401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Berens Foundation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
3
Participants Small participant base
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$514,667
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by The Berens Foundation · Illinois · Other Services

$2M in assets, 3 participants

The Berens Foundation's Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $2M in total assets and 3 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th 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.

  • #3,973 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Other Services sector rank

Within Other Services, Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan ranks #3,973 of 7,719 2024 filers by assets (1300% of the sector average)-$2M for 3 participants.

#3,973
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
-98.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $89M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,544,000 27th percentile higher than 27% 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

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan among micro filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan is a micro filing (3 participants), the leftmost band.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $26M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$89M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $90M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 5 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 270600726 · The Berens Foundation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $2M · 3 · 27th

  • 5500 $2M
  • 5500 3
  • 5500 27th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Scribner Grain & Lumber Co. Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan
  • 5500 ind #3973

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMark H. Berens Charitable Fo…$2MScribner Grain & Lumber Co. Inc. Employee Profit Sharing PlanScribner Grain & Lumber Co. …$2MAlmaden Construction, Inc. 401-K Profit Sharing PlanAlmaden Construction, Inc. 4…$2MCross Financial Management 401(k) Plan QrpCross Financial Management 4…$2MSassafras Marketing, Inc. 401(k) PlanSassafras Marketing, Inc. 40…$2M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Other Services filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$90M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$89M
Employer EIN270600726
Plan Effective Date2012-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Berens Foundation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Berens Foundation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 97.60422468288485% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $64.5M $1.54M ▼ -97.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 5 $64M
2023 1 5 $90M
2024 2 3 $2M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Illinois

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

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001544 · Participants: 3Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanAccenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.302643276 · Participants: 66965Accenture United States 401(k) Match and Savings PlanState Farm 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.010099056 · Participants: 63297State Farm 401(k) Savings PlanUnited Airlines Pilot Retirement Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.835964452 · Participants: 16659United Airlines Pilot Retirement Account PlanAbbott Laboratories Stock Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 15.755668 · Participants: 38229Abbott Laboratories Stock Retirement PlanWalgreens Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.535873337 · Participants: 233635Walgreens Retirement Savings Plan
Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Scribner Grain & Lumber Co. Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in NE ($2M); by covered participants it is Herman Smith & Co Ltd 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in TX (3 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3 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 Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024?
Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan contracted severely - down 98.3% during 2024, from $90M to $2M. Reported net income was -$89M.
How have The Berens Foundation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Berens Foundation's sponsor-wide assets declined 97.6%, from $64M to $2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scribner Grain & Lumber Co. Inc. Employee Profit Sharing Plan in NE ($2M, 18 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Mark H. Berens Charitable Foundation 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Herman Smith & Co Ltd 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in TX (3 participants, N/A in assets).