W. W. GRAINGER, INC. is a South Dakota corporation, registered on March 10, 1965. The company is currently listed as active on the South Dakota register, is registered under company number 19650010F and carries EIN 361150280. Its E-Verify enrollment reports a workforce of 100 to 499 employees, hiring at 1 site in New Jersey. Public records for the company include 1 SoS registration, 114 permits, 34 licenses, 26 federal contracts, 6 loan records, 29 H-1B filings, 4 E-Verify records, 2 USDOT records, 86 Medicare provider records, 87 copyrights, 12 Form 5500 filings and 1 SEC filing. Every fact here is republished from an official public register and traces back to a primary source document.
| Legal entity name | W. W. GRAINGER, INC. |
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| Doing business as | GRAINGER |
| Principal address | 100 GRAINGER PARKWAY, LAKE FOREST, IL, 60045 |
| Registration state | South Dakota |
| Status | Active |
| Registered | 10 March 1965 (over 61 years ago) |
| Shareholders | RICK SIGLER, owner |
| Entity type | Corporation |
| Standing | compliant |
| Company number | 19650010F |
| EIN | 361150280 |
| LEI | 549300TWZSP6O1IH2V34 |
| Employees (modeled) |
| ≈20,900 employees2024 |
| Workforce size | 100 to 499 employees · updated 22 March 2023 |
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| Hiring sites | 1 site in New Jersey |
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| H-1B filings | 29 LCA filings, FY 2015–2025 |
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| USDOT carrier | USDOT 1020797 · 45 power units · 48 drivers · Interstate |
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| Registered agent | C T CORPORATION SYSTEM |
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| Source registry | South Dakota Secretary of State · updated 1 December 2015 |
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| Public records | 1 SoS registration |
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| Est. revenue (modeled) | $18.5B2024 |
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| Federal contractor | Yes · 26 federal recipient records (SAM) |
| SBA loans | $297K · approved amounts |
| State | Business name | Filed | Registered agent | Officers | Status | |
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| South DakotaTHIS | W. W. GRAINGER, INC. | 1965-03-10 | C T CORPORATION SYSTEM | — | Active | |
Filing ID 19650010F Jurisdiction Domestic · Corporation Principal address — Registered agent C T CORPORATION SYSTEM1536 MAIN STREET\nREADFIELD, ME 04355 Officers Not reported | ||||||
| Iowa | W. W. GRAINGER, INC. | 1946-08-07 | C T CORPORATION SYSTEM | JOHN L. HOWARDOfficerRYAN, JAMES TDirector2 more | Inactive | |
Companies and people linked to W. W. GRAINGER, INC. in the state registers through shared officers, a shared registered agent, shared filing contacts or a shared address. Service companies file for many unrelated businesses — a shared agent, address or contact alone does not prove affiliation.
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| State | Permit | Issued | Type | Location | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | B200461731 | 2026-04-10 | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | — | ACTIVE | |
| New York | — | 2026-02-27 | Mechanical Systems | — | Signed-off | |
| Illinois | B200424771 | 2025-05-07 | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | — | COMPLETE | |
| Illinois | B200418204 | 2025-03-24 | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | — | COMPLETE | |
| New York | — | 2024-12-26 | Mechanical Systems | — | Signed-off | |
| Illinois | B200402820 | 2024-10-30 | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | — | COMPLETE | |
| Illinois | B200017869 | 2024-05-22 | PERMIT – EXPRESS PERMIT PROGRAM | — | SUSPENDED | |
| Nevada | SBLD24-21675 | 2024-05-03 | — | 900 PACKER WAY SPARKS NV 89431 | Finaled | |
| Illinois | 101037331 | 2023-10-31 | PERMIT - EASY PERMIT PROCESS | — | Unknown | |
| Illinois | 101015873 | 2023-05-22 | PERMIT - RENOVATION/ALTERATION | — | COMPLETE | |
Showing the latest 100 of 114 records.
