Gemperle Brothers Profit Sharing Plan

Gemperle Brothers Profit Sharing Plan

The plan was created in 1969 by Ernie Gemperle and Annemarie Gemperle to administer profit-based contributions from their agricultural operations in Turlock, California. Gemperle Family Farms grows almonds and operates orchards, ranches, and a composting site that supply the underlying cash flows. Assets are deployed through direct ownership of farmland and related infrastructure rather than external fund commitments. Confirmed holdings include LaGrange Ranch, Ceres Orchard, multiple parcels in the East Turlock Subbasin, and solar photovoltaic systems at the Turlock headquarters. The geographic footprint remains concentrated in California's Central Valley with no disclosed positions outside the state. The plan lists 21 professionals or fewer and maintains no additional offices. Ernie Gemperle also co-founded the United Samaritans Foundation, where Michael Gemperle serves on the board; Steve Gemperle holds past leadership roles at the Turlock Rotary and Turlock Chamber of Commerce. Governance stays within the founding family branch. The profit-sharing formula directly links contribution levels to annual farm earnings, creating a closed loop between operating results and plan funding without external capital calls or limited-partner structures.