective Date1986-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Life Ems, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Life Ems, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$34M 53.62198418768202% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $22.3M $34.2M ▲ +53.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 590 $22M
2023 1 574 $28M
2024 1 653 $34M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.02826258 · Participants: 574Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 20.378449285 · Participants: 47299General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 15.588575271 · Participants: 30516Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.084842211 · Participants: 18088The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 8.580684909 · Participants: 40393The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.617084451 · Participants: 59195Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Astrup Companies 401(k) Plan in MN ($28M); by covered participants it is Enterprise Bank and Trust Company 401(k) Plan in MA (574 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($28M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (574 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 Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan grew sharply - up 26.9% during 2023, from $22M to $28M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Life Ems, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Life Ems, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 53.6%, from $22M to $34M.
Where does Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Astrup Companies 401(k) Plan in MN ($28M, 391 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Life Ems, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Enterprise Bank and Trust Company 401(k) Plan in MA (574 participants, $112M 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 382285796.

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.