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Form 5500 statement · plan year 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025
Grange Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan
Sponsored by Grange Holdings, Inc., Columbus, OH
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. Form 5500 contains no individual account balances. Look up the original filing at EFAST2.
Grange Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan is a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Grange Holdings, Inc. of Columbus, Ohio. For the plan year ending 31 Mar 2025 it reported 466 participants, 223 of them active, and net assets of $112M.
Net assets came to $240,778 per participant, well above the $87,254 median for defined benefit plans with 250 to 499 participants and well above the $119,983 median for defined benefit plans in finance and insurance. The figure is an average across everyone in the plan, including former employees with small balances; Form 5500 holds no individual account data.
Schedule C lists 2 service provider organisations paid $5,000 or more, with reported compensation of $301K: $647 per participant, well above the same-size median of $413. Administrative expenses charged to the plan were $304K. Schedule C does not capture every cost: fees netted from fund returns and fees the employer pays directly are outside it.
Across the filings on record, net assets went from $189M in 2020 to $112M in 2024 (down 41%), and participants from 985 to 466 (down 53%).
The independent accountant's opinion on the financial statements was unmodified (unqualified), from an audit whose scope was limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) to exclude investment information certified by a bank or insurer.
Compared with similar plans
| Measure | This plan | Same size | Same industry | All US DB plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $240,778 | $87,254 | $119,983 | $86,221 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | — | $11,032 | $7,849 | $10,244 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $647 | $413 | $352 | $344 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.27% | 0.51% | 0.32% | 0.42% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $653 | $596 | $433 | $527 |
Peer columns are medians for plan year 2024 across defined benefit plans with 100 or more participants: 250 to 499 participants (873 plans), finance and insurance (690) and all US plans (5,308). Fee medians cover plans that report an amount.
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Schedule C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 466 | $112M | $240,777 | — | — | $301K |
| 2023 | 467 | $111M | $237,567 | — | — | $173K |
| 2022 | 489 | $112M | $229,920 | — | — | $310K |
| 2021 | 944 | $180M | $190,645 | — | — | $408K |
| 2020 | 985 | $189M | $192,198 | — | — | $542K |
Years in which the plan filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants, from 2009. Plan year is the year in which the plan year began.
Statement for the year
- Net assets, beginning of year$110,943,808
- Employer contributions—
- Participant contributions—
- Rollovers and other contributions—
- Total contributions$0
- Total income, including investment results$4,173,099
- Benefits paid$2,610,185
- Administrative expenses$304,248
- Total expenses$2,914,433
- Net income$1,258,666
- Net transfers$0
- Net assets, end of year$112,202,474
Participants
- Active participants223
- Retired or separated, receiving benefits67
- Retired or separated, entitled to future benefits172
- Total participants, end of year466
Fees and service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & General Investment | Investment management | $271,164 | $0 |
| Prudential Bank & Trust Company | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution) | $30,195 | $0 |
Schedule C, Part I line 2: providers that received $5,000 or more, with the form's own service codes. Individuals named on Schedule C (plan employees, individual trustees) are never shown and their compensation is excluded. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed by formula carries no dollar amount. See how to read Schedule C fees.
Administrative expenses on Schedule H
- Investment advisory and management fees$301,359
- Trustee and custodial fees$2,889
- Total administrative expenses$304,248
Investment structure
Assets at year end by Schedule H category. The form shows the kind of vehicle holding the money, not the funds on the menu.
- Common/collective trusts$91.3M · 81.4%
- Registered investment companies (mutual funds)$12.8M · 11.4%
- Corporate stocks$6.3M · 5.7%
- Cash (interest and non-interest bearing)$1.8M · 1.6%
- Receivables$35K · 0.0%
Audit and compliance answers, as filed
- Accountant's opinionUnmodified (unqualified)
- Audit scope limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C)Yes
- Accounting firmClark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
- Participant contributions reported as transmitted lateNo
- Covered by a fidelity bondYes, $5,000,000
- Blackout period during the yearNo
These are the plan administrator's own answers on Schedule H, Part IV. A reported late transmittal is the filer's disclosure of a timing lapse, usually corrected through the Department of Labor's voluntary program; the amount is the total involved, not a loss.
Plan characteristics
1ABenefits are primarily pay related
Codes entered on Form 5500 line 8a, with the labels from the official instructions. Business code 524150: Direct Insurance (except Life, Health & Medical) Carriers.
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| Plan | Sponsor | Participants | Net assets | Per participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation Retirement Plan | Cincinnati Financial Corporation | 922 | $358M | $388,566 |
| Third Federal Savings Retirement Plan | Third Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland | 416 | $77.1M | $185,391 |
| Group Pension Plan for Employees of Central Insurance Company | Central Insurance Company | 1,271 | $220M | $173,426 |
| Motorists Mutual Retirement Plan | Encova Holdings, Inc. | 336 | $68.4M | $203,565 |
| Park National Corporation Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Park National Corporation | 1,706 | $238M | $139,676 |
| Midland-Guardian Co. Salaried Employees' Pension P | Midland-Guardian Co. | 187 | $30.8M | $164,580 |
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Questions and answers
How big is Grange Holdings, Inc. Retirement Income Plan?
466 participants at the end of the plan year ending 31 Mar 2025, of whom 223 were active employees, with net assets of $112,202,474. Among defined benefit plans that places it in the 250 to 499 participants band, which held 873 plans in plan year 2024.
What does Grange Holdings, Inc. contribute per participant?
This filing has no Schedule H financial statement, so employer contributions are not reported here.
What fees does the plan pay and how do they compare?
Schedule C reports $301,359 in compensation to service provider organisations, $647 per participant or 0.27% of net assets. The same-size median among plans reporting any Schedule C compensation was $413 per participant. Administrative expenses on Schedule H were $304,248. Investment costs deducted inside mutual funds and other pooled vehicles are not itemised on Form 5500, so these figures are a floor rather than a full cost.
Who runs the plan?
The sponsor is Grange Holdings, Inc.. Investment advisory or management: Legal & General Investment. Trustee or custodian: Prudential Bank & Trust Company. The financial statements were audited by Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.. Form 5500 also names the plan administrator's signer and other individuals; this site publishes organisations only.
Was the audit opinion unqualified?
The filing reports an unmodified (unqualified) opinion from a limited-scope audit, in which the accountant did not audit investment information certified by a bank or insurance company. Unmodified (formerly "unqualified") is the standard clean opinion.
How current is this, and does it show my balance?
This is the Form 5500 for the plan year 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025, received by the Department of Labor on 29 Oct 2025. Filings are due seven months after the plan year ends, or nine and a half with an extension, so the public record always runs a year or more behind. It contains plan-level totals only: no individual balances, contributions or names of participants exist in the data.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C) for plan years 2009 to 2025, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 83-2949300, plan 001, received 29 Oct 2025; an amended filing replaces it at the next build. Medians and percentiles are computed by this site; see the methodology. Report an error through corrections.