Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Ford Motor Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $13.4B
- Total assets
- 11,760
- Participants
- 100th
- Percentile by assets
- $1.1M
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Ford Motor Company · Michigan · Manufacturing
$13.4B in assets, 11,760 participants
Ford Motor Company's Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan reported $13.4B in total assets and 11,760 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.
- 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- #20,599 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)
Coverage in Michigan
Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan covers 11,760 participants in Michigan, 19x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~632 per filing). Assets: $13.4B.
- $13.4B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 11,760
- covered participants
- 100th
- percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
- $1.1M
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $6.9B for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 632 participants across 3,963 plans. Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan reports 11,760 participants - 19x that state average ($13.4B EOY assets).
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $20.3B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $13.4B |
| Net Income | -$6.9B |
| Employer EIN | 380549190 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1950-03-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ford Motor Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 130,980 | $53.1B |
| 2023 | 5 | 127,172 | $55.3B |
| 2024 | 5 | 127,396 | $55.6B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $40.2B · 18,766
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 27,567
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $13.0B · 13,759
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $8.6B · 14,563
- Fca US LLC Pension Plan $4.2B · 3,249
Scale composition for Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan
Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan reports $13.4B in end-of-year assets across 11,760 participants (0.12% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.013% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $1.1M per participant (8.3x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$6.9B.
This plan identity (EIN 380549190, plan #002) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $13.4B to $12.1B (-9.8%) while covered participants moved from 11,760 to 8,585 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.
| Plan year | Participants | EOY assets | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 11,760 | $13.4B | This page |
| 2023 | 10,215 | $12.7B | Open filing |
| 2024 · index core | 8,585 | $12.1B | Open filing |
The same sponsor also keeps 4 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $17.8B, 25,742 participants)
- Ford Motor Co. Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees (401(k), $17.3B, 31,790 participants)
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan (Defined Benