401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$12M
Total assets Small plan by assets
230
Participants Below avg headcount
61st
Percentile by assets National rank
$54,317
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash · Washington · Other Services

$12M in assets, 230 participants

Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash's Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported $12M in total assets and 230 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 61st 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.

  • #5,995 in Other Services (7,719 peers)

Coverage in Washington

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan covers 230 participants in Washington, about 16% of the average Washington filer (state average ~1,476 per filing). Assets: $12M.

#5,995
in Other Services (7,719 peers)
+16.1%
assets growth YoY

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Other Services and all filers

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$12,492,994 Top 39% higher than 61% 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

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) 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. Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (230 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 195 in the plan year 2023 filing to 230 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $2M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 910666066 · Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash PY 2024 · 401(k)

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan · $12M · 230 · 61st

  • EIN $12M
  • RANK 230
  • PHOTO 61st
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Cenvill Recreation, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust
  • 5500 ind #5995

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Washington filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$11M
Net Assets (End of Year)$12M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN910666066
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$12M 42.06354188130291% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$8M$10M$12M$14M 202220232024 $8.79M $12.5M ▲ +42.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 185 $9M
2023 1 195 $11M
2024 1 230 $12M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Washington

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

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500000050000010000001500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.012492994 · Participants: 230Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) PlanThe Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 73.910477714 · Participants: 139394The Boeing Company 401(k) Retirement PlanMicrosoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 65.646011638 · Participants: 118818Microsoft Corporation Savings Plus 401(k) PlanCostco 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 41.017392708 · Participants: 202468Costco 401(k) Retirement PlanAmazon 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.593744657 · Participants: 1209303Amazon 401(k) Plan401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.074085187 · Participants: 86668401(k) Savings Plan
Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants
Compare Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Cenvill Recreation, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($12M); by covered participants it is Versa Press Inc Employees Retirement Plan and Trust in IL (230 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (230 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 Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 16.1% during 2024, from $11M to $12M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Car Wash Enterprises, Inc. Dba Brown Bear Car Wash's sponsor-wide assets grew 42.1%, from $9M to $12M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cenvill Recreation, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan & Trust in FL ($12M, 129 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Brown Bear Car Wash 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Versa Press Inc Employees Retirement Plan and Trust in IL (230 participants, $39M 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 910666066.

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.