401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
236
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$231,934
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Ask Chemicals, LP · Ohio · Manufacturing

$55M in assets, 236 participants

Ask Chemicals, LP's Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan reported $55M in total assets and 236 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 86th 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.

  • #15,031 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan covers 236 participants in Ohio, about 31% of the average Ohio filer (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $55M.

#15,031
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+14.7%
assets growth YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$54,736,419 Top 14% higher than 86% 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

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) 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. Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (236 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to $7M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $48M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan reported participants fell from 241 in the plan year 2022 filing to 236 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 331218779 · Ask Chemicals, LP PY 2023 · 401(k)

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan · $55M · 236 · 86th

  • PCT $55M
  • EIN 236
  • RANK 86th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near Osborn Maledon, P.a. Defined Contribution Prototype Plan and Trust Agreement
  • EOY ind #15031

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 Ohio →

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$48M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income$7M
Employer EIN331218779
Plan Effective Date2009-02-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ask Chemicals, LP)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ask Chemicals, LP plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$59M 23.812347814830147% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $47.7M $59.1M ▲ +23.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 241 $48M
2023 1 236 $55M
2024 1 234 $59M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Ohio

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.054736419 · Participants: 236Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) PlanGE Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.485469047 · Participants: 59766GE Retirement Savings PlanThe Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.12932701 · Participants: 47362The Sherwin-Williams Company 401(k) PlanThe Progressive 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.225573063 · Participants: 56176The Progressive 401(k) PlanThe Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.445085 · Participants: 129769The Kroger Co. 401(k) Retirement Savings Account PlanNationwide Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.618883027 · Participants: 24715Nationwide Savings Plan
Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Osborn Maledon, P.a. Defined Contribution Prototype Plan and Trust Agreement in AZ ($55M); by covered participants it is Cap Government Retirement Plan in FL (236 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (236 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 Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.7% during 2023, from $48M to $55M. Reported net income was $7M.
How have Ask Chemicals, LP plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ask Chemicals, LP's sponsor-wide assets grew 23.8%, from $48M to $59M.
Where does Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan ranks in the 86th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Osborn Maledon, P.a. Defined Contribution Prototype Plan and Trust Agreement in AZ ($55M, 97 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ask Chemicals, LP 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cap Government Retirement Plan in FL (236 participants, N/A 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 331218779.

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.