401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$291K
Total assets Small plan by assets
8
Participants Small participant base
13th
Percentile by assets National rank
$36,373
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Merola Opera Program · California · Educational Services

$291K in assets, 8 participants

Merola Opera Program's Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan reported $291K in total assets and 8 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 13th 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.

  • #344 in Educational Services (3,638 peers)

Merola Opera Program multi-year trail

Merola Opera Program's plans moved -44.9% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan at $291K / 8 participants.

#344
in Educational Services (3,638 peers)
-58.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $411K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$290,987 13th percentile higher than 13% 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

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan is a micro filing (8 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $174K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$411K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $702K in the plan year 2023 filing to $291K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 6 in the plan year 2023 filing to 8 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 946084831 · Merola Opera Program PY 2024 · 401(k)

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan · $291K · 8 · 13th

  • VS-ST $291K
  • BOY 8
  • SCH 13th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Richter Ventures Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #344

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 Educational Services retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Merola Opera Program multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Merola Opera Program plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$291K 44.89414848187012% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.2M$0.4M$0.6M$0.8M 202220232024 $0.53M $0.29M ▼ -45.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 9 $528K
2023 1 6 $702K
2024 1 8 $291K

Merola Opera Program filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$702K
Net Assets (End of Year)$291K
Net Income-$411K
Employer EIN946084831
Plan Effective Date2007-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000290987 · Participants: 8Merola Opera Program 401(k) PlanGoogle 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
Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Richter Ventures Retirement Plan in FL ($291K); by covered participants it is The Raymond Company Pension Services, LLC 401(k) Plan in AZ (8 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($291K here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (8 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 Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan contracted severely - down 58.5% during 2024, from $702K to $291K. Reported net income was -$411K.
How have Merola Opera Program plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Merola Opera Program's sponsor-wide assets declined 44.9%, from $528K to $291K.
Where does Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan ranks in the 13th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Richter Ventures Retirement Plan in FL ($291K, 1 participant).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Merola Opera Program 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Raymond Company Pension Services, LLC 401(k) Plan in AZ (8 participants, $411K 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 946084831.

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.