Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Carolina Container, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
179
Participants Small participant base
39th
Percentile by assets National rank
$21,121
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Carolina Container, LLC · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 179 participants

Carolina Container, LLC's Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported $4M in total assets and 179 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 39th 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.

  • #4,218 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in North Carolina

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan covers 179 participants in North Carolina, about 22% of the average North Carolina filer (state average ~819 per filing). Assets: $4M.

#4,218
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+11.4%
assets growth YoY

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$3,780,725 39th percentile higher than 39% 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

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension 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. Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (179 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to $386K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported participants fell from 193 in the plan year 2022 filing to 179 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 560163750 · Carolina Container, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan · $4M · 179 · 39th

  • PCT $4M
  • EIN 179
  • RANK 39th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Morrison Restaurants, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • EOY ind #4218

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 North Carolina →

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Indianapolis Power & Light Company Supplemental Retirement PlanIndianapolis Power & Light C…$4MDawn-Iue Local No. 697 Pension PlanDawn-Iue Local No. 697 Pensi…$4MCarolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension PlanCarolina Container Company H…$4MMorrison Restaurants, Inc. Retirement PlanMorrison Restaurants, Inc. R…$4MWestcoast Roof Consulting, Inc., Cash Balance PlanWestcoast Roof Consulting, I…$4M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Carolina filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income$386K
Employer EIN560163750
Plan Effective Date1965-12-13
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Carolina Container, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Carolina Container, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4M 20.279479707325063% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3M$3.5M$4M$4.5M 202220232024 $3.4M $4.08M ▲ +20.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 193 $3M
2023 1 179 $4M
2024 1 166 $4M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Carolina

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

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.003780725 · Participants: 179Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension PlanHoneywell Retirement Earnings Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.613752395 · Participants: 11145Honeywell Retirement Earnings PlanTruist Financial Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.582387965 · Participants: 45818Truist Financial Corporation Pension PlanDuke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.0264 · Participants: 14485Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance PlanDuke Energy Legacy Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.3721 · Participants: 371Duke Energy Legacy Pension PlanEmployees' Retirement Plan of Duke University, Total assets ($B): 2.616859519 · Participants: 21020Employees' Retirement Plan of Duke University
Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Morrison Restaurants, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($4M); by covered participants it is Austin Telco Fcu Retirement Plan in TX (179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (179 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 Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.4% during 2023, from $3M to $4M. Reported net income was $386K.
How have Carolina Container, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Carolina Container, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 20.3%, from $3M to $4M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Morrison Restaurants, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($4M, 2 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Carolina Container Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Austin Telco Fcu Retirement Plan in TX (179 participants, $26M 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 560163750.

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.