Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

W.R. Grace & Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$521M
Total assets Above avg plan size
622
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$838,160
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by W.R. Grace & Co. · Maryland · Manufacturing

$521M in assets, 622 participants

W.R. Grace & Co.'s W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported $521M in total assets and 622 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #17,962 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits by assets

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $521M for 622 participants (~$838,160/participant), down 1.5% in 2023.

#17,962
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.5%
assets change YoY
5.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M 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 Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$521,335,652 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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 Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (622 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income rose from -$226M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 683 in the plan year 2022 filing to 622 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets fell from $529M in the plan year 2022 filing to $521M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 650773649 · W.R. Grace & Co. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · $521M · 622 · 97th

  • IND $521M
  • IND 622
  • IND 97th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative Employees
  • IND ind #17962

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 →

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative EmployeesHelena Agri-Enterprises, LLC…$521MW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement …$521MUnited Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 152 Retail Meat Pension PlanUnited Food & Commercial Wor…$521MOld Republic International Employees Retirement PlanOld Republic International E…$521MConagra Brands, Inc. Pension Plan for Hourly Rate Production EmployeesConagra Brands, Inc. Pension…$521M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$529M
Net Assets (End of Year)$521M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN650773649
Plan Effective Date1947-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

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

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W.R. Grace & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 12.44219768272433% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.33B ▲ +12.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,333 $1.2B
2023 3 4,455 $1.3B
2024 3 4,316 $1.3B

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 Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.521335652 · Participants: 622W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 18.88881693 · Participants: 323315National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.434547593 · Participants: 19673Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.648661647 · Participants: 1087Major League Baseball Players Pension PlanNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.493297428 · Participants: 15047National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundInternational Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.223547088 · Participants: 44973International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative Employees in TN ($521M); by covered participants it is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension Plan in DE (621 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Salaried Employees assets move in 2023?
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees edged down modestly - down 1.5% during 2023, from $529M to $521M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have W.R. Grace & Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.R. Grace & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative Employees in TN ($521M, 713 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. Pension Plan in DE (621 participants, $178M in assets).