ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Special Mine Services, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$13M
Total assets Small plan by assets
55
Participants Small participant base
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$236,348
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Special Mine Services, Inc. · Illinois · Mining & Oil Extraction

$13M in assets, 55 participants

Special Mine Services, Inc.'s Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan reported $13M in total assets and 55 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #328 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan holds $13M for 55 participants - about $236,348 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#328
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-6.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $766K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Mining & Oil Extraction and all filers

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$12,999,126 Top 39% higher than 61% of 123,620 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 2024

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (55 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$766K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 60 in the plan year 2023 filing to 55 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $13M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 371137608 · Special Mine Services, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan · $13M · 55 · 61st

  • IND $13M
  • IND 55
  • IND 61st
  • IND ESOP
  • IND near Frank & Grossman Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #328

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 What is an ESOP? → · Plans in Illinois →

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$10M
Net Income-$766K
Employer EIN371137608
Plan Effective Date2004-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Special Mine Services, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Special Mine Services, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$13M 5.142435655065074% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$12.5M$13M$13.5M$14M 202220232024 $13.7M $13M ▼ -5.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 50 $14M
2023 1 60 $14M
2024 1 55 $13M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Illinois

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

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000500010000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012999126 · Participants: 55Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership PlanAmsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.699095694 · Participants: 4909Amsted Industries Incorporated Employees' Stock Ownership PlanKehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.165348047 · Participants: 4815Kehe Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanScot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.429776889 · Participants: 491Scot Forge Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBdo USA Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.0622005 · Participants: 9258Bdo USA Employee Stock Ownership PlanShorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.430213996 · Participants: 543Shorr Paper Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest ESOP by assets is Frank & Grossman Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($13M); by covered participants it is Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand Island Employee in NE (55 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.1% during 2024, from $14M to $13M. Reported net income was -$766K.
How have Special Mine Services, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Special Mine Services, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 5.1%, from $14M to $13M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Frank & Grossman Employee Stock Ownership Plan in CA ($13M, 224 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Special Mine Services, Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Grand Island Employee in NE (55 participants, $5M in assets).