401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
149
Participants Small participant base
71st
Percentile by assets National rank
$137,657
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. · Sponsored by Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind · New York · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$21M in assets, 149 participants

Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind's 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. reported $21M in total assets and 149 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 71st 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.

  • #12,712 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in New York

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. covers 149 participants in New York, about 19% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#12,712
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
-7.4%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,510,882 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. sits mid-pack in the medium band (149 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $22M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. reported participants fell from 156 in the plan year 2023 filing to 149 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 111687477 · Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind PY 2024 · 401(k)

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. · $21M · 149 · 71st

  • VS-ST $21M
  • BOY 149
  • SCH 71st
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • PART near Anacomp 401(k) Plan
  • TYPE ind #12712

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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN111687477
Plan Effective Date1998-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 5.786423249731612% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$19M$20M$21M$22M$23M 202220232024 $19.4M $20.5M ▲ +5.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 145 $19M
2023 1 156 $22M
2024 1 149 $21M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.020510882 · Participants: 149403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.IBM 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 60.39355615 · Participants: 52674IBM 401(k) PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.180692974 · Participants: 53860Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanPfizer Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.9871528 · Participants: 33309Pfizer Savings PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.9369507 · Participants: 137398The Pepsico Savings PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.807939404 · Participants: 23227The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.'s out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Anacomp 401(k) Plan in MO ($21M); by covered participants it is Tier1 Integrity, LLC 401(k) Plan in TX (149 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (149 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 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. assets move in 2024? ▼
403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. pulled back noticeably - down 7.4% during 2024, from $22M to $21M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.8%, from $19M to $21M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Anacomp 401(k) Plan in MO ($21M, 31 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 403(b) Thrift Plan of Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc.? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tier1 Integrity, LLC 401(k) Plan in TX (149 participants, $646K 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 111687477.

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.