Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $124M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 646
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $192,114
- Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Kao America Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing
$124M in assets, 646 participants
Kao America Inc.'s Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported $124M in total assets and 646 participants in its 2023 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.
- #16,601 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Where Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $124M for 646 participants (~$192,114/participant), up 3.2% in 2023.
- #16,601
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +3.2%
- assets growth YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$124,105,391 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Kao America Inc. Pension 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. Kao America Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (646 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$42M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Kao America Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 719 in the plan year 2022 filing to 646 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Kao America Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $120M in the plan year 2022 filing to $124M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 522064483 · Kao America Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan · $124M · 646 · 93rd
- SCH $124M
- SCH 646
- SCH 93rd
- SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
- SCH near Schindler Elevator Corporation Retirement Plan
- SCH ind #16601
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 →
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $120M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $124M |
| Net Income | $4M |
| Employer EIN | 522064483 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1992-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Kao America Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Kao America Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $439M 24.86383427221863% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 2,012 | $352M |
| 2023 | 2 | 1,973 | $402M |
| 2024 | 2 | 1,909 | $439M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan $7.1B · 12,304
- Nationwide Retirement Plan $5.3B · 22,311
- American Electric Power System Retirement Plan $4.5B · 15,595
- Parker Defined Benefit Plan $3.7B · 191
- Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan $3.6B · 10,029
Kao America Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Schindler Elevator Corporation Retirement Plan in NJ ($124M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan for the Employees of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company in NC (647 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($124M here).
- Schindler Elevator Corporation Retirement Plan (NJ) $124M · 226
- Bertelsmann Pension Account Plan (NY) $124M · 703
- Mary Washington Healthcare Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (VA) $124M · 428
- Bangor Hydro Electric Company Pension Plan (ME) $124M · 80
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (646 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.