Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$5M
Total assets Small plan by assets
108
Participants Small participant base
44th
Percentile by assets National rank
$50,721
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ward Manufacturing, LLC · New Hampshire · Manufacturing

$5M in assets, 108 participants

Ward Manufacturing, LLC's Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan reported $5M in total assets and 108 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 44th 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.

  • #4,766 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in New Hampshire

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan covers 108 participants in New Hampshire, about 36% of the average New Hampshire filer (state average ~301 per filing). Assets: $5M.

#4,766
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-60.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$5,477,860 44th percentile higher than 44% 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

Ward Manufacturing, LLC 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. Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (108 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan reported net income fell from $261K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$8M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan reported participants rose from 106 in the plan year 2023 filing to 108 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 711042639 · Ward Manufacturing, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan · $5M · 108 · 44th

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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 New Hampshire →

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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

New Hampshire filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$14M
Net Assets (End of Year)$5M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN711042639
Plan Effective Date1986-03-10
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ward Manufacturing, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ward Manufacturing, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 17.26785012127649% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$25M$30M$35M$40M 202220232024 $35.6M $29.5M ▼ -17.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 544 $36M
2023 3 529 $36M
2024 3 547 $29M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Hampshire

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

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 5.47786 · Participants: 108Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension PlanPension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Total assets ($M): 609.093653 · Participants: 1373Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-HitchcockRetirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital, Total assets ($M): 413.104597 · Participants: 3416Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord HospitalElliot Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 266.934444 · Participants: 475Elliot Health System Pension PlanCatholic Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 242.985045 · Participants: 352Catholic Medical Center Pension PlanOsram Sylvania Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 210.333889 · Participants: 238Osram Sylvania Pension Plan
Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees of Hawaiian Cement, Maui Concrete & Aggregate Division in HI ($5M); by covered participants it is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (108 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 Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan contracted severely - down 60.5% during 2024, from $14M to $5M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Ward Manufacturing, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ward Manufacturing, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 17.3%, from $36M to $29M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees of Hawaiian Cement, Maui Concrete & Aggregate Division in HI ($5M, 16 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ward Manufacturing, LLC Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nortek Retirement Plan in WI (108 participants, $43M 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 711042639.

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.