ESOP · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Columbia Forest Products ESOP

Data updated 2026-08-25

$184M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,396
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$131,825
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Columbia Forest Products · North Carolina · Manufacturing

$184M in assets, 1,396 participants

Columbia Forest Products's Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported $184M in total assets and 1,396 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,142 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust sits by assets

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $184M for 1,396 participants (~$131,825/participant), up 1.3% in 2024.

#16,142
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+1.3%
assets growth YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$184,027,360 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust lands in the large band (1,396 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported net income rose from $910K in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 1,330 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,396 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $182M in the plan year 2023 filing to $184M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 930672034 · Columbia Forest Products PY 2024 · ESOP

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust · $184M · 1,396 · 94th

  • ASSETS $184M
  • PCT 1,396
  • EIN 94th
  • RANK ESOP
  • PHOTO near Team Horner Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • IND ind #16142

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 North Carolina →

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Harrell's Employee Stock Ownership PlanHarrell's Employee Stock Own…$185MDcs Corporation Restated Employee Stock Ownership PlanDcs Corporation Restated Emp…$185MColumbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustColumbia Forest Products, In…$184MTeam Horner Employee Stock Ownership PlanTeam Horner Employee Stock O…$184MPolaris Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPolaris Inc. Employee Stock …$183M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide ESOP peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$182M
Net Assets (End of Year)$184M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN930672034
Plan Effective Date1977-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Columbia Forest Products)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Columbia Forest Products plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$274M 8.39717922249153% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$260M$270M$280M 202220232024 $252M $274M ▲ +8.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,864 $252M
2023 2 2,982 $262M
2024 2 3,109 $274M

Nearby ESOP Plans in North Carolina

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

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 100120140160180200 Total assets ($M) Participants Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 184.02736 · Participants: 1396Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and TrustEcmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 153.55178 · Participants: 969Ecmd, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanPrecision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 143.430717 · Participants: 1228Precision Walls, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRobert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.702062 · Participants: 279Robert E. Mason & Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanState Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 123.497988 · Participants: 158State Utility Contractors, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership PlanRecore Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($M): 108.9505 · Participants: 140Recore Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust vs. nearby ESOP plans in North Carolina, assets vs. participants

Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust's out-of-state ESOP peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Carolina, the nearest ESOP by assets is Team Horner Employee Stock Ownership Plan in FL ($184M); by covered participants it is Adams and Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NV (1,397 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($184M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,396 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 Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust edged up modestly - up 1.3% during 2024, from $182M to $184M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Columbia Forest Products plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Columbia Forest Products's sponsor-wide assets grew 8.4%, from $252M to $274M.
Where does Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which ESOP plans are similar in size to Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by assets is Team Horner Employee Stock Ownership Plan in FL ($184M, 447 participants).
Which ESOP plans cover a similar participant headcount to Columbia Forest Products, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust? ▼
Among ESOP plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Adams and Associates, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan in NV (1,397 participants, $67M in assets).