Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
The Ames Companies, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $127M
- Total assets
- 546
- Participants
- 94th
- Percentile by assets
- $232,152
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Clopay Ames Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Ames Companies, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing
$127M in assets, 546 participants
The Ames Companies, Inc.'s Clopay Ames Pension Plan reported $127M in total assets and 546 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.
- 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #18,672 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits by assets
Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $127M for 546 participants (~$232,152/participant), down 21.3% in 2022.
- $127M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 546
- covered participants
- 94th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $232,152
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $34M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits by total assets
Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$126,754,974 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
Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Clopay Ames Pension Plan outranks 94% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $161M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $127M |
| Net Income | -$34M |
| Employer EIN | 222335400 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2002-01-14 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Ames Companies, Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 546 | $127M |
| 2023 | 1 | 498 | $132M |
| 2024 | 1 | 352 | $132M |
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Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
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- The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.0B · 8,098
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Clopay Ames Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
- U.a.P.P. Local Union No.142 Pension Plan (TX) $127M · 800
- Hickory Springs Retirement Plan (NC) $127M · 397
- Efw Inc. Consolidated Retirement Plan (TX) $127M · 293
- Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (NY) $127M · 211
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- The Ames Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 3.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans