ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

The Lewis Chemical Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$42M
Total assets Below avg plan size
58
Participants Small participant base
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$727,069
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by The Lewis Chemical Company · Georgia · Manufacturing

$42M in assets, 58 participants

The Lewis Chemical Company's The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $42M in total assets and 58 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #16,550 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $42M for 58 participants (~$727,069/participant), down 17.8% in 2022.

#16,550
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-17.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$42,170,020 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (58 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 205509759 · The Lewis Chemical Company PY 2022 · ESOP

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $42M · 58 · 86th

  • BOY $42M
  • BOY 58
  • BOY 86th
  • BOY ESOP
  • BOY near Tower Products ESOP
  • BOY ind #16550

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Georgia →

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$51M
Net Assets (End of Year)$28M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN205509759
Plan Effective Date2019-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Lewis Chemical Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Lewis Chemical Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 34.031942598082715% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $42.2M $56.5M ▲ +34.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 58 $42M
2023 1 54 $48M
2024 1 58 $57M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Georgia

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 42.17002 · Participants: 58The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanWarehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 688.646729 · Participants: 1759Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanChoate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 315.657741 · Participants: 424Choate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 252.895792 · Participants: 427Brent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 189.698153 · Participants: 397Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 137.399647 · Participants: 314Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Tower Products ESOP in NY ($42M); by covered participants it is Communities First Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (58 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (58 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 The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 17.8% during 2022, from $51M to $42M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have The Lewis Chemical Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Lewis Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 34.0%, from $42M to $57M.
Where does The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 86th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Tower Products ESOP in NY ($42M, 131 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Lewis Chemical Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Communities First Financial Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (58 participants, $11M 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 205509759.

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.