ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$16M
Total assets Small plan by assets
113
Participants Small participant base
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,304
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. · New York · Retail Trade

$16M in assets, 113 participants

King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc.'s King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $16M in total assets and 113 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #6,671 in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)

Coverage in New York

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 113 participants in New York, about 14% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $16M.

#6,671
in Retail Trade (8,414 peers)
-8.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,080,378 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership 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. King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (113 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 117 in the plan year 2022 filing to 113 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 110954404 · King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $16M · 113 · 69th

  • 5500 $16M
  • ASSETS 113
  • PCT 69th
  • EIN ESOP
  • RANK near Alpine Snowguards Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • PHOTO ind #6671

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 New York →

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Rettew Employee Stock Ownership Plan TrustRettew Employee Stock Owners…$16MAlpine Snowguards Employee Stock Ownership PlanAlpine Snowguards Employee S…$16MDurham & Bates Agencies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDurham & Bates Agencies, Inc…$16MDale Medical Products Employee Stock Ownership PlanDale Medical Products Employ…$16MKing Kullen Employee Stock Ownership PlanKing Kullen Employee Stock O…$16M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$16M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN110954404
Plan Effective Date1977-10-02
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$132M 11.761005302614297% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$115M$120M$125M$130M$135M$140M 202220232024 $118M $132M ▲ +11.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 437 $118M
2023 3 403 $134M
2024 3 397 $132M

Nearby ESOP Plans in New York

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

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000010002000300040005000 -20002004006008001000 Total assets ($M) Participants King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 16.080378 · Participants: 113King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership PlanStewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 876.57583 · Participants: 3439Stewart's Shops Corp Employee Stock Ownership PlanNorth Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 406.002646 · Participants: 4467North Coast Holdings Employee Stock Ownership PlanGriffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 298.738533 · Participants: 3674Griffon Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanGreenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 247.681611 · Participants: 1704Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanH.C. Wainwright & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 241.736533 · Participants: 93H.C. Wainwright & Co. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in New York, assets vs. participants

King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest ESOP by assets is Alpine Snowguards Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VT ($16M); by covered participants it is Savanna Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (113 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 8.4% during 2023, from $18M to $16M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), King Kullen Grocery Co., Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 11.8%, from $118M to $132M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alpine Snowguards Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VT ($16M, 25 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to King Kullen Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Savanna Industries Employee Stock Ownership Plan in VA (113 participants, $34M in assets).