401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Grande Cheese Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$211M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,203
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$175,704
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan · Sponsored by Grande Cheese Company · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$211M in assets, 1,203 participants

Grande Cheese Company's Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported $211M in total assets and 1,203 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,272 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan covers 1,203 participants in Wisconsin, 2.1x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $211M.

#16,272
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+8.3%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan's outsized position by total assets

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$211,371,831 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan lands in the large band (1,203 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported net income fell from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan end-of-year assets rose from $195M in the plan year 2023 filing to $211M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan reported participants rose from 1,139 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,203 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 390867071 · Grande Cheese Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan · $211M · 1,203 · 94th

  • EIN $211M
  • RANK 1,203
  • PHOTO 94th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Morton Buildings, Inc. 401(k) and ESOP
  • 5500 ind #16272

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 Wisconsin →

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$195M
Net Assets (End of Year)$211M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN390867071
Plan Effective Date1971-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Grande Cheese Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Grande Cheese Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$211M 24.793980425539715% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $169M $211M ▲ +24.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,088 $169M
2023 1 1,139 $195M
2024 1 1,203 $211M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.211371831 · Participants: 1203Grande Associates Asset Accumulation PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.487791739 · Participants: 80015Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.188548319 · Participants: 28489Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.136404794 · Participants: 26372Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.988151 · Participants: 11661Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.765132976 · Participants: 9217Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Morton Buildings, Inc. 401(k) and ESOP in IL ($211M); by covered participants it is Thompsongas LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (1,203 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,203 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 Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.3% during 2024, from $195M to $211M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Grande Cheese Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Grande Cheese Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.8%, from $169M to $211M.
Where does Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morton Buildings, Inc. 401(k) and ESOP in IL ($211M, 1,658 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Grande Associates Asset Accumulation Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Thompsongas LLC 401(k) Plan in MD (1,203 participants, $40M in assets).