Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Windstream Services, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$479M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,883
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$254,188
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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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.

  • #2,794 in Information & Media (2,911 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.

#2,794
in Information & Media (2,911 peers)
-53.0%
assets change YoY
4.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Windstream Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Windstream Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$478,636,703 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Windstream Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Windstream Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,883 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 852049794 · Windstream Services, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Windstream Pension Plan · $479M · 1,883 · 98th

  • PCT $479M
  • PCT 1,883
  • PCT 98th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Finra Employees Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #2794

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Windstream Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Foot Locker Retirement Plan$481MFinra Employees Retirement PlanFinra Employees Retirement P…$479MWindstream Pension Plan$479MThe Queen's Health Systems Pension PlanThe Queen's Health Systems P…$478MPension Plan of Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc.Pension Plan of Tallahassee …$477M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Windstream Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Windstream Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 9.56451191366745% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.55B$1.6B$1.65B$1.7B$1.75B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.73B ▲ +9.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,867 $1.6B
2023 2 12,695 $1.6B
2024 2 10,852 $1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arkansas

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

Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -2000200400600 Total assets ($M) Participants Windstream Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 478.636703 · Participants: 1883Windstream Pension PlanRiceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 308.068558 · Participants: 462Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension PlanSouthwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 109.170083 · Participants: 632Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement PlanProducers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 105.625729 · Participants: 340Producers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension PlanArkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 38.826148 · Participants: 328Arkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustArkansas Glass Container Corporation Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($M): 6.25583 · Participants: 52Arkansas Glass Container Corporation Retirement Income Plan
Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Windstream Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Finra Employees Retirement Plan in DC ($479M); by covered participants it is Pension Fund for Hospital and Health Care Employees, Philadelphia and Vicinity in PA (1,880 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($479M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,883 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 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 139,126 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Windstream Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Fund for Hospital and Health Care Employees, Philadelphia and Vicinity in PA (1,880 participants, $357M 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 852049794.

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.