Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Snow Shoe Refractories Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets: N/A
Participants Small participant base: 43rd
Percentile by assets National rank

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Official DOL plan name: Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees · Sponsored by Snow Shoe Refractories · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, N/A participants

Snow Shoe Refractories's Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees reported $5M in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 43rd 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.

#4,643 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees holds $5M for N/A participants, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#4,643
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers): -5.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $296K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,305,052 43rd percentile higher than 43% of 123,620 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

Micro (1-10) 33,766 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 26,107 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 54,251 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,349 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,399 filings (1%)

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees reported net income fell from -$172K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$296K in the plan year 2024 filing.
Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees end-of-year assets fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 205957656 · Snow Shoe Refractories PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees · $5M · N/A · 43rd

EIN $5M
EIN N/A
EIN 43rd
EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
EIN near Zinshaus, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan
EIN ind #4643

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 →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$6M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$5M
Net Income	-$296K
Employer EIN	205957656
Plan Effective Date	1950-05-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Snow Shoe Refractories)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $5M 8.108811265316275% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	N/A	$6M
2023	1	N/A	$6M
2024	1	N/A	$5M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants

National Elevator Industry Pension Plan $12.2B · 28,308
Steelworkers Pension Trust $7.2B · 46,110
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan $5.5B · 58,779
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan $5.2B · 6,387
Constellation Retirement Program $5.0B · 4,809

Compare Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Zinshaus, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX at $5M (this filing: $5M).

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($5M here).

Zinshaus, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (TX) $5M · 3
Scotland Health Care System Employees' Pension Plan (NC) $5M · 305
Havas Worldwide Puerto Rico, Inc. Pension Plan (NY) $5M · N/A
I.a. Khan, M.D., Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (CA) $5M · 4

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 Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees assets move in 2024? ▼

Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2024, from $6M to $5M. Reported net income was -$296K.

How have Snow Shoe Refractories plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Snow Shoe Refractories's sponsor-wide assets declined 8.1%, from $6M to $5M.

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Snow Shoe Refractories, LLC Pension Plan for Hourly Employees? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Zinshaus, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan in TX ($5M, 3 participants).

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 205957656.