401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$9M
Total assets Small plan by assets
153
Participants Small participant base
57th
Percentile by assets National rank
$59,967
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$9M in assets, 153 participants

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.'s F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $9M in total assets and 153 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 57th 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.

  • #7,945 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 153 participants in Pennsylvania, about 19% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $9M.

#7,945
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+8.1%
assets growth YoY

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$9,174,918 Top 43% higher than 57% of 127,068 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 2023

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (153 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $688K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $8M in the plan year 2022 filing to $9M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 146 in the plan year 2022 filing to 153 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 231308422 · F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $9M · 153 · 57th

  • PCT $9M
  • EIN 153
  • RANK 57th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Employment Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
  • EOY ind #7945

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 Pennsylvania →

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$8M
Net Assets (End of Year)$9M
Net Income$688K
Employer EIN231308422
Plan Effective Date2006-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$10M 16.11836919460998% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$8.5M$9M$9.5M$10M 202220232024 $8.49M $9.86M ▲ +16.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 146 $8M
2023 1 153 $9M
2024 1 142 $10M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.009174918 · Participants: 153F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) PlanComcast Corporation Retirement - Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.368669862 · Participants: 93136Comcast Corporation Retirement - Investment PlanCigna 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.003870935 · Participants: 66760Cigna 401(k) PlanThe Vanguard Retirement and Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.765617477 · Participants: 18200The Vanguard Retirement and Savings PlanThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.339762 · Participants: 61697The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Incentive Savings PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.955655142 · Participants: 25184The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 401(k) Savings Plan
F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Employment Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($9M); by covered participants it is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (153 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 8.1% during 2023, from $8M to $9M. Reported net income was $688K.
How have F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.1%, from $8M to $10M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Employment Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in VA ($9M, 1,690 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Enven Energy Ventures LLC 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust in TX (153 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 231308422.

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.