ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

American Colors, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-11

$16M
Total assets: 79
Participants: 69th
Percentile by assets: $204,846
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · Sponsored by American Colors, Inc. · Ohio · Manufacturing

$16M in assets, 79 participants

American Colors, Inc.'s American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported $16M in total assets and 79 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

69th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#10,759 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

American Colors, Inc. multi-year trail

American Colors, Inc.'s plans moved +38.0% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust at $16M / 79 participants.

$16M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 79
covered participants: 69th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $204,846
avg assets per participant

Where American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust sits by total assets

American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$16,182,857 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported net income rose from $2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $13M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported participants fell from 81 in the plan year 2022 filing to 79 in the plan year 2023 filing.

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State

Ohio

Industry

Manufacturing

American Colors, Inc. across 3 plan years on file

Across the 3 plan years American Colors, Inc. has on file (2022-2024), sponsor-wide plan assets have moved from $13M to $19M, a gain of 38.0%, while reported participants moved from 81 to 87 (+7.4%). Peak year by sponsor assets: 2024 ($19M); trough: 2022 ($13M).

American Colors, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Total plan assets by year, all American Colors, Inc. plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	81	$13M
2023	1	79	$16M
2024	1	87	$19M

American Colors, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$13M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$16M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	341165942
Plan Effective Date	1985-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

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Similar-Sized ESOP Plans Nationally

ESOP plans in other states closest to American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust by total assets, not by location.

Performance Validation Employee Stock Ownership Plan (IN) $16M · 87
Contempora Fabrics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (NC) $16M · 131
The Bradford Hammacher Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (IL) $16M · 669
Norair Engineering Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (MD) $16M · 34

Frequently Asked Questions

How did American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust assets move in 2023? ▼

American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust grew sharply - up 20.0% during 2023, from $13M to $16M. Reported net income was $3M.

How have American Colors, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Colors, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 38.0%, from $13M to $19M.

Which ESOP plans are similar in size to American Colors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼

Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Performance Validation Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IN ($16M, 87 participants).

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Multi-year trail

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American Colors, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 38.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

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 341165942.