Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Garberville Gas Corporation Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
168
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$64,472
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Garberville Gas Corporation · California · Retail Trade

$11M in assets, 168 participants

Garberville Gas Corporation's Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported $11M in total assets and 168 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #5,494 in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)

Coverage in California

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan covers 168 participants in California, about 27% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#5,494
in Retail Trade (8,048 peers)
+2.5%
assets growth YoY

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Retail Trade and all filers

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,831,231 Top 43% higher than 57% 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

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing 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. Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (168 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $267K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan reported participants fell from 172 in the plan year 2023 filing to 168 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941113690 · Garberville Gas Corporation PY 2024 · Other

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan · $11M · 168 · 57th

  • BOY $11M
  • BOY 168
  • BOY 57th
  • BOY Other
  • BOY near Hampton University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan
  • BOY ind #5494

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 California →

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanBlue Star Gas Associates 401…$11MHampton University Tax Deferred Annuity PlanHampton University Tax Defer…$11MAccesshealth 403(b) Plan$11MWest Side Montessori School 403(b) Defined Contribution Retirement PlanWest Side Montessori School …$11MThe Army Distaff Foundation Tax Sheltered AnnuityThe Army Distaff Foundation …$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$267K
Employer EIN941113690
Plan Effective Date1998-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Garberville Gas Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Garberville Gas Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$21M 173.054026560548% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5M$10M$15M$20M$25M 202220232024 $7.84M $21.4M ▲ +173.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 149 $8M
2023 1 172 $10M
2024 2 327 $21M

Nearby Other Plans in California

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

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010831231 · Participants: 168Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanStanford Contributory Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.568126014 · Participants: 22753Stanford Contributory Retirement PlanSutter Health 403(b) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.632419022 · Participants: 54954Sutter Health 403(b) Savings PlanStanford Health Care Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.931286515 · Participants: 24152Stanford Health Care Retirement Savings PlanCaltech Base Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.246676378 · Participants: 10970Caltech Base Retirement PlanUniversity of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81831751 · Participants: 20886University of Southern California Tax-Deferred Annuity Plan
Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Other plans in California, assets vs. participants

Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Other by assets is Hampton University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in VA ($11M); by covered participants it is Pomfret School 403(b) Retirement Plan in CT (168 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (168 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 Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2024?
Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan edged up modestly - up 2.5% during 2024, from $11M to $11M. Reported net income was $267K.
How have Garberville Gas Corporation plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Garberville Gas Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 173.1%, from $8M to $21M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hampton University Tax Deferred Annuity Plan in VA ($11M, 63 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Star Gas Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan?
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pomfret School 403(b) Retirement Plan in CT (168 participants, $48M in assets).