Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Ames Companies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$132M
Total assets Near avg plan size
498
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$265,424
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Clopay Ames Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Ames Companies, Inc. · Florida · Manufacturing

$132M in assets, 498 participants

The Ames Companies, Inc.'s Clopay Ames Pension Plan reported $132M in total assets and 498 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.

  • #16,692 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits by assets

Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $132M for 498 participants (~$265,424/participant), up 4.3% in 2023.

#16,692
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+4.3%
assets growth YoY
1.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Clopay Ames Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$132,181,041 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Clopay Ames 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. Clopay Ames Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (498 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Clopay Ames Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$34M in the plan year 2022 filing to $5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clopay Ames Pension Plan reported participants fell from 546 in the plan year 2022 filing to 498 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Clopay Ames Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $127M in the plan year 2022 filing to $132M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 222335400 · The Ames Companies, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Clopay Ames Pension Plan · $132M · 498 · 93rd

  • RANK $132M
  • RANK 498
  • RANK 93rd
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth
  • RANK ind #16692

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 Florida →

Clopay Ames Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Clopay Ames Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$127M
Net Assets (End of Year)$132M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN222335400
Plan Effective Date2002-01-14
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Ames Companies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Ames Companies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$132M 3.831930098459095% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$126M$128M$130M$132M$134M 202220232024 $127M $132M ▲ +3.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 546 $127M
2023 1 498 $132M
2024 1 352 $132M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Florida

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

Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Clopay Ames Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.132181041 · Participants: 498Clopay Ames Pension PlanL3harris Technologies Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.749240033 · Participants: 4676L3harris Technologies Consolidated Pension PlanNextera Energy, Inc. Employee Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.124263985 · Participants: 13121Nextera Energy, Inc. Employee Pension PlanCsx Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.367781795 · Participants: 2446Csx Pension PlanRetirement Accumulation Plan for Partners of Pwc, Total assets ($B): 2.24071421 · Participants: 3967Retirement Accumulation Plan for Partners of PwcRetirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of Pwc, Total assets ($B): 1.916753026 · Participants: 5514Retirement Benefit Accumulation Plan for Employees of Pwc
Clopay Ames Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Florida, assets vs. participants
Compare Clopay Ames Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Clopay Ames Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Florida, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN ($132M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund in IL (498 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (498 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 Clopay Ames Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Clopay Ames Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 4.3% during 2023, from $127M to $132M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have The Ames Companies, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Ames Companies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 3.8%, from $127M to $132M.
Where does Clopay Ames Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Clopay Ames Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Clopay Ames Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of St. Lukes Hospital of Duluth in MN ($132M, 430 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Clopay Ames Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local No. 117 Pension Fund in IL (498 participants, $235M 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 222335400.

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.