Profit Sharing · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
178
Participants Small participant base
33rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,498
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan · Sponsored by Cole Papers, Inc. · North Dakota · Finance & Insurance

$2M in assets, 178 participants

Cole Papers, Inc.'s Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan reported $2M in total assets and 178 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 33rd 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.

  • #1,994 in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)

Coverage in North Dakota

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan covers 178 participants in North Dakota, about 35% of the average North Dakota filer (state average ~504 per filing). Assets: $2M.

#1,994
in Finance & Insurance (8,869 peers)
-6.0%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $152K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,402,623 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing 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. Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan reported net income fell from $246K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$152K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan reported participants rose from 155 in the plan year 2022 filing to 178 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan end-of-year assets fell from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 450129830 · Cole Papers, Inc. PY 2023 · Profit Sharing

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan · $2M · 178 · 33rd

  • 5500 $2M
  • ASSETS 178
  • PCT 33rd
  • EIN Profit Sharing
  • RANK near Snci, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #1994

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in North Dakota →

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan and nearest nationwide Profit Sharing peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

North Dakota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income-$152K
Employer EIN450129830
Plan Effective Date1964-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cole Papers, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cole Papers, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$14M 28.416378673186216% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$10M$11M$12M$13M$14M$15M 202220232024 $11.2M $14.4M ▲ +28.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 339 $11M
2023 2 382 $12M
2024 2 342 $14M

Nearby Profit Sharing Plans in North Dakota

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

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20002004006008001000 -20020406080 Total assets ($M) Participants Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 2.402623 · Participants: 178Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 300 Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 67.088907 · Participants: 881Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 300 Pension PlanOtter Tail Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 56.825177 · Participants: 748Otter Tail Corporation Employee Stock Ownership PlanBismarck Mandan Carpenters Local 1091 Tax Deferral, Total assets ($M): 17.741069 · Participants: 927Bismarck Mandan Carpenters Local 1091 Tax DeferralRed River Human Services Foundation Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($M): 12.969689 · Participants: 257Red River Human Services Foundation Profit Sharing PlanAsbestos Workers Local 133 Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 5.73197 · Participants: 31Asbestos Workers Local 133 Retirement Plan
Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan vs. nearby Profit Sharing plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan's out-of-state Profit Sharing peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest Profit Sharing by assets is Snci, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($2M); by covered participants it is Chugh, LLP Profit Sharing Plan in CA (178 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (178 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 Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.0% during 2023, from $3M to $2M. Reported net income was -$152K.
How have Cole Papers, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cole Papers, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 28.4%, from $11M to $14M.
Which Profit Sharing plans are similar in size to Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by assets is Snci, Inc. Retirement Plan in TN ($2M, 19 participants).
Which Profit Sharing plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cole Papers, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan? ▼
Among Profit Sharing plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Chugh, LLP Profit Sharing Plan in CA (178 participants, $10M 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 450129830.

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.