401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Garberville Gas Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$10M
Total assets Small plan by assets
172
Participants Small participant base
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$57,245
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Garberville Gas Corporation · California · Retail Trade

$10M in assets, 172 participants

Garberville Gas Corporation's Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $10M in total assets and 172 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #5,807 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in California

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 172 participants in California, about 27% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $10M.

#5,807
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
+25.7%
assets growth YoY

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$9,846,100 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (172 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 149 in the plan year 2022 filing to 172 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941113690 · Garberville Gas Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $10M · 172 · 58th

  • PCT $10M
  • PCT 172
  • PCT 58th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near Smith Provision Company, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #5807

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN941113690
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Garberville Gas Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Garberville Gas Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 173.054026560548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M 202220232024 $7.84M $21.4M ▲ +173.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 149 $8M
2023 1 172 $10M
2024 2 327 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.0098461 · Participants: 172Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.831350351 · Participants: 193919Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 39.047152408 · Participants: 122867Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.320437734 · Participants: 63105Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.17918189 · Participants: 59863Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.779511539 · Participants: 106111Apple 401(k) Plan
Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Smith Provision Company, Inc. Retirement Plan in PA ($10M); by covered participants it is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (172 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 Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 25.7% during 2023, from $8M to $10M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Garberville Gas Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Garberville Gas Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 173.1%, from $8M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Smith Provision Company, Inc. Retirement Plan in PA ($10M, 53 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retail Capital LLC 401(k) Plan in MI (172 participants, 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 941113690.

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.