Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

The Wooster Brush Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$55M
Total assets Below avg plan size
536
Participants Below avg headcount
86th
Percentile by assets National rank
$102,625
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan · Sponsored by The Wooster Brush Company · Ohio · Manufacturing

$55M in assets, 536 participants

The Wooster Brush Company's The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan reported $55M in total assets and 536 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.

  • #15,045 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan sits by assets

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $55M for 536 participants (~$102,625/participant), up 2.1% in 2023.

#15,045
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.1%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$55,006,938 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

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement 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. The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (536 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 553 in the plan year 2022 filing to 536 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $54M in the plan year 2022 filing to $55M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 340628460 · The Wooster Brush Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan · $55M · 536 · 86th

  • RANK $55M
  • RANK 536
  • RANK 86th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Okonite Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #15045

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 →

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement PlanThe Wooster Brush Company Re…$55MThe Okonite Company Hourly Employees Pension PlanThe Okonite Company Hourly E…$55MWabtec Consolidated Pension PlanWabtec Consolidated Pension …$55MPension Plan of the Florida Trowel Trades Pension Trust FundPension Plan of the Florida …$55MThe Consolidated Retirement PlanThe Consolidated Retirement …$55M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$54M
Net Assets (End of Year)$55M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN340628460
Plan Effective Date1950-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Wooster Brush Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All The Wooster Brush Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$145M 5.375069061099349% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$145M$150M$155M 202220232024 $153M $145M ▼ -5.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 1,112 $153M
2023 3 1,082 $150M
2024 3 1,064 $145M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000150002000025000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.055006938 · Participants: 536The Wooster Brush Company Retirement PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.144086795 · Participants: 12304Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanNationwide Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281060445 · Participants: 22311Nationwide Retirement PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.475896468 · Participants: 15595American Electric Power System Retirement PlanParker Defined Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.656915014 · Participants: 191Parker Defined Benefit PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.592540979 · Participants: 10029Ohio Operating Engineers Pension Plan
The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
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The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Okonite Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan in NJ ($55M); by covered participants it is Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Pension Plan in MO (536 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (536 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 The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 2.1% during 2023, from $54M to $55M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have The Wooster Brush Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Wooster Brush Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 5.4%, from $153M to $145M.
Where does The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Wooster Brush Company Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Okonite Company Hourly Employees Pension Plan in NJ ($55M, 490 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Wooster Brush Company Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Pension Plan in MO (536 participants, $41M 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 340628460.

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.