401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$411K
Total assets Small plan by assets
27
Participants Small participant base
16th
Percentile by assets National rank
$15,216
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Melton Corporation · Alabama · Manufacturing

$411K in assets, 27 participants

The Melton Corporation's The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $411K in total assets and 27 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 16th 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.

  • #1,097 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

The Melton Corporation multi-year trail

The Melton Corporation's plans moved -61.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan at $411K / 27 participants.

#1,097
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-21.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $115K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$410,826 16th percentile higher than 16% 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

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan is a small filing (27 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$412K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$115K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 21 in the plan year 2023 filing to 27 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets fell from $525K in the plan year 2023 filing to $411K in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 811729268 · The Melton Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan · $411K · 27 · 16th

  • PART $411K
  • PART 27
  • PART 16th
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Fortunate Cookie Enterprises 401(k) Trust
  • PART ind #1097

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Alabama →

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

The Melton Corporation multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Melton Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$411K 61.19813483267046% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.2M$0.4M$0.6M$0.8M$1M$1.2M 202220232024 $1.06M $0.41M ▼ -61.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 22 $1M
2023 1 21 $525K
2024 1 27 $411K

The Melton Corporation filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$525K
Net Assets (End of Year)$411K
Net Income-$115K
Employer EIN811729268
Plan Effective Date2016-03-03
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Alabama

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

The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.000410826 · Participants: 27The Melton Corporation 401(k) PlanRegions Financial Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.197489981 · Participants: 20783Regions Financial Corporation 401(k) PlanEncompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.722944967 · Participants: 29454Encompass Health Corporation 401(k) Retirement PlanHexagon Employee Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.651353194 · Participants: 4638Hexagon Employee Retirement Savings PlanVulcan 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.472398962 · Participants: 8628Vulcan 401(k) PlanMercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.234118844 · Participants: 6167Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc. Retirement and Savings Plan
The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Alabama, assets vs. participants
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The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Alabama, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Fortunate Cookie Enterprises 401(k) Trust in AR ($411K); by covered participants it is Allen Searcy Builder-Contractor, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN (27 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (27 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 The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 21.8% during 2024, from $525K to $411K. Reported net income was -$115K.
How have The Melton Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Melton Corporation's sponsor-wide assets declined 61.2%, from $1M to $411K.
Where does The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 16th 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 The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Fortunate Cookie Enterprises 401(k) Trust in AR ($411K, 1 participant).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Melton Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Allen Searcy Builder-Contractor, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN (27 participants, $890K 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 811729268.

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.