Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$98M
Total assets Below avg plan size
238
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$410,898
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Instant Brands Pension Plan · Sponsored by Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$98M in assets, 238 participants

Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.'s Instant Brands Pension Plan reported $98M in total assets and 238 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.

  • #15,218 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Instant Brands Pension Plan covers 238 participants in Illinois, about 31% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $98M.

#15,218
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.3%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Instant Brands Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Instant Brands Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$97,793,807 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

Instant Brands Pension 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. Instant Brands Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (238 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Instant Brands Pension Plan reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Instant Brands Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $103M in the plan year 2023 filing to $98M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Instant Brands Pension Plan reported participants fell from 249 in the plan year 2023 filing to 238 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 161403318 · Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Instant Brands Pension Plan · $98M · 238 · 90th

  • VS-ST $98M
  • BOY 238
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees
  • TYPE ind #15218

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 →

Instant Brands Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Instant Brands Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$103M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN161403318
Plan Effective Date1998-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$98M 61.279057250523906% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$100M$200M$300M 202220232024 $253M $97.8M ▼ -61.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,855 $253M
2023 2 1,816 $274M
2024 2 1,741 $98M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Instant Brands Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Instant Brands Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.097793807 · Participants: 238Instant Brands Pension 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
Instant Brands Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Instant Brands Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Instant Brands Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees in CA ($98M); by covered participants it is Covia Holdings Corporation Pension Plan in OH (238 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (238 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 Instant Brands Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Instant Brands Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2024, from $103M to $98M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Instant Brands Holdings, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Instant Brands Holdings, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 61.3%, from $253M to $98M.
Where does Instant Brands Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Instant Brands Pension 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Instant Brands Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees in CA ($98M, 904 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Instant Brands Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Covia Holdings Corporation Pension Plan in OH (238 participants, $58M 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 161403318.

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.