| State | License / ID | Type | Issued | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | COM-2024-383756 | Business License Commercial | 2024-10-18 | Archived Legacy - PLN | |
| New Mexico | COM-2021-362988 | Business License Commercial | 2022-02-12 | Archived Legacy - PLN | |
| New Mexico | BR-2022-009654 | Business License Commercial | 2022-02-12 | Converted Record | |
| Pennsylvania | 15-SNC00000953 | — | 2021-06-19 | Unknown | |
| Georgia | 13087-2017-146641 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2016-12-14 | Expired | |
| Georgia | 13087-2016-141293 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2016-02-17 | Expired | |
| Georgia | 13087-2015-135974 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2015-04-20 | Expired | |
| Georgia | 13087-2014-127333 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2014-01-01 | Expired | |
| Georgia | 13087-2013-122405 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2013-01-01 | Expired | |
| Georgia | 13087-2012-114006 | Commercial Location Business License Application | 2012-01-01 | Expired | |
| Amount | Approved | Lender | Jobs | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,289 | 06/18/2020 | Cross River Bank | 1 | Paid in Full | |
| $37,000 | 05/14/2020 | Commercial Bank | 7 | Paid in Full | |
| $112,281 | 04/15/2020 | CoBank ACB | 14 | Paid in Full | |
| $44,700 | 04/15/2020 | Customers Bank | 5 | Paid in Full | |
| $49,985 | 04/14/2020 | WebBank | 7 | Paid in Full | |
| $44,758 | 01/25/2021 | Readycap Lending, LLC | 5 | Paid in Full | |
| Case | Filed | Job title | Wage | Worksite | Status | |
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| I-200-25253-299895 | 2025-09-10 | Senior Data Scientist | $178,477/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25224-236626 | 2025-08-12 | Infrastructure Engineer | $156,149/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25219-227956 | 2025-08-07 | Senior Data Scientist | $145,000/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25218-223744 | 2025-08-05 | Business Systems Engineering | $170,446/yr | Chicago | Certified | |
| I-200-25211-211229 | 2025-07-30 | Data Engineer | $149,000/yr | Chicago | Certified | |
| I-200-25202-189047 | 2025-07-21 | Senior Product Manager | $175,000/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25197-179904 | 2025-07-16 | Security Engineer | $123,600/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25190-163333 | 2025-07-09 | Senior Manager, Inventory Management and Optimization | $195,615/yr | Lake Forest | Certified | |
| I-200-25127-947600 | 2025-05-07 | Analyst, Marketing Optimization | $82,665/yr | Lake Forest | Certified - Withdrawn | |
| I-200-22105-075827 | 2022-04-15 | Analyst Marketing Optimization | $75,000/yr | Lake Forest | Certified - Withdrawn | |
| State | Workforce | Hiring sites | Enrolled | Industry | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 100 to 499 | 1 | 1/6/2009 | WHOLESALE TRADE (42) | Terminated | |
| Texas | 100 to 499 | 1 | 1/13/2009 | WHOLESALE TRADE (42) | Terminated | |
| Illinois | 5,000 to 9,999 | 1 | 5/26/2009 | MANUFACTURING (31-33) | Open | |
| California | 20 to 99 | 1 | 11/18/2013 | RETAIL TRADE (44-45) | Open | |
| Registration | Registered | Title | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Grainger Plumbing Catalog 2013-14. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Public Safety Catalog 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Machine Maintenance & Reliability 2013 Catalog. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Manage. Conserve. Save 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Emergency Preparedness Catalog 2012. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger 2012-2013 Safety Catalog. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Safety Catalog 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Fleet/Vehicle Maintenance 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Metalworking 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
| — | — | Grainger Hospitality Catalog 2013. | B Non-dramatic literary work | |
Employee-benefit plan filings by W. W. GRAINGER, INC. with the Department of Labor. Employee and revenue figures are modeled estimates derived from retirement-plan participant counts and industry ratios — not official headcount or reported revenue.
| Employees (modeled) | ≈20,900 · plan year 2024 |
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| Est. annual revenue (modeled) | $18.5B |
| Retirement plan assets | $4B |
| Benefit plans | 401(k) plan on file |
| Filing history | 26 plan years filed, 1999–2024 |
| Sponsor EIN | 36-1150280 |
| Plan year | Employees (est.) | Participants | Plan assets | Revenue (est.) | 401(k) | |
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| 2024 | ≈20,900 | 30,597 (18,845 active) | $4B | $18.5B | 401(k) | |
| 2023 | ≈21,000 | 29,815 (18,923 active) | $3.7B | $18.3B | 401(k) | |
| 2022 | ≈20,900 | 28,127 (18,771 active) | $3.2B | $21B | 401(k) | |
| 2021 | ≈19,100 | 25,942 (17,181 active) | $3.8B | $19B | 401(k) | |
| 2020 | ≈18,700 | 25,628 (16,789 active) | $3.5B | $17B | 401(k) | |
| 2019 | ≈19,100 | 24,745 (17,230 active) | $3.2B | $16.1B | 401(k) | |
| 2018 | ≈18,800 | 23,645 (16,901 active) | $2.8B | $15.3B | 401(k) | |
| 2017 | ≈18,300 | 22,406 (16,484 active) | $3B | $14.4B | 401(k) | |
| 2016 | ≈18,600 | 20,212 (16,781 active) | $2.6B | $13.7B | 401(k) | |
| 2015 | ≈17,500 | 19,569 (15,758 active) | $2.5B | $11B | 401(k) | |
Matched Form 5500 filing records:
| Plan | Plan year | Participants | EIN | |
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| W. W. GRAINGER, INC. 401K PLAN | — | — | — | |
| W W GRAINGER INC 401K PLAN | — | — | — | |
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| CIK / File | Filed | Form | Detail | |
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| 277135 | — | — | — | |
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Companies adjacent to W. W. GRAINGER, INC. in the South Dakota Secretary of State register, in alphabetical order.
Netstate aggregates public records from federal, state and municipal sources; records are matched to this company by its registered legal names. Latest source snapshot 2026-08-05. Document getpalm-companies/7568-5970-9701.