Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $120M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 719
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $167,193
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing
$120M in assets, 719 participants
Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported $120M in total assets and 719 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.
- #18,587 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $120M for 719 participants (~$167,193/participant), down 26.0% in 2022.
- #18,587
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -26.0%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $42M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$120,211,710 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Kao America Inc. Pension 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. Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (719 participants).
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · $120M · 719 · 94th
- RANK $120M
- RANK 719
- RANK 94th
- RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
- RANK near Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Loc 2, Albany Ny Pension Fund
- RANK ind #18587
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 Ohio →
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $162M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $120M |
| Net Income | -$42M |
| Employer EIN | 522064483 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,012 | $352M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,973 | $402M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,909 | $439M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.6B · 12,346
- Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.0B · 22,597
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.5B · 15,837
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.4B · 9,749
- Laborers District Council & Contractors Pension Fund of Ohio $2.6B · 13,583
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers, Loc 2, Albany Ny Pension Fund in NY ($120M); by covered participants it is Conagra Brands Inc. Jointly Administered Grain Millers Pension Plan in IL (719 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($120M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (719 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Conagra Brands Inc. Jointly Administered Grain Millers Pension Plan (IL) 719 · 0 off
- New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company Retirement Income Plan (NY) 721 · 2 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital - Laconia (NH) 721 · 2 off
- Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 43 Pension Fund (TN) 717 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.