ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Reading Company ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$3M
Total assets Small plan by assets
225
Participants Below avg headcount
34th
Percentile by assets National rank
$13,201
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by American Reading Company · Pennsylvania · Other Services

$3M in assets, 225 participants

American Reading Company's American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $3M in total assets and 225 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 34th 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.

  • #4,457 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 225 participants in Pennsylvania, about 27% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $3M.

#4,457
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
-15.1%
assets change YoY

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$2,970,240 34th percentile higher than 34% 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

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership 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. American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (225 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from -$8M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 296 in the plan year 2023 filing to 225 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 232965253 · American Reading Company PY 2024 · ESOP

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $3M · 225 · 34th

  • TYPE $3M
  • TYPE 225
  • TYPE 34th
  • TYPE ESOP
  • TYPE near Daliah Plastics Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • TYPE ind #4457

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 Pennsylvania →

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAmerican Reading Company Emp…$3MDaliah Plastics Corp. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDaliah Plastics Corp. Employ…$3MNorcross Holdings, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanNorcross Holdings, Inc. Empl…$3MCutler Repaving, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCutler Repaving, Inc. Employ…$3MPrimera Engineers ESOP Plan$3M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)-$56M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN232965253
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Reading Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Reading Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$19M 30.823570732853455% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$15M$20M$25M$30M 202220232024 $28.1M $19.5M ▼ -30.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 555 $28M
2023 2 626 $19M
2024 2 458 $19M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Pennsylvania

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

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -10000010000200003000040000 -20246 Total assets ($B) Participants American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00297024 · Participants: 225American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanWawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.530536956 · Participants: 37745Wawa, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanBradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement, Total assets ($B): 1.796343385 · Participants: 544Bradford White Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust AgreementSheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.721026406 · Participants: 14939Sheetz, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanCentimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.679618162 · Participants: 2444Centimark Corporation Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustD & H Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.313919418 · Participants: 1459D & H Employee Stock Ownership Plan
American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest ESOP by assets is Daliah Plastics Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC ($3M); by covered participants it is Tmi Corporation ESOP in ND (225 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (225 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 American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan declined sharply - down 15.1% during 2024, from $4M to $3M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have American Reading Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Reading Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 30.8%, from $28M to $19M.
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Daliah Plastics Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NC ($3M, 23 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to American Reading Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tmi Corporation ESOP in ND (225 participants, $10M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 232965253.

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.