Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Snow Shoe Refractories Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$6M
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
46th
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees · Sponsored by Snow Shoe Refractories · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$6M in assets, N/A participants

Snow Shoe Refractories's Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees reported $6M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 46th 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.

  • #5,610 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees holds $6M for N/A participants, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#5,610
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-3.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $172K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,601,520 46th percentile higher than 46% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$172K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $6M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 205957656 · Snow Shoe Refractories PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees · $6M · N/A · 46th

  • EIN $6M
  • EIN N/A
  • EIN 46th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near The Abbott Ball Company UAW-AFL-CIO Local No. 376 Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #5610

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 →

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)$6M
Net Income-$172K
Employer EIN205957656
Plan Effective Date1950-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Snow Shoe Refractories)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Snow Shoe Refractories plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$5M 8.108811265316275% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$5.2M$5.4M$5.6M$5.8M$6M 202220232024 $5.77M $5.31M ▼ -8.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 N/A $6M
2023 1 N/A $6M
2024 1 N/A $5M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.00560152 · Participants: 0Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly EmployeesNational 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
Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is The Abbott Ball Company UAW-AFL-CIO Local No. 376 Pension Plan in CT at $6M (this filing: $6M).

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 Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees edged down modestly - down 3.0% during 2023, from $6M to $6M. Reported net income was -$172K.
How have Snow Shoe Refractories plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Snow Shoe Refractories's sponsor-wide assets declined 8.1%, from $6M to $5M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Abbott Ball Company UAW-AFL-CIO Local No. 376 Pension Plan in CT ($6M, 25 participants).

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 205957656.

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.