Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
1
Participants Small participant base
33rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan · Sponsored by Guitar and Pen Productions Inc · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

$2M in assets, 1 participants

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc's Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported $2M in total assets and 1 participant in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 33rd 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.

  • #1,660 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector rank

Within Arts, Entertainment & Recreation, Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan ranks #1,660 of 2,945 2023 filers by assets (1114% of the sector average)-$2M for 1 participant.

#1,660
in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (2,945 peers)
-2.2%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $56K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,491,674 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan is a micro filing (1 participant), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$465K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$56K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 954656660 · Guitar and Pen Productions Inc PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan · $2M · 1 · 33rd

  • VS-ST $2M
  • BOY 1
  • SCH 33rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near St. Louis Graphic Arts Pension Fund
  • TYPE ind #1660

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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$56K
Employer EIN954656660
Plan Effective Date2003-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guitar and Pen Productions Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guitar and Pen Productions Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 3.5645935601063945% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$4.05M$4.1M$4.15M$4.2M$4.25M 20222023 $4.07M $4.21M ▲ +3.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4 $4M
2023 2 2 $4M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.002491674 · Participants: 1Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is St. Louis Graphic Arts Pension Fund in MO ($2M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of American Institute of Marine Underwriters in NY (1 participant). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1 participant); 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 Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 2.2% during 2023, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$56K.
How have Guitar and Pen Productions Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), Guitar and Pen Productions Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 3.6%, from $4M to $4M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is St. Louis Graphic Arts Pension Fund in MO ($2M, N/A participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guitar and Pen Productions Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Employees of American Institute of Marine Underwriters in NY (1 participant, N/A 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 954656660.

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.