401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Great Lakes Services, LLC 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
4,300
Participants Above avg headcount
85th
Percentile by assets National rank
$10,755
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Great Lakes Services, LLC · Illinois · Real Estate

$46M in assets, 4,300 participants

Great Lakes Services, LLC's Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan reported $46M in total assets and 4,300 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 85th 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.

  • #4,441 in Real Estate (4,727 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan covers 4,300 participants in Illinois, 5.5x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $46M.

#4,441
in Real Estate (4,727 peers)
+34.3%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,247,504 Top 15% higher than 85% 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

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (4,300 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 271371313 · Great Lakes Services, LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan · $46M · 4,300 · 85th

  • RANK $46M
  • RANK 4,300
  • RANK 85th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Pepsi Northwest Beverages 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #4441

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 Real Estate retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Roa 401(k) Plan$46MGreat Wolf Resorts 401(k) PlanGreat Wolf Resorts 401(k) Pl…$46MPepsi Northwest Beverages 401(k) PlanPepsi Northwest Beverages 40…$46MThermal Tech Engineering, Inc. Profit Sharing / Savings Retirement PlanThermal Tech Engineering, In…$46MThe Rivers Casino 401(k) Plan$46M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$34M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income$12M
Employer EIN271371313
Plan Effective Date1999-07-31
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Lakes Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Lakes Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$62M 34.437929882659176% vs 2023
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 20232024 $46.3M $62.2M ▲ +34.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2023 1 4,300 $46M
2024 1 4,977 $62M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.046247504 · Participants: 4300Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.594548115 · Participants: 69974Accenture United States 401(k) Match Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.935002041 · Participants: 60246State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.496191 · Participants: 38012Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.367975914 · Participants: 14959United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.444551767 · Participants: 235331Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pepsi Northwest Beverages 401(k) Plan in WA ($46M); by covered participants it is Healthcare Services 401(k) Plan in NY (4,300 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($46M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,300 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 Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan surged - up 34.3% during 2023, from $34M to $46M. Reported net income was $12M.
How have Great Lakes Services, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2023-2024), Great Lakes Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.4%, from $46M to $62M.
Where does Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan ranks in the 85th 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 Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pepsi Northwest Beverages 401(k) Plan in WA ($46M, 375 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Wolf Resorts 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Healthcare Services 401(k) Plan in NY (4,300 participants, $1M 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 271371313.

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.