ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kindermusik International, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$960K
Total assets Small plan by assets
28
Participants Small participant base
23rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$34,297
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Kindermusik International, Inc. · North Carolina · Information & Media

$960K in assets, 28 participants

Kindermusik International, Inc.'s Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $960K in total assets and 28 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 23rd 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.

  • #325 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Kindermusik International, Inc. multi-year trail

Kindermusik International, Inc.'s plans moved -47.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan at $960K / 28 participants.

#325
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
-26.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $337K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$960,305 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (28 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$529K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$337K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $960K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 27 in the plan year 2023 filing to 28 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 561851876 · Kindermusik International, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $960K · 28 · 23rd

  • ASSETS $960K
  • PCT 28
  • EIN 23rd
  • RANK ESOP
  • PHOTO near Cawley Architects, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #325

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 North Carolina →

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanKindermusik International, I…$960KCawley Architects, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCawley Architects, Inc. Empl…$960KMarket Finders Insurance Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanMarket Finders Insurance Cor…$962KMcclung Printing, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustMcclung Printing, Inc. Emplo…$955KWoodruff Communications Employee Stock Ownership PlanWoodruff Communications Empl…$954K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Kindermusik International, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kindermusik International, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$960K 47.432251566267695% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2M 202220232024 $1.83M $0.96M ▼ -47.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 24 $2M
2023 1 27 $1M
2024 1 28 $960K

Kindermusik International, Inc. filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$960K
Net Income-$337K
Employer EIN561851876
Plan Effective Date2001-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Carolina

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

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500050010001500 -50050100150200 Total assets ($M) Participants Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 0.960305 · Participants: 28Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanColumbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 184.02736 · Participants: 1396Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustEcmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 153.55178 · Participants: 969Ecmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.430717 · Participants: 1228Precision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRobert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.702062 · Participants: 279Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanState Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 123.497988 · Participants: 158State Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest ESOP by assets is Cawley Architects, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($960K); by covered participants it is Asu Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI (28 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 26.0% during 2024, from $1M to $960K. Reported net income was -$337K.
How have Kindermusik International, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kindermusik International, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 47.4%, from $2M to $960K.
Where does Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 23rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cawley Architects, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in AZ ($960K, 26 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kindermusik International, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Asu Group Employee Stock Ownership Plan in MI (28 participants, $4M in assets).