401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$100M
Total assets Below avg plan size
129
Participants Small participant base
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$771,736
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered · Maryland · Professional & Technical Services

$100M in assets, 129 participants

Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered's Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan reported $100M in total assets and 129 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.

  • #18,462 in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan covers 129 participants in Maryland, about 14% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $100M.

#18,462
in Professional & Technical Services (20,173 peers)
+22.2%
assets growth YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$99,553,883 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

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 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. Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (129 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $81M in the plan year 2023 filing to $100M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 115 in the plan year 2023 filing to 129 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from $17M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 521037344 · Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered PY 2024 · 401(k)

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan · $100M · 129 · 90th

  • PART $100M
  • TYPE 129
  • NET 90th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Stimson Lumber Company 401(k) Plan
  • BOY ind #18462

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 Professional & Technical Services retirement plans → · Plans in Maryland →

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Interstate and Istate 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanInterstate and Istate 401(k)…$100MLerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) PlanLerch, Early and Brewer Char…$100MStimson Lumber Company 401(k) PlanStimson Lumber Company 401(k…$100MMarcone Appliance Parts Center 401(k) Profit Sharing PlanMarcone Appliance Parts Cent…$100MNexxen Inc. 401(k) Plan$100M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$81M
Net Assets (End of Year)$100M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN521037344
Plan Effective Date1983-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$100M 55.02016452611452% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$60M$80M$100M$120M 202220232024 $64.2M $99.6M ▲ +55.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 118 $64M
2023 1 115 $81M
2024 1 129 $100M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Maryland

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

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.099553883 · Participants: 129Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 51.448624264 · Participants: 96812Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Savings PlanMarriott Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.712016434 · Participants: 101417Marriott Retirement Savings PlanT. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 4.948487009 · Participants: 6639T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement ProgramNfl Player Second Career Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.08462816 · Participants: 2771Nfl Player Second Career Savings PlanLockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 2.987191008 · Participants: 18370Lockheed Martin Corporation Performance Sharing Plan for Bargaining Employees
Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Stimson Lumber Company 401(k) Plan in OR ($100M); by covered participants it is Howard's Appliances 401(k) Plan in CA (129 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($100M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (129 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 Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.2% during 2024, from $81M to $100M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered's sponsor-wide assets grew 55.0%, from $64M to $100M.
Where does Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) 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 Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stimson Lumber Company 401(k) Plan in OR ($100M, 504 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Lerch, Early and Brewer Chartered 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Howard's Appliances 401(k) Plan in CA (129 participants, $1M 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 521037344.

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.