401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
195
Participants Below avg headcount
60th
Percentile by assets National rank
$55,202
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. · Washington · Other Services

$11M in assets, 195 participants

Car Wash Enterprises, Inc.'s Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported $11M in total assets and 195 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 60th 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.

  • #6,078 in Other Services (7,857 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan covers 195 participants in Washington, about 13% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#6,078
in Other Services (7,857 peers)
+22.4%
assets growth YoY

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$10,764,351 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Brown Bear Car Wash 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. Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (195 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$863K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $11M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 185 in the plan year 2022 filing to 195 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 910666066 · Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan · $11M · 195 · 60th

  • PCT $11M
  • PCT 195
  • PCT 60th
  • PCT 401(k)
  • PCT near North Coast Cooperative, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust
  • PCT ind #6078

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN910666066
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Car Wash Enterprises, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 42.06354188130291% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$10M$12M$14M 202220232024 $8.79M $12.5M ▲ +42.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 185 $9M
2023 1 195 $11M
2024 1 230 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000200000250000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.010764351 · Participants: 195Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 72.246135158 · Participants: 128910The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 53.225853429 · Participants: 123296Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.384845813 · Participants: 192744Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanT-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust, Total assets ($B): 8.338937292 · Participants: 71538T-Mobile USA, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan & Trust401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.118808679 · Participants: 87590401(k) Savings Plan
Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is North Coast Cooperative, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in CA ($11M); by covered participants it is The Fall River Group, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI (195 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (195 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 Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.4% during 2023, from $9M to $11M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Car Wash Enterprises, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 42.1%, from $9M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is North Coast Cooperative, Inc. 401(k) Plan and Trust in CA ($11M, 151 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Fall River Group, Inc. Employees' 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in WI (195 participants, $29M 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 910666066.

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.