401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$35M
Total assets Below avg plan size
260
Participants Below avg headcount
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$133,965
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Retail Trade

$35M in assets, 260 participants

Norman's Gift Shops, Inc.'s The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $35M in total assets and 260 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #7,073 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 260 participants in Pennsylvania, about 32% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $35M.

#7,073
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
-1.2%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $420K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$34,831,029 Top 20% higher than 80% 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 Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. 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. The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (260 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$420K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 236 in the plan year 2023 filing to 260 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $35M in the plan year 2023 filing to $35M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 222521774 · Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $35M · 260 · 80th

  • EBSA $35M
  • EBSA 260
  • EBSA 80th
  • EBSA 401(k)
  • EBSA near Goat 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #7073

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 Retail Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$35M
Net Assets (End of Year)$35M
Net Income-$420K
Employer EIN222521774
Plan Effective Date2021-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Norman's Gift Shops, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$35M 64.71828614055035% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $21.2M $34.8M ▲ +64.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 216 $21M
2023 1 236 $35M
2024 1 260 $35M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.034831029 · Participants: 260The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership 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 Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Goat 401(k) Plan in CA ($35M); by covered participants it is Froehling & Robertson, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (260 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($35M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (260 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 Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan edged down modestly - down 1.2% during 2024, from $35M to $35M. Reported net income was -$420K.
How have Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Norman's Gift Shops, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 64.7%, from $21M to $35M.
Where does The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Goat 401(k) Plan in CA ($35M, 998 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Norman's Gift Shops, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Froehling & Robertson, Inc. 401(k) Plan in VA (260 participants, $22M in assets).