401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
180
Participants Small participant base
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$74,220
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Guidance Center · California · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$13M in assets, 180 participants

The Guidance Center's The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan reported $13M in total assets and 180 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd 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.

  • #11,356 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Coverage in California

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan covers 180 participants in California, about 29% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $13M.

#11,356
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+10.6%
assets growth YoY

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Healthcare & Social Assistance and all filers

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$13,359,605 Top 38% higher than 62% 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 403(b) Retirement 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 403(b) Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (180 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $12M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 175 in the plan year 2023 filing to 180 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 951691017 · The Guidance Center PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan · $13M · 180 · 62nd

  • BOOK $13M
  • VS-ST 180
  • BOY 62nd
  • SCH 401(k)
  • EBSA near Washington Music Sales Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • PART ind #11356

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 California →

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement PlanThe Guidance Center 403(b) R…$13MWashington Music Sales Center, Inc. 401(k) PlanWashington Music Sales Cente…$13MAnapol Weiss 401(k) Plan$13MThe National Board 401(k) PlanThe National Board 401(k) Pl…$13MSandestin Beach Hotel, Ltd 401(k) Retirement Savings PlanSandestin Beach Hotel, Ltd 4…$13M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$12M
Net Assets (End of Year)$13M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN951691017
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
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
$13M 25.480250881510734% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$11M$12M$13M$14M 202220232024 $10.7M $13.4M ▲ +25.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 108 $11M
2023 1 175 $12M
2024 1 180 $13M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in California

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

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.013359605 · Participants: 180The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement 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
The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Washington Music Sales Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD ($13M); by covered participants it is Costello, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (180 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($13M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (180 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 403(b) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 10.6% during 2024, from $12M to $13M. Reported net income was $1M.
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 25.5%, from $11M to $13M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Washington Music Sales Center, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MD ($13M, 76 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Guidance Center 403(b) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Costello, Inc. 401(k) Plan in TX (180 participants, N/A 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 951691017.

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.