401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

A Better Way, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
125
Participants Small participant base
37th
Percentile by assets National rank
$28,857
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. · Sponsored by A Better Way, Inc. · California · Other Services

$4M in assets, 125 participants

A Better Way, Inc.'s 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. reported $4M in total assets and 125 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 37th 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.

  • #4,640 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in California

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. covers 125 participants in California, about 20% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#4,640
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+23.2%
assets growth YoY

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.'s mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,607,131 37th percentile higher than 37% 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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. 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. 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (125 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. reported net income rose from -$106K in the plan year 2023 filing to $680K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. reported participants rose from 98 in the plan year 2023 filing to 125 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 931190792 · A Better Way, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. · $4M · 125 · 37th

  • 5500 $4M
  • 5500 125
  • 5500 37th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Marolina Outdoor Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
  • 5500 ind #4640

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.403(b) Thrift Plan for Emplo…$4MMarolina Outdoor Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and TrustMarolina Outdoor Inc. 401(k)…$4MCalifornia Sierra Express, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanCalifornia Sierra Express, I…$4MCity Ventures 401(k) Plan$4MDma Holdings 401(k) Plan$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$680K
Employer EIN931190792
Plan Effective Date2014-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (A Better Way, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All A Better Way, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 18.944691902557928% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5M$3M$3.5M$4M 202220232024 $3.03M $3.61M ▲ +19.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 96 $3M
2023 1 98 $3M
2024 1 125 $4M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.003607131 · Participants: 125403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.Google LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Marolina Outdoor Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in SC ($4M); by covered participants it is Portland Forge Interim Manufacturing Plan in IN (125 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (125 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 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. assets move in 2024? ▼
403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc. grew sharply - up 23.2% during 2024, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $680K.
How have A Better Way, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), A Better Way, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 18.9%, from $3M to $4M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Marolina Outdoor Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in SC ($4M, 120 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of a Better Way, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Portland Forge Interim Manufacturing Plan in IN (125 participants, $2M 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 931190792.

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.