401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Palmer Candy Company 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
272
Participants Below avg headcount
53rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$32,193
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Palmer Candy Company · Iowa · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 272 participants

Palmer Candy Company's Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 272 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.

  • #6,736 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan covers 272 participants in Iowa, about 45% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#6,736
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.7%
assets growth YoY

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,756,570 Top 47% higher than 53% 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

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan 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. Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (272 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 206 in the plan year 2023 filing to 272 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $960K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $9M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420987933 · Palmer Candy Company PY 2024 · 401(k)

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan · $9M · 272 · 53rd

  • PART $9M
  • PART 272
  • PART 53rd
  • PART 401(k)
  • PART near Crisis Text Line 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity
  • PART ind #6736

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 Iowa →

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$960K
Employer EIN420987933
Plan Effective Date1993-01-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Palmer Candy Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Palmer Candy Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$9M 34.724690107995826% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$6M$7M$8M$9M 202220232024 $6.5M $8.76M ▲ +34.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 197 $6M
2023 1 206 $8M
2024 1 272 $9M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Iowa

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

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00875657 · Participants: 272Palmer Candy Co 401(k) PlanThe Principal Select Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.579548793 · Participants: 12841The Principal Select Savings PlanThe Rsm US LLP Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.375271119 · Participants: 14728The Rsm US LLP Retirement PlanIowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.306182291 · Participants: 25072Iowa Health System Section 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanThe Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.1084169 · Participants: 55411The Hy-Vee and Affiliates 401(k) PlanTransamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.720479704 · Participants: 8059Transamerica 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Crisis Text Line 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity in NY ($9M); by covered participants it is Derry Medical Center 401(k) Plan in NH (272 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($9M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (272 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 Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.7% during 2024, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $960K.
How have Palmer Candy Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Palmer Candy Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.7%, from $6M to $9M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crisis Text Line 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity in NY ($9M, 218 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Palmer Candy Co 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Derry Medical Center 401(k) Plan in NH (272 participants, $47M 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 420987933.

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.