401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$27M
Total assets Below avg plan size
226
Participants Below avg headcount
75th
Percentile by assets National rank
$117,541
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Mele Associates, Inc. · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$27M in assets, 226 participants

Mele Associates, Inc.'s Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $27M in total assets and 226 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.

  • #15,195 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 226 participants in Maryland, about 24% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $27M.

#15,195
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+27.4%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's outsized position by total assets

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$26,564,268 Top 25% higher than 75% of 123,620 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 2024

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (226 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $21M in the plan year 2023 filing to $27M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 178 in the plan year 2023 filing to 226 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 521819489 · Mele Associates, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $27M · 226 · 75th

  • PCT $27M
  • PCT 226
  • PCT 75th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near The Lia Group 401(k) Plan
  • PCT ind #15195

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$21M
Net Assets (End of Year)$26M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN521819489
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Mele Associates, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Mele Associates, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$27M 52.56486611999481% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $17.4M $26.6M ▲ +52.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 161 $17M
2023 1 178 $21M
2024 1 226 $27M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.026564268 · Participants: 226Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is The Lia Group 401(k) Plan in NY ($27M); by covered participants it is F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (226 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($27M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (226 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan grew sharply - up 27.4% during 2024, from $21M to $27M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have Mele Associates, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Mele Associates, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 52.6%, from $17M to $27M.
Where does Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks in the 75th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Lia Group 401(k) Plan in NY ($27M, 812 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mele Associates, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is F.H. Furr Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (226 participants, $9M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 521819489.

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.