401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
232
Participants Below avg headcount
77th
Percentile by assets National rank
$130,028
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · Sponsored by Brown Strauss, Inc. · Colorado · Wholesale Trade

$30M in assets, 232 participants

Brown Strauss, Inc.'s Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported $30M in total assets and 232 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 77th 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.

  • #4,609 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Where Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits by assets

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $30M for 232 participants (~$130,028/participant), down 25.2% in 2024.

#4,609
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-25.2%
assets change YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$30,166,514 Top 23% higher than 77% 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

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (232 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported net income fell from -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan end-of-year assets fell from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan reported participants rose from 204 in the plan year 2023 filing to 232 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 472673099 · Brown Strauss, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan · $30M · 232 · 77th

  • 5500 $30M
  • ASSETS 232
  • PCT 77th
  • EIN 401(k)
  • RANK near Mortgage Investors Group 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • PHOTO ind #4609

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanBrown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) S…$30MMortgage Investors Group 401(k) Retirement PlanMortgage Investors Group 401…$30MInsure Homes Parent, LLC 401(k) PlanInsure Homes Parent, LLC 401…$30MThe Spiratex Company Retirement PlanThe Spiratex Company Retirem…$30MCarolina Asthma & Allergy Center, PA 401(k) PlanCarolina Asthma & Allergy Ce…$30M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$40M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN472673099
Plan Effective Date1985-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Brown Strauss, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Brown Strauss, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$30M 30.632795370692932% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M$45M 202220232024 $43.5M $30.2M ▼ -30.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 206 $43M
2023 1 204 $40M
2024 1 232 $30M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.030166514 · Participants: 232Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.81412558 · Participants: 57900Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.319532435 · Participants: 9935Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.259964434 · Participants: 7607Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.234179481 · Participants: 10185Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.965265264 · Participants: 6210Woodward Retirement Savings Plan
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants

Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Mortgage Investors Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN ($30M); by covered participants it is Aspen Therapy 401(k) Plan in OH (232 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (232 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan declined sharply - down 25.2% during 2024, from $40M to $30M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Brown Strauss, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Brown Strauss, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 30.6%, from $43M to $30M.
Where does Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan ranks in the 77th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mortgage Investors Group 401(k) Retirement Plan in TN ($30M, 339 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Strauss, Inc. 401(k) Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aspen Therapy 401(k) Plan in OH (232 participants, N/A in assets).