401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Challenge Mfg. Holdings 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$91M
Total assets Below avg plan size
3,293
Participants Above avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$27,602
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Challenge Mfg. Holdings · Michigan · Manufacturing

$91M in assets, 3,293 participants

Challenge Mfg. Holdings's Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan reported $91M in total assets and 3,293 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,102 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Michigan

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan covers 3,293 participants in Michigan, 5.2x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~638 per filing). Assets: $91M.

#15,102
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+14.6%
assets growth YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$90,892,838 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan'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. Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (3,293 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan reported net income fell from $19M in the plan year 2023 filing to $10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $79M in the plan year 2023 filing to $91M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 3,057 in the plan year 2023 filing to 3,293 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 464294293 · Challenge Mfg. Holdings PY 2024 · 401(k)

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan · $91M · 3,293 · 90th

  • PCT $91M
  • EIN 3,293
  • RANK 90th
  • PHOTO 401(k)
  • IND near National Automobile Dealers Assn 401(k) Plan
  • EOY ind #15102

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 Michigan →

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Heitman Employees Advantage Retirement PlanHeitman Employees Advantage …$91MForum Communications Company 401(k) PlanForum Communications Company…$91MChallenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanChallenge Mfg. Company Profi…$91MNational Automobile Dealers Assn 401(k) PlanNational Automobile Dealers …$91MNational Seating & Mobility, Inc. 401(k) PlanNational Seating & Mobility,…$91M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Michigan filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$91M
Net Income$10M
Employer EIN464294293
Plan Effective Date1987-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Challenge Mfg. Holdings)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Challenge Mfg. Holdings plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$140M 107.38236911922858% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$100M$150M 202220232024 $67.3M $140M ▲ +107.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,028 $67M
2023 2 4,929 $102M
2024 2 5,555 $140M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Michigan

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020000400006000080000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.090892838 · Participants: 3293Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings PlanGeneral Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 23.0591668 · Participants: 43053General Motors Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 17.26893589 · Participants: 31790Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried EmployeesThe Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.768606712 · Participants: 17128The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings PlanThe General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States, Total assets ($B): 9.568379082 · Participants: 42513The General Motors Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United StatesFord Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees, Total assets ($B): 8.2932975 · Participants: 60497Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees
Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest 401(k) by assets is National Automobile Dealers Assn 401(k) Plan in VA ($91M); by covered participants it is Sonida Senior Living 401(k) Plan in TX (3,292 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,293 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 Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2024?
Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan grew at a solid clip - up 14.6% during 2024, from $79M to $91M. Reported net income was $10M.
How have Challenge Mfg. Holdings plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Challenge Mfg. Holdings's sponsor-wide assets grew 107.4%, from $67M to $140M.
Where does Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 90th 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 401(k) plans are similar in size to Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Automobile Dealers Assn 401(k) Plan in VA ($91M, 169 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Challenge Mfg. Company Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sonida Senior Living 401(k) Plan in TX (3,292 participants, $20M in assets).