Other · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Adhesives Research, Inc. Retirement Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
262
Participants Below avg headcount
70th
Percentile by assets National rank
$65,884
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan · Sponsored by Adhesives Research, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$17M in assets, 262 participants

Adhesives Research, Inc.'s Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan reported $17M in total assets and 262 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 70th 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.

  • #11,051 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan covers 262 participants in Pennsylvania, about 32% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $17M.

#11,051
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-2.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $409K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan's outsized position by total assets

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$17,261,579 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus 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. Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (262 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan reported net income rose from -$754K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$409K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan end-of-year assets fell from $18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 231603865 · Adhesives Research, Inc. PY 2023 · Other

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan · $17M · 262 · 70th

  • EBSA $17M
  • PART 262
  • TYPE 70th
  • NET Other
  • BOOK near Vera Institute of Justice Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan
  • VS-ST ind #11051

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 Pennsylvania →

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan and nearest nationwide Other peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$18M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income-$409K
Employer EIN231603865
Plan Effective Date1999-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Adhesives Research, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Adhesives Research, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$55M 6.265953363275361% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$51M$52M$53M$54M$55M$56M 202220232024 $51.6M $54.9M ▲ +6.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 500 $52M
2023 2 504 $55M
2024 2 574 $55M

Nearby Other Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -202468 Total assets ($B) Participants Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.017261579 · Participants: 262Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Matching Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.313953991 · Participants: 20979The University of Pennsylvania Matching PlanUpmc 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.172068489 · Participants: 78261Upmc 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanThe University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.057133387 · Participants: 41942The University of Pennsylvania Health System 403(b) Retirement Savings PlanCarnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.54984626 · Participants: 6370Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement PlanJefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.466994136 · Participants: 15783Jefferson Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan vs. nearby Other plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan's out-of-state Other peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Other by assets is Vera Institute of Justice Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in NY ($17M); by covered participants it is 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Refocus, Inc. in RI (262 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (262 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 Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan edged down modestly - down 2.3% during 2023, from $18M to $17M. Reported net income was -$409K.
How have Adhesives Research, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Adhesives Research, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 6.3%, from $52M to $55M.
Which Other plans are similar in size to Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by assets is Vera Institute of Justice Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan in NY ($17M, 290 participants).
Which Other plans cover a similar participant headcount to Adhesives Research, Inc. Employee Stock Bonus Plan? ▼
Among Other plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of Refocus, Inc. in RI (262 participants, $11M 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 231603865.

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.