ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Heroes, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
179
Participants Small participant base
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$7,823
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Heroes, Inc. · South Dakota · Food Services & Accommodation

$1M in assets, 179 participants

Heroes, Inc.'s United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $1M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #2,247 in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)

Food Services & Accommodation sector rank

Within Food Services & Accommodation, United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks #2,247 of 3,672 2024 filers by assets (1397% of the sector average)-$1M for 179 participants.

#2,247
in Food Services & Accommodation (3,672 peers)
+140.1%
assets growth YoY

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,400,400 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership 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. United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $583K in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $900K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 240 in the plan year 2023 filing to 179 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 470839491 · Heroes, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $1M · 179 · 26th

  • TYPE $1M
  • NET 179
  • BOOK 26th
  • VS-ST ESOP
  • BOY near Meyer Design, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • SCH ind #2247

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in South Dakota →

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership PlanUnited Vending & Food Servic…$1MMeyer Design, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership PlanMeyer Design, Incorporated E…$1MT&t Tinting Specialists, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanT&t Tinting Specialists, Inc…$1MIti Manufacturing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanIti Manufacturing, Inc. Empl…$1MMartineau Electric, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanMartineau Electric, Inc. Emp…$1M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Food Services & Accommodation filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$583K
Net Assets (End of Year)-$4M
Net Income$900K
Employer EIN470839491
Plan Effective Date2022-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Heroes, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Heroes, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 47.10953055742718% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$1M$2M$3M 202220232024 $2.65M $1.4M ▼ -47.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 140 $3M
2023 1 240 $583K
2024 1 179 $1M

Nearby ESOP Plans in South Dakota

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0200400600800 -50050100150 Total assets ($M) Participants United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 1.4004 · Participants: 179United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership PlanShowplace Wood Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 103.967023 · Participants: 529Showplace Wood Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanFishback Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 56.010399 · Participants: 715Fishback Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanBierschbach Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 46.027058 · Participants: 87Bierschbach Equipment & Supply Co., Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRe/Spec Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 45.003648 · Participants: 497Re/Spec Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanThe Ramkota Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 41.777263 · Participants: 108The Ramkota Companies, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in South Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Dakota, the nearest ESOP by assets is Meyer Design, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($1M); by covered participants it is Cheetah Chassis Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 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 United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 140.1% during 2024, from $583K to $1M. Reported net income was $900K.
How have Heroes, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Heroes, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 47.1%, from $3M to $1M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meyer Design, Incorporated Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA ($1M, 53 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to United Vending & Food Service Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cheetah Chassis Employee Stock Ownership Plan in PA (179 participants, $5M 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 470839491.

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.