401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
146
Participants Small participant base
62nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$58,132
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 146 participants

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.'s F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 146 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 62nd 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.

  • #9,867 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 146 participants in Pennsylvania, about 18% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $8M.

#9,867
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-14.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,487,242 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 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. F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (146 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 231308422 · F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. PY 2022 · 401(k)

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $8M · 146 · 62nd

  • EIN $8M
  • RANK 146
  • PHOTO 62nd
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Crystal Auto Mall 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #9867

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 Pennsylvania →

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN231308422
Plan Effective Date2006-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 16.11836919460998% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$8.5M$9M$9.5M$10M 202220232024 $8.49M $9.86M ▲ +16.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 146 $8M
2023 1 153 $9M
2024 1 142 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008487242 · Participants: 146F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.751564896 · Participants: 97769Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.46087279 · Participants: 66147Cigna 401(k) PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.11713 · Participants: 59451The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.097254785 · Participants: 17073The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.823164827 · Participants: 25071The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Crystal Auto Mall 401(k) Plan in NJ ($8M); by covered participants it is Bcp 401(k) Plan in NC (146 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (146 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 F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan pulled back noticeably - down 14.1% during 2022, from $10M to $8M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.1%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crystal Auto Mall 401(k) Plan in NJ ($8M, 175 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bcp 401(k) Plan in NC (146 participants, N/A 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 231308422.

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.