Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$11M
Total assets Small plan by assets
106
Participants Small participant base
58th
Percentile by assets National rank
$104,873
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Spring, L.L.C. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$11M in assets, 106 participants

Sterling Spring, L.L.C.'s Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan reported $11M in total assets and 106 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 58th 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.

  • #7,895 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan covers 106 participants in Illinois, about 14% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $11M.

#7,895
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+12.6%
assets growth YoY

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$11,116,551 Top 42% higher than 58% 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

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement 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. Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (106 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from $700K in the plan year 2023 filing to $1M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $10M in the plan year 2023 filing to $11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 112 in the plan year 2023 filing to 106 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 364119269 · Sterling Spring, L.L.C. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan · $11M · 106 · 58th

  • EOY $11M
  • 5500 106
  • ASSETS 58th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees
  • RANK ind #7895

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 Illinois →

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Franklin Savings Bank Cash Balance Pension PlanFranklin Savings Bank Cash B…$11MSterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement PlanSterling Spring, L.L.C. Reti…$11MGeneral Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesGeneral Refractories Company…$11MLocal 464a Finast Full Time Employees Pension PlanLocal 464a Finast Full Time …$11MReser's Fine Foods, Inc. Restated Employees' Pension PlanReser's Fine Foods, Inc. Res…$11M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$10M
Net Assets (End of Year)$11M
Net Income$1M
Employer EIN364119269
Plan Effective Date1974-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Spring, L.L.C.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Spring, L.L.C. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$11M 21.203247859259434% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$9M$10M$11M$12M 202220232024 $9.17M $11.1M ▲ +21.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 113 $9M
2023 1 112 $10M
2024 1 106 $11M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.011116551 · Participants: 106Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in PA ($11M); by covered participants it is State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan in TN (106 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (106 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 Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 12.6% during 2024, from $10M to $11M. Reported net income was $1M.
How have Sterling Spring, L.L.C. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Spring, L.L.C.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 21.2%, from $9M to $11M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is General Refractories Company Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in PA ($11M, 2 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Spring, L.L.C. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is State Volunteer Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan in TN (106 participants, $57M 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 364119269.

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.