Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$59M
Total assets Below avg plan size: 346
Participants Below avg headcount: 87th
Percentile by assets National rank: $169,497
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant · Sponsored by W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct · Maryland · Manufacturing

$59M in assets, 346 participants

W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct's W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant reported $59M in total assets and 346 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

#15,196 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant covers 346 participants in Maryland, about 37% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $59M.

#15,196
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): -0.5%
assets change YoY: 0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $280K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant's outsized position by total assets

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant vs every filed plan by assets

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

$58,645,993 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant 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. W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant sits mid-pack in the medium band (346 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant reported net income rose from -$26M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$280K in the plan year 2023 filing.
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant reported participants rose from 328 in the plan year 2022 filing to 346 in the plan year 2023 filing.
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant end-of-year assets fell from $59M in the plan year 2022 filing to $59M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 135114230 · W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant · $59M · 346 · 87th

EIN $59M
EIN 346
EIN 87th
EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
EIN near Gorton's Retirement Plan
EIN ind #15196

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 Maryland →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$59M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$59M
Net Income	-$280K
Employer EIN	135114230
Plan Effective Date	1972-01-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $137M 1.9750265535306046% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	5	718	$139M
2023	5	753	$142M
2024	5	708	$137M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

National Electrical Benefit Fund $18.9B · 323,315
Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.4B · 19,673
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan $4.6B · 1,087
National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.5B · 15,047
International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $4.2B · 44,973

Compare W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant side-by-side with 3 peers →

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Gorton's Retirement Plan in MA ($59M); by covered participants it is L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan in ME (346 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($59M here).

Gorton's Retirement Plan (MA) $59M · 76
Twin Disc, Inc Combined Retirement Plan for Racine Hourly and Salaried Employees (WI) $59M · 45
Fresh Mark, Inc. Pension Plan (OH) $59M · 74
IBEW Local No. 223 Pension (CT) $59M · 300

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (346 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan (ME) 346 · 0 off
Lee County Electric Cooperative, Inc. Retirement Plan (FL) 346 · 0 off
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City Pension Plan (MO) 346 · 0 off
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan (IN) 346 · 0 off

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 W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant assets move in 2023? ▼

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant held essentially flat - down 0.5% during 2023, from $59M to $59M. Reported net income was -$280K.

How have W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.R. Grace & Co. -Ct's sponsor-wide assets declined 2.0%, from $139M to $137M.

Where does W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Gorton's Retirement Plan in MA ($59M, 76 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Curtis Bay Plant? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is L.L.Bean, Inc. Pension Plan in ME (346 participants, $1K 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 135114230.