Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$43M
Total assets Below avg plan size
107
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$399,290
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Farm Bureau Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Iowa Farm Bureau Federation · Iowa · Other Services

$43M in assets, 107 participants

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's Farm Bureau Retirement Plan reported $43M in total assets and 107 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #7,870 in Other Services (8,398 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan covers 107 participants in Iowa, about 18% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $43M.

#7,870
in Other Services (8,398 peers)
-19.0%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$42,724,048 Top 13% higher than 87% of 139,123 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 2022

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Farm Bureau Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (107 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 420331840 · Iowa Farm Bureau Federation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan · $43M · 107 · 87th

  • BOY $43M
  • SCH 107
  • EBSA 87th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Plumbers Local Union No. 519 Pension Fund
  • NET ind #7870

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 Other Services retirement plans → · Plans in Iowa →

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Farm Bureau Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$53M
Net Assets (End of Year)$43M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN420331840
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Iowa Farm Bureau Federation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$547M 28.003412050411914% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $427M $547M ▲ +28.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,196 $427M
2023 2 2,218 $488M
2024 2 2,318 $547M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Farm Bureau Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.042724048 · Participants: 107Farm Bureau Retirement PlanTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.230658092 · Participants: 6789Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.549488797 · Participants: 11788Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.490129749 · Participants: 3321Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.320738549 · Participants: 2037Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.286934779 · Participants: 1641Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc.
Farm Bureau Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants
Compare Farm Bureau Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Farm Bureau Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers Local Union No. 519 Pension Fund in FL ($43M); by covered participants it is Cwc Castings Div of Textron Inc Hry-Rated Ees' Pen Plan in RI (107 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($43M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (107 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Farm Bureau Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Farm Bureau Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 19.0% during 2022, from $53M to $43M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Iowa Farm Bureau Federation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $427M to $547M.
Where does Farm Bureau Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Farm Bureau Retirement Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Farm Bureau Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers Local Union No. 519 Pension Fund in FL ($43M, 306 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Farm Bureau Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cwc Castings Div of Textron Inc Hry-Rated Ees' Pen Plan in RI (107 participants, $97M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 420331840.

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.