401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Balchem Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$118M
Total assets Near avg plan size
983
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$120,317
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Balchem 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Balchem Corporation · New York · Manufacturing

$118M in assets, 983 participants

Balchem Corporation's Balchem 401(k) Plan reported $118M in total assets and 983 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #18,569 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Balchem 401(k) Plan sits by assets

Balchem 401(k) Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $118M for 983 participants (~$120,317/participant), down 16.8% in 2022.

#18,569
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-16.8%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $24M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Balchem 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Balchem 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$118,271,835 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 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 2022

Balchem 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Balchem 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (983 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 132578432 · Balchem Corporation PY 2022 · 401(k)

Balchem 401(k) Plan · $118M · 983 · 94th

  • BOY $118M
  • SCH 983
  • EBSA 94th
  • PART 401(k)
  • TYPE near Yamaha Retirement and Investment Plan
  • NET ind #18569

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in New York →

Balchem 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Balchem 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$142M
Net Assets (End of Year)$118M
Net Income-$24M
Employer EIN132578432
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Balchem Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Balchem Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$142M 19.87104114855409% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$110M$120M$130M$140M$150M 202220232024 $118M $142M ▲ +19.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 983 $118M
2023 1 953 $132M
2024 1 905 $142M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in New York

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

Balchem 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Balchem 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.118271835 · Participants: 983Balchem 401(k) PlanIBM 401 (K) Plus Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.363875208 · Participants: 56376IBM 401 (K) Plus PlanMorgan Stanley 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.415517176 · Participants: 42924Morgan Stanley 401(k) PlanThe Pepsico Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.067222 · Participants: 129846The Pepsico Savings PlanDeloitte 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.966899716 · Participants: 74687Deloitte 401(k) PlanThe Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.681988279 · Participants: 22650The Goldman Sachs 401(k) Plan
Balchem 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Balchem 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Balchem 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Yamaha Retirement and Investment Plan in GA ($118M); by covered participants it is Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan in IL (983 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($118M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (983 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Balchem 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Balchem 401(k) Plan declined sharply - down 16.8% during 2022, from $142M to $118M. Reported net income was -$24M.
How have Balchem Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Balchem Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.9%, from $118M to $142M.
Where does Balchem 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Balchem 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Balchem 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Yamaha Retirement and Investment Plan in GA ($118M, 1,775 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Balchem 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Knowles Corporation 401(k) Plan in IL (983 participants, $164M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 132578432.

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.