Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
The Great Lakes Brewing Co. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $10K
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 133
- Participants Small participant base
- 1st
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $75
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust · Sponsored by The Great Lakes Brewing Co. · Ohio · Manufacturing
$10K in assets, 133 participants
The Great Lakes Brewing Co.'s The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust reported $10K in total assets and 133 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 1st 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.
- #122 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Ohio
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust covers 133 participants in Ohio, about 17% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $10K.
- #122
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- -99.5%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust among the smaller filed plans by assets
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$10,030 1st percentile higher than 1% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust 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. The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust sits mid-pack in the medium band (133 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust reported net income fell from -$104K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust end-of-year assets fell from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $10K in the plan year 2023 filing.
- The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 151 in the plan year 2022 filing to 133 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 341554625 · The Great Lakes Brewing Co. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust · $10K · 133 · 1st
- EOY $10K
- EOY 133
- EOY 1st
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Tredegar Corporation Retirement Income Plan
- EOY ind #122
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 →
The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood
Ohio filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $2M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $10K |
| Net Income | -$2M |
| Employer EIN | 341554625 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2011-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Great Lakes Brewing Co.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All The Great Lakes Brewing Co. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $18M 5.704841893872024% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 555 | $17M |
| 2023 | 3 | 539 | $18M |
| 2024 | 1 | 206 | $18M |
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Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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The Great Lakes Brewing Company Cash Balance Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Tredegar Corporation Retirement Income Plan in VA ($10K); by covered participants it is Amended Employees' Pension and Investment Plan of the Hunt Corporation and Related Companies in TX (133 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($10K here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (133 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Amended Employees' Pension and Investment Plan of the Hunt Corporation and Related Companies (TX) 133 · 0 off
- Electralloy Salaried Employees Pension Plan (PA) 133 · 0 off
- Texas Medical Liability Trust Cash Balance Plan (TX) 133 · 0 off
- Minerals Technologies Inc. Retirement Plan - Pc&e (NY) 133 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.