ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

W. H. Bass, Inc. ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$37M
Total assets Below avg plan size
62
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$604,329
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by W. H. Bass, Inc. · Georgia · Construction

$37M in assets, 62 participants

W. H. Bass, Inc.'s W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $37M in total assets and 62 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #7,142 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits by assets

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $37M for 62 participants (~$604,329/participant), up 89.8% in 2024.

#7,142
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+89.8%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,468,380 Top 19% higher than 81% 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. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a small filing (62 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $20M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants fell from 63 in the plan year 2023 filing to 62 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 581579409 · W. H. Bass, Inc. PY 2024 · ESOP

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $37M · 62 · 81st

  • PART $37M
  • PART 62
  • PART 81st
  • PART ESOP
  • PART near Alaska Garden and Pet Supply, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust
  • PART ind #7142

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 Georgia →

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$20M
Net Assets (End of Year)$19M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN581579409
Plan Effective Date2018-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (W. H. Bass, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All W. H. Bass, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$37M 305.6455044155237% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M$40M$50M 202220232024 $9.24M $37.5M ▲ +305.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 67 $9M
2023 1 63 $20M
2024 1 62 $37M

Nearby ESOP Plans in Georgia

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

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 37.46838 · Participants: 62W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanWarehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 681.121519 · Participants: 1745Warehouse Home Furnishings Distributors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanChoate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 548.082498 · Participants: 494Choate Construction Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanBrent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 522.430924 · Participants: 485Brent Scarbrough & Company Employee Stock Ownership PlanAubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 281.399754 · Participants: 488Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanDixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 230.799825 · Participants: 324Dixie Plywood and Lumber Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby ESOP plans in Georgia, assets vs. participants

W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside Georgia, the nearest ESOP by assets is Alaska Garden and Pet Supply, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in AK ($37M); by covered participants it is Comgraphics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (62 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan surged - up 89.8% during 2024, from $20M to $37M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have W. H. Bass, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), W. H. Bass, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 305.6%, from $9M to $37M.
Where does W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 81st 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 ESOP plans are similar in size to W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alaska Garden and Pet Supply, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in AK ($37M, 52 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to W. H. Bass, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Comgraphics, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in IL (62 participants, $12M in assets).