Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
279
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$346,510
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Instant Brands Pension Plan · Sponsored by Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$97M in assets, 279 participants

Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.'s Instant Brands Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 279 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.

  • #18,262 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Instant Brands Pension Plan covers 279 participants in Illinois, about 36% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $97M.

#18,262
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-24.3%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $31M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Instant Brands Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Instant Brands Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$96,676,266 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

Instant Brands 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. Instant Brands Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (279 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 161403318 · Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Instant Brands Pension Plan · $97M · 279 · 93rd

  • EOY $97M
  • 5500 279
  • ASSETS 93rd
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Pension Fund Trust
  • RANK ind #18262

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 Illinois →

Instant Brands Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

International Fund LLC$97MAllegheny Technologies Incorporated Pension Plan 2Allegheny Technologies Incor…$97MPlumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Pension Fund TrustPlumbers & Pipefitters Lu 42…$97MInstant Brands Pension Plan$97MBemis Hourly Retirement Plan$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Instant Brands Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$128M
Net Assets (End of Year)$96M
Net Income-$31M
Employer EIN161403318
Plan Effective Date1998-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$98M 61.279057250523906% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M 202220232024 $253M $97.8M ▼ -61.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,855 $253M
2023 2 1,816 $274M
2024 2 1,741 $98M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Instant Brands Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Instant Brands Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.096676266 · Participants: 279Instant Brands Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Instant Brands Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Instant Brands Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Instant Brands Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Pension Fund Trust in FL ($97M); by covered participants it is Cape Regional Health System, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (279 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($97M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (279 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 Instant Brands Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Instant Brands Pension Plan declined sharply - down 24.3% during 2022, from $128M to $97M. Reported net income was -$31M.
How have Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 61.3%, from $253M to $98M.
Where does Instant Brands Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Instant Brands Pension 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 Instant Brands Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Pipefitters Lu 421 Pension Fund Trust in FL ($97M, 857 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Instant Brands Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cape Regional Health System, Inc. Pension Plan in NJ (279 participants, $60M 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 161403318.

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.