401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$26M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 90
Participants Small participant base: 77th
Percentile by assets National rank: $289,864
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$26M in assets, 90 participants

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.'s Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $26M in total assets and 90 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

#12,790 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits by assets

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $26M for 90 participants (~$289,864/participant), up 6.4% in 2023.

#12,790
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +6.4%
assets growth YoY: 0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$26,087,765 Top 23% higher than 77% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is a small filing (90 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $26M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 86 in the plan year 2022 filing to 90 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 370439010 · Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $26M · 90 · 77th

ASSETS $26M
PCT 90
EIN 77th
RANK 401(k)
PHOTO near Andrew & Sons, LLC 401(k) Plan
IND ind #12790

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 Illinois →

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

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$25M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$26M
Net Income	$2M
Employer EIN	370439010
Plan Effective Date	1986-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $25M 1.801538200221547% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	86	$25M
2023	1	90	$26M
2024	1	78	$25M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan $17.6B · 69,974
State Farm 401(k) Savings Plan $16.9B · 60,246
Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan $14.5B · 38,012
United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan $14.4B · 14,959
Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan $13.4B · 235,331

Compare Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Andrew & Sons, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($26M); by covered participants it is International Marine Products Retirement Plan in CA (90 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($26M here).

Andrew & Sons, LLC 401(k) Plan (NY) $26M · 392
Main Street Bank 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan (MA) $26M · 178
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (TX) $26M · 84
Yelcot Holding Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (AR) $26M · 64

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (90 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

International Marine Products Retirement Plan (CA) 90 · 0 off
Co-Op 401(k) Plan (WA) 90 · 0 off
Prism Hospitality LP 401(k) Plan (TX) 90 · 0 off
East Coast Mechanical Inc (FL) 90 · 0 off

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 Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.4% during 2023, from $25M to $26M. Reported net income was $2M.

How have Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.8%, from $25M to $25M.

Where does Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 77th 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 Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Andrew & Sons, LLC 401(k) Plan in NY ($26M, 392 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is International Marine Products Retirement Plan in CA (90 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 370439010.