Find an old Stepan 401(k)

Who to contact about an account in each of the 5 Stepan plans, from the filings. Free, no sign-up, no Social Security number.

Stepan Company Savings and Investment Retirement Plan

Stepan Company · Plan 009 · EIN 36-1823834 · Northbrook, IL

Active · plan year 2024 filing401(k)
Plan administratorStepan Company
1101 Skokie Boulevard Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Fidelity Inv.Inst.Ops.CoSchedule C ↗
Former employees with balances495 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Stepan Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan II

Stepan Company · Plan 013 · EIN 36-1823834 · Northbrook, IL

Active · plan year 2024 filingRetirement
Plan administratorStepan Company
1101 Skokie Boulevard Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Fidelity Inv. Inst. Ops. Co.Schedule C ↗
Former employees with balances483 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees

Stepan Company · Plan 002 · EIN 36-1823834 · Northbrook, IL

Frozen · plan year 2024 filingPension (defined benefit)
Plan administratorStepan Company
1101 Skokie Boulevard Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Not listed on Schedule C (small plans often don't file one)
Former employees with balances216 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Millsdale Hourly and Anaheim Hourly Employees

Stepan Company · Plan 007 · EIN 36-1823834 · Northbrook, IL

Frozen · plan year 2024 filingPension (defined benefit)
Plan administratorStepan Company
1101 Skokie Boulevard Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Not listed on Schedule C (small plans often don't file one)
Former employees with balances30 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Stepan Company Retirement Plan for Maywood Hourly Employees

Stepan Company · Plan 003 · EIN 36-1823834 · Northbrook, IL

Frozen · plan year 2024 filingPension (defined benefit)
Plan administratorStepan Company
1101 Skokie Boulevard Suite 500, Northbrook, IL 60062
Form 5500 ↗
Recordkeeper (who holds the accounts)Not listed on Schedule C (small plans often don't file one)
Former employees with balances6 separated participants still had money in the planForm 5500 ↗

Stepan 401(k) match, vesting and fees →

Found it? Your options

Leave itOften allowed if your balance is over $7,000. You keep the plan's investments and fees.
Move it to your new job's planIf the new plan accepts roll-ins. Ask the new plan's recordkeeper.
Roll it into an IRAMore investment choices, and you control it. A direct rollover avoids withholding and penalties.
Cash outUsually taxed, plus a 10% penalty if you are under 59½.

General information, not financial or tax advice. Rules depend on your plan and situation.

How to track down the account

  1. Call the plan administrator or recordkeeper listed on the filing. Have your name, Social Security number and dates of employment ready.
  2. If the plan terminated, ask the administrator where balances went (another plan, an IRA provider, or a state unclaimed-property office).
  3. Over 65? Also check the Department of Labor's Retirement Savings Lost and Found database.

Common questions

How do I find my old Stepan 401(k)?

Contact the plan administrator listed on the plan's Form 5500 filing: Stepan Company, (847) 446-7500. The accounts are held by the recordkeeper, Fidelity Inv.Inst.Ops.Co. Have your Social Security number and dates of employment ready.

What is the Stepan 401(k) phone number?

The plan administrator phone number on the plan year 2024 filing is (847) 446-7500.

Contacts are as filed on each plan's latest Form 5500 and may be out of date. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Stepan and does not hold accounts. Not financial advice. Report a correction