Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
ERISA Form 5500 plan record drawn from DOL EBSA — verify with linked source filings below.
Sponsored by Empirical Technology, Inc. · South Dakota · Professional & Technical Services
What the 2023 filing shows
Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan holds $84M for 1,191 participants — about $70,514 per participant, up 10.6% over the 2024 plan year.
- $84M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,191
- covered participants
- $70,514
- avg assets per participant
- +10.6%
- assets growth YoY
What the Filing Says About Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan
Empirical 401(k) and Profit Sharing Plan is a 401(k) retirement plan sponsored by Empirical Technology, Inc., headquartered in South Dakota. As of the 2024 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $84M in total end-of-year assets and covers 1,191 participants across the Professional & Technical Services industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 942740498, and the plan has been effective since 1986-03-01. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets moved from $76M at the beginning of 2024 to $84M at year-end — a gain of 10.6%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $84M, with reported net income of $14M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.
Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows — a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.
Financial Summary (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $76M |
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $84M |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $84M |
| Net Income | $14M |
| Plan Type | 401(k) |
| Employer EIN | 942740498 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1986-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Empirical Technology, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 897 | $63M |
| 2023 | 1 | 1,033 | $76M |
| 2024 | 1 | 1,191 | $84M |
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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 942740498.
Reference: IRS Publication 560 — Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.
Reference: IRS Publication 590-B — Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.
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