Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Windstream Services, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$479M
Total assets
1,883
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$254,188
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Windstream Pension Plan · Sponsored by Windstream Services, LLC · Arkansas · Information & Media

$479M in assets, 1,883 participants

Windstream Services, LLC's Windstream Pension Plan reported $479M in total assets and 1,883 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #2,795 in Information & Media (2,913 peers)

Where Windstream Pension Plan sits by assets

Windstream Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $479M for 1,883 participants (~$254,188/participant), down 53.0% in 2022.

$479M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,883
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$254,188
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $538M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

State

Windstream Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Windstream Pension Plan outranks 98% of the 139,258 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 4.8x the national average plan size of $100M (730 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$475M
Net Income-$538M
Employer EIN852049794
Plan Effective Date2006-06-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Windstream Services, LLC)

$1.55B$1.6B$1.65B$1.7B$1.75B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.73B ▲ +9.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Windstream Services, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,867 $1.6B
2023 2 12,695 $1.6B
2024 2 10,852 $1.7B

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Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Windstream Pension P…Riceland Foods, Inc.…Southwest Power Pool…Producers Rice Mill,…Arkansas Federal Cre…Arkansas Glass Conta…
Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Windstream Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Windstream Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Windstream Pension Plan contracted severely - down 53.0% during 2022, from $1.0B to $479M. Reported net income was -$538M.
How have Windstream Services, LLC plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Windstream Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.6B to $1.7B.
Where does Windstream Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Windstream Pension Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Windstream Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Finra Employees Retirement Plan in DC ($479M, 1,318 participants).

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