Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
45
Participants Small participant base
39th
Percentile by assets National rank
$82,765
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 45 participants

Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P.'s The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan reported $4M in total assets and 45 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.

  • #4,173 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan holds $4M for 45 participants - about $82,765 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#4,173
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-2.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $81K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,724,427 39th percentile higher than 39% 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

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan is a small filing (45 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$81K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 48 in the plan year 2022 filing to 45 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 232688026 · Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan · $4M · 45 · 39th

  • PCT $4M
  • EIN 45
  • RANK 39th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Rock River Energy Services Co. Pension Plan and Trust
  • EOY ind #4173

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 →

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Nicolas Alexander Company Retirement PlanNicolas Alexander Company Re…$4MPrecision Valve North America, Inc. Pension PlanPrecision Valve North Americ…$4MThe Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit PlanThe Rodon/K'nex Defined Bene…$4MRock River Energy Services Co. Pension Plan and TrustRock River Energy Services C…$4MFox Jess, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension PlanFox Jess, Inc. Defined Benef…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$81K
Employer EIN232688026
Plan Effective Date1968-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 3.500674775351311% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$19M$20M$21M$22M$23M 202220232024 $20.6M $19.9M ▼ -3.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 171 $21M
2023 3 199 $23M
2024 1 93 $20M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003724427 · Participants: 45The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.224377797 · Participants: 27434National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 6.602912146 · Participants: 47052Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.63715 · Participants: 63680The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.323012123 · Participants: 5080Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.257223708 · Participants: 7374The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Rock River Energy Services Co. Pension Plan and Trust in IL ($4M); by covered participants it is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (45 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 The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan edged down modestly - down 2.1% during 2023, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was -$81K.
How have Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Drive Ventures, L.P.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 3.5%, from $21M to $20M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rock River Energy Services Co. Pension Plan and Trust in IL ($4M, 3 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Rodon/K'nex Defined Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cosmetic Laboratories, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in TX (45 participants, $315 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 232688026.

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.