ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$177K
Total assets Small plan by assets
5
Participants Small participant base
10th
Percentile by assets National rank
$35,493
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. · Illinois · Retail Trade

$177K in assets, 5 participants

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc.'s Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $177K in total assets and 5 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 10th 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.

  • #1,320 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. multi-year trail

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc.'s plans moved -33.7% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $177K / 5 participants.

#1,320
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
-23.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $55K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$177,463 10th percentile higher than 10% 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

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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. Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a micro filing (5 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from -$12K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$55K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $233K in the plan year 2022 filing to $177K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 6 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 362752070 · Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $177K · 5 · 10th

  • RANK $177K
  • PHOTO 5
  • IND 10th
  • EOY ESOP
  • 5500 near Cardinal Claim Service, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan
  • ASSETS ind #1320

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$154K 33.66245980845613% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.1M$0.15M$0.2M$0.25M 202220232024 $0.23M $0.15M ▼ -34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 6 $233K
2023 1 5 $177K
2024 1 5 $154K

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$233K
Net Assets (End of Year)$177K
Net Income-$55K
Employer EIN362752070
Plan Effective Date1994-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000177463 · Participants: 5Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.440263476 · Participants: 4738Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.616096816 · Participants: 4251Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.195072662 · Participants: 486Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.91547863 · Participants: 10168Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Cardinal Claim Service, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($178K); by covered participants it is Hts Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ (5 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (5 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 Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023?
Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 23.7% during 2023, from $233K to $177K. Reported net income was -$55K.
How have Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 33.7%, from $233K to $154K.
Where does Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 10th 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cardinal Claim Service, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan in NY ($178K, 6 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Guzzardo School of Music & Store, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hts Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ (5 participants, $730K in assets).