401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2K
Total assets Small plan by assets: 202
Participants Below avg headcount: 1st
Percentile by assets National rank: $10
Avg per participant Low balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation · Illinois · Manufacturing

$2K in assets, 202 participants

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation's Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $2K in total assets and 202 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 1st 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.

#61 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 202 participants in Illinois, about 26% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $2K.

#61
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): -100.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,094 1st percentile higher than 1% 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

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement 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. Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (202 participants).

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%)

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2K in the plan year 2023 filing.
Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 179 in the plan year 2022 filing to 202 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 362435615 · Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan · $2K · 202 · 1st

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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 Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$2K
Net Income	-$9M
Employer EIN	362435615
Plan Effective Date	1991-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $2K 99.97606945480756% vs 2022; 2023 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	179	$9M
2023	1	202	$2K

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement 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 Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Shaved by the Bell Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($2K); by covered participants it is Advantage Engineers, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (202 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($2K here).

Shaved by the Bell Inc. 401(k) Plan (CA) $2K · 6
Montharris Industries, Inc. 401(k) Plan (TX) $2K · 5
Hamid Mir Md Inc 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust (CA) $2K · 6
The Adlock Corporation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (NC) $2K · 1

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (202 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Advantage Engineers, LLC 401(k) Plan (MD) 202 · 0 off
Superior Communications, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust (CA) 202 · 0 off
Ocs, Incorporated Retirement Plan (AL) 202 · 0 off
Waterman Broadcasting Corporation 401(k) Plan (FL) 202 · 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 Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 100.0% during 2023, from $9M to $2K. Reported net income was -$9M.

How have Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 100.0%, from $9M to $2K.

Where does Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 1st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).

Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Shaved by the Bell Inc. 401(k) Plan in CA ($2K, 6 participants).

Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bison Gear & Engineering Corporation Union 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼

Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Advantage Engineers, LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (202 participants, $9M 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 362435615.