Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

W.R. Grace & Co. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$477M
Total assets Above avg plan size
541
Participants Below avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$882,217
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by W.R. Grace & Co. · Maryland · Manufacturing

$477M in assets, 541 participants

W.R. Grace & Co.'s W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported $477M in total assets and 541 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,954 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits by assets

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $477M for 541 participants (~$882,217/participant), down 8.5% in 2024.

#16,954
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.5%
assets change YoY
4.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $44M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$477,279,659 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees 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. W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (541 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income fell from -$8M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$44M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 622 in the plan year 2023 filing to 541 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets fell from $521M in the plan year 2023 filing to $477M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 650773649 · W.R. Grace & Co. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees · $477M · 541 · 97th

  • EBSA $477M
  • EBSA 541
  • EBSA 97th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Moog Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #16954

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 Maryland →

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

Laborers Local 1298 of Nassau & Suffolk Counties Pension FundLaborers Local 1298 of Nassa…$479MBrown-Forman Corporation Salaried Employees Retirement PlanBrown-Forman Corporation Sal…$478MMoog Inc. Employees' Retirement PlanMoog Inc. Employees' Retirem…$477MW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement …$477MPhilips North America Pension PlanPhilips North America Pensio…$477M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$521M
Net Assets (End of Year)$477M
Net Income-$44M
Employer EIN650773649
Plan Effective Date1947-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W.R. Grace & Co.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W.R. Grace & Co. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.3B 12.44219768272433% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.15B$1.2B$1.25B$1.3B$1.35B 202220232024 $1.18B $1.33B ▲ +12.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,333 $1.2B
2023 3 4,455 $1.3B
2024 3 4,316 $1.3B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.477279659 · Participants: 541W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Moog Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NY ($477M); by covered participants it is Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA (541 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (541 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 W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2024?
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees pulled back noticeably - down 8.5% during 2024, from $521M to $477M. Reported net income was -$44M.
How have W.R. Grace & Co. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W.R. Grace & Co.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.4%, from $1.2B to $1.3B.
Where does W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Moog Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan in NY ($477M, 1,215 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to W.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA (541 participants, $108M in assets).