ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$902K
Total assets Small plan by assets
41
Participants Small participant base
22nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$21,988
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership · Sponsored by Meadowlark Optics, Inc. · Colorado · Manufacturing

$902K in assets, 41 participants

Meadowlark Optics, Inc.'s Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership reported $902K in total assets and 41 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 22nd 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.

  • #1,624 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. multi-year trail

Meadowlark Optics, Inc.'s plans moved -17.3% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership at $902K / 41 participants.

#1,624
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-10.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $109K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership among the smaller filed plans by assets

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership vs every filed plan by assets

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

$901,503 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership is a small filing (41 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership reported net income fell from -$80K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$109K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership end-of-year assets fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $902K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership reported participants rose from 40 in the plan year 2023 filing to 41 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 840886339 · Meadowlark Optics, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership · $902K · 41 · 22nd

  • PCT $902K
  • EIN 41
  • RANK 22nd
  • PHOTO ESOP
  • IND near Franklin Insurance Agency, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • EOY ind #1624

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 Colorado →

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Meadowlark Optics, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$902K 17.286017851113492% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8M$0.9M$1M$1.1M$1.2M 202220232024 $1.09M $0.9M ▼ -17.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 36 $1M
2023 1 40 $1M
2024 1 41 $902K

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$902K
Net Income-$109K
Employer EIN840886339
Plan Effective Date2020-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in Colorado

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

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership vs. nearby ESOP plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500050010001500 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership, Total assets ($M): 0.901503 · Participants: 41Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock OwnershipAlpine Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 624.906178 · Participants: 597Alpine Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanTrinidad Benham Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 341.079585 · Participants: 1027Trinidad Benham Corp. Employee Stock Ownership PlanEnvision Management Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 284.259 · Participants: 1205Envision Management Holding, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrown Strauss, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 160.44316 · Participants: 233Brown Strauss, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanHercules Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 107.554924 · Participants: 463Hercules Industries, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership vs. nearby ESOP plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership side-by-side with 3 peers →

Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest ESOP by assets is Franklin Insurance Agency, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($901K); by covered participants it is Custom Dental Management, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (41 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (41 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 Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership assets move in 2024? ▼
Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership pulled back noticeably - down 10.8% during 2024, from $1M to $902K. Reported net income was -$109K.
How have Meadowlark Optics, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Meadowlark Optics, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 17.3%, from $1M to $902K.
Where does Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership ranks in the 22nd 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Franklin Insurance Agency, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($901K, 17 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Meadowlark Optics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Custom Dental Management, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MO (41 participants, N/A 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 840886339.

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.