ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
143
Participants Small participant base
68th
Percentile by assets National rank
$107,685
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. · Georgia · Wholesale Trade

$15M in assets, 143 participants

Art Supply Enterprises, Inc.'s Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $15M in total assets and 143 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 68th 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.

  • #3,948 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Georgia

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 143 participants in Georgia, about 13% of the average Georgia filer (state average ~1,096 per filing). Assets: $15M.

#3,948
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+12.9%
assets growth YoY

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,398,903 Top 32% higher than 68% 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

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership 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. Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (143 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $14M in the plan year 2022 filing to $15M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 132 in the plan year 2022 filing to 143 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 941152693 · Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. PY 2023 · ESOP

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $15M · 143 · 68th

  • PART $15M
  • TYPE 143
  • NET 68th
  • BOOK ESOP
  • VS-ST near Parasec Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • BOY ind #3948

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Georgia →

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership PlanMacpherson's Employee Stock …$15MParasec Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustParasec Employee Stock Owner…$15MCasne Engineering, Inc. ESOP$15MMoore's Electrical & Mechanical Construction, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustMoore's Electrical & Mechani…$15MBeaty Holding Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBeaty Holding Group, Inc. Em…$15M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Georgia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN941152693
Plan Effective Date2010-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Art Supply Enterprises, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$20M 30.349628010038217% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M$35M 202220232024 $28.2M $19.7M ▼ -30.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 307 $28M
2023 2 327 $33M
2024 2 366 $20M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Georgia

Peer ESOP plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 15.398903 · Participants: 143Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership PlanWarehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 664.601691 · Participants: 1772Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanChoate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 407.968435 · Participants: 454Choate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 366.989824 · Participants: 439Brent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 222.074562 · Participants: 424Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 208.200343 · Participants: 327Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Parasec Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in CA ($15M); by covered participants it is Alcoa Electrical Contractor, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (143 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 Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.9% during 2023, from $14M to $15M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Art Supply Enterprises, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Art Supply Enterprises, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 30.3%, from $28M to $20M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Parasec Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in CA ($15M, 92 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Macpherson's Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Alcoa Electrical Contractor, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA (143 participants, $10M in assets).