Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Thiele Kaolin Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$108M
Total assets Near avg plan size
229
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$471,626
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Thiele Kaolin Company · Georgia · Manufacturing

$108M in assets, 229 participants

Thiele Kaolin Company's Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan reported $108M in total assets and 229 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #18,446 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan covers 229 participants in Georgia, about 21% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $108M.

#18,446
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-25.0%
assets change YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $36M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$108,002,367 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement 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. Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (229 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 580525495 · Thiele Kaolin Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

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Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$144M
Net Assets (End of Year)$108M
Net Income-$36M
Employer EIN580525495
Plan Effective Date1955-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Thiele Kaolin Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Thiele Kaolin Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$274M 8.341313610486418% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$260M$270M$280M 202220232024 $253M $274M ▲ +8.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 764 $253M
2023 2 788 $271M
2024 2 756 $274M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Georgia

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.108002367 · Participants: 229Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement PlanUPS Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 22.022408253 · Participants: 52821UPS Retirement PlanThe Southern Company Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.822086516 · Participants: 25663The Southern Company Pension PlanUPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.867504693 · Participants: 68592UPS/Ibt Full-Time Employee Pension PlanUPS Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.568572149 · Participants: 151682UPS Pension PlanDelta Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.354895526 · Participants: 15951Delta Retirement Plan
Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants
Compare Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Museum of Modern Art Pension Plan in NY ($108M); by covered participants it is Pernod Ricard USA, LLC Employees' Retirement Plan in NY (229 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($108M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (229 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 Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 25.0% during 2022, from $144M to $108M. Reported net income was -$36M.
How have Thiele Kaolin Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Thiele Kaolin Company's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.3%, from $253M to $274M.
Where does Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Museum of Modern Art Pension Plan in NY ($108M, 160 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Thiele Kaolin Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pernod Ricard USA, LLC Employees' Retirement Plan in NY (229 participants, $264M 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 580525495.

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.