401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Guidance Center 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
541
Participants Below avg headcount
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,725
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust · Sponsored by The Guidance Center · Michigan · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$38M in assets, 541 participants

The Guidance Center's The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust reported $38M in total assets and 541 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #14,115 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)

Where The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust sits by assets

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 541 participants (~$69,725/participant), up 5.8% in 2024.

#14,115
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (16,916 peers)
+5.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust's outsized position by total assets

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,721,466 Top 19% higher than 81% 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 Employees' 401(k) Trust 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 Employees' 401(k) Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (541 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust end-of-year assets rose from $36M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust reported participants fell from 567 in the plan year 2023 filing to 541 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 381621700 · The Guidance Center PY 2024 · 401(k)

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust · $38M · 541 · 81st

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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 Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust in the asset neighbourhood

The All Roads Company Retirement Savings Plan & TrustThe All Roads Company Retire…$38MCommunity Bancorp & Designated Subsidiaries Retirement Savings PlanCommunity Bancorp & Designat…$38MThe Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) TrustThe Guidance Center Employee…$38MDelta Marine Industries, Incorporated Employees' Retirement PlanDelta Marine Industries, Inc…$38MSymetri 401(k) Plan$38M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$36M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN381621700
Plan Effective Date1984-10-01
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
$38M 31.989497795280208% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $28.6M $37.7M ▲ +32.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 525 $29M
2023 1 567 $36M
2024 1 541 $38M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

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

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.037721466 · Participants: 541The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) TrustGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
Compare The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Delta Marine Industries, Incorporated Employees' Retirement Plan in WA ($38M); by covered participants it is Sba Defined Contribution Plan for Primis Bank in VA (541 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (541 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 Employees' 401(k) Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust grew at a solid clip - up 5.8% during 2024, from $36M to $38M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 32.0%, from $29M to $38M.
Where does The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust ranks in the 81st 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 Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Delta Marine Industries, Incorporated Employees' Retirement Plan in WA ($38M, 203 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Guidance Center Employees' 401(k) Trust? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sba Defined Contribution Plan for Primis Bank in VA (541 participants, $44M 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 381621700.

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.