401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Geo. W. Kistler, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
221
Participants Below avg headcount
64th
Percentile by assets National rank
$67,124
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Geo. W. Kistler, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Construction

$15M in assets, 221 participants

Geo. W. Kistler, Inc.'s Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 221 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 64th 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.

  • #5,652 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan covers 221 participants in Pennsylvania, about 27% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#5,652
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+6.8%
assets growth YoY

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Construction and all filers

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$14,834,373 Top 36% higher than 64% 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

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) 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. Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (221 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $941K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 198 in the plan year 2023 filing to 221 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231729679 · Geo. W. Kistler, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan · $15M · 221 · 64th

  • PHOTO $15M
  • PHOTO 221
  • PHOTO 64th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Stewart Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PHOTO ind #5652

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) PlanKistler O'brien Fire Protect…$15MStewart Engineering, Inc. 401(k) PlanStewart Engineering, Inc. 40…$15MThe Viking Corporation 401(k) Plan for Bargaining Unit EmployeesThe Viking Corporation 401(k…$15MHighland Park Motors, Inc. Employees' Profit Sharing and Savings PlanHighland Park Motors, Inc. E…$15MWise US, Inc. 401(k) Plan$15M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income$941K
Employer EIN231729679
Plan Effective Date1980-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Geo. W. Kistler, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Geo. W. Kistler, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 33.35736294558277% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$12M$14M$16M 202220232024 $11.1M $14.8M ▲ +33.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 178 $11M
2023 1 198 $14M
2024 1 221 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.014834373 · Participants: 221Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stewart Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($15M); by covered participants it is Ampco Contracting, Inc. 401(k) Prevailing Wage Plan in CA (221 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (221 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 Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 6.8% during 2024, from $14M to $15M. Reported net income was $941K.
How have Geo. W. Kistler, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Geo. W. Kistler, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $11M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stewart Engineering, Inc. 401(k) Plan in NC ($15M, 152 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kistler O'brien Fire Protection Employees 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ampco Contracting, Inc. 401(k) Prevailing Wage Plan in CA (221 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 231729679.

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.