401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Western Growers Association 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$145M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,761
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,497
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Western Growers Retirement Security Plan · Sponsored by Western Growers Association · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$145M in assets, 1,761 participants

Western Growers Association's Western Growers Retirement Security Plan reported $145M in total assets and 1,761 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #1,185 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Coverage in California

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan covers 1,761 participants in California, 2.8x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $145M.

#1,185
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
+12.2%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan's outsized position by total assets

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$145,277,047 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Western Growers Retirement Security Plan lands in the large band (1,761 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Western Growers Retirement Security Plan reported net income fell from $18M in the plan year 2023 filing to $16M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western Growers Retirement Security Plan end-of-year assets rose from $129M in the plan year 2023 filing to $145M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western Growers Retirement Security Plan reported participants fell from 1,779 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,761 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 951362030 · Western Growers Association PY 2024 · 401(k)

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan · $145M · 1,761 · 93rd

  • PHOTO $145M
  • PHOTO 1,761
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  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • PHOTO near Graftech International Holdings Inc. Savings Plan
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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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mercer Advisors Inc. 401(k) PlanMercer Advisors Inc. 401(k) …$145MConnell Foley, LLP Employees 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanConnell Foley, LLP Employees…$145MPotlatchdeltic Salaried 401(k) PlanPotlatchdeltic Salaried 401(…$145MWestern Growers Retirement Security PlanWestern Growers Retirement S…$145MGraftech International Holdings Inc. Savings PlanGraftech International Holdi…$145M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Growers Retirement Security Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$129M
Net Assets (End of Year)$145M
Net Income$16M
Employer EIN951362030
Plan Effective Date1997-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Western Growers Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western Growers Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 32.85852911022648% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$120M$140M$160M 202220232024 $109M $145M ▲ +32.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 431 $109M
2023 1 1,779 $129M
2024 1 1,761 $145M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Growers Retirement Security Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.145277047 · Participants: 1761Western Growers Retirement Security PlanGoogle LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.738057415 · Participants: 116712Google LLC 401(k) Savings PlanOracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.02646504 · Participants: 58962Oracle Corporation 401(k) Savings and Investment PlanIntel 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.850880304 · Participants: 55298Intel 401(k) Savings PlanApple 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.714519387 · Participants: 101450Apple 401(k) PlanCisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.728425546 · Participants: 40452Cisco Systems,Inc. 401(k) Plan
Western Growers Retirement Security Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Growers Retirement Security Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Growers Retirement Security Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Graftech International Holdings Inc. Savings Plan in OH ($145M); by covered participants it is Hotwire Communications 401(k) Plan in FL (1,761 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($145M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,761 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 Western Growers Retirement Security Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Western Growers Retirement Security Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.2% during 2024, from $129M to $145M. Reported net income was $16M.
How have Western Growers Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western Growers Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 32.9%, from $109M to $145M.
Where does Western Growers Retirement Security Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Growers Retirement Security Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Western Growers Retirement Security Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Graftech International Holdings Inc. Savings Plan in OH ($145M, 370 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Western Growers Retirement Security Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hotwire Communications 401(k) Plan in FL (1,761 participants, $37M 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 951362030.

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.