401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
137
Participants Small participant base
65th
Percentile by assets National rank
$110,519
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by The Guidance Center · Pennsylvania · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$15M in assets, 137 participants

The Guidance Center's The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan reported $15M in total assets and 137 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 65th 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.

  • #11,770 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan covers 137 participants in Pennsylvania, about 17% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#11,770
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+63.9%
assets growth YoY

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Healthcare & Social Assistance and all filers

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,141,083 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

The Guidance Center 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. The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (137 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2023 filing to $15M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 156 in the plan year 2023 filing to 137 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 251469392 · The Guidance Center PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan · $15M · 137 · 65th

  • PHOTO $15M
  • IND 137
  • EOY 65th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • ASSETS near Sound Community Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
  • PCT ind #11770

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 Pennsylvania →

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Guidance Center 401(k) PlanThe Guidance Center 401(k) P…$15MSound Community Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanSound Community Bank 401(k) …$15MSidock Group Inc. 401(k)$15MAstech Corp. Employees Savings TrustAstech Corp. Employees Savin…$15MOrangetheory Fitness 401(k) Retirement PlanOrangetheory Fitness 401(k) …$15M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN251469392
Plan Effective Date1984-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Guidance Center)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Guidance Center plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$15M 4.43205098016333% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$14M$15M$16M$17M 202220232024 $14.5M $15.1M ▲ +4.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 296 $14M
2023 2 312 $17M
2024 2 223 $15M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.015141083 · Participants: 137The Guidance Center 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.687957793 · Participants: 90495Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanThe Cigna Group 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.20308608 · Participants: 63634The Cigna Group 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.084818612 · Participants: 18066The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.263366209 · Participants: 36150Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.189629 · Participants: 54604The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan
The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Sound Community Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($15M); by covered participants it is Ims Logistics 401(k) Employee Retirement Plan in MS (137 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($15M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (137 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 The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan surged - up 63.9% during 2024, from $9M to $15M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have The Guidance Center plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Guidance Center's sponsor-wide assets grew 4.4%, from $14M to $15M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sound Community Bank 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WA ($15M, 139 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ims Logistics 401(k) Employee Retirement Plan in MS (137 participants, $930K 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 251469392.

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.