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- Headquarters
- Milwaukee, Wis., as listed by ENR in the 2026 Top 500 Design FirmsSource: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
- Founded
- 1977Source: graef.com · As of 2026-10-11
- Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the DOL Form 5500 file lists an employee stock ownership plan, GRAEF ESOP, for plan year beginning 2024-01-01Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-13
Legal name, DBA and former names
- GRAEF is Graef Computer GmbH.Source: graef.com · As of 2026-10-11
Identifiers (UEI, state registrations)
- Texas TBPELS firm no. 2945.Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
Ownership type
- Employee-owned (ESOP): the DOL Form 5500 file lists an employee stock ownership plan, GRAEF ESOP, for plan year beginning 2024-01-01.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-13
Services and markets
- GRAEF provides software development, database administration services, Oracle license consulting, database mirroring, and Oracle Database Appliance solutions.Source: graef.com · As of 2026-10-11
Licences (board records)
- Texas TBPELS roster lists GRAEF -USA, INC. DBA GRAEF (firm no. 2945, type NS, expires 2027-01-31)Source: tbpedownloads.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/roster_firm.zip · As of 2026-10-04
ESOP plan data (Form 5500)
- DOL Form 5500 plan year beginning 2024-01-01: GRAEF ESOP (ACK_ID 20251013132537NAL0001395153001), 305 active participants and total plan assets of $5,763,029 at year end.Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-13
Public filings
- DOL Form 5500 filings, plan year beginning 2024-01-01, NAICS 541330: GRAEF ESOP (ACK_ID 20251013132537NAL0001395153001, 305 active participants); GRAEF RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (ACK_ID 20251010154653NAL0013453936001, 315 active participants); GRAEF HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN (ACK_ID 20250929160242NAL0012412832001, 277 active participants)Source: dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-ac… · As of 2025-10-13
Rankings and awards
- Listed in the ENR 2026 Top 500 Design Firms.Source: enr.com/toplists/2026-top-500-design-fi… · As of 2026-10-05
Sources of record
Ownership tag: Employee-owned (ESOP). Profiles are informational, compiled from public sources linked above. Firms may request corrections. A listing is not an endorsement.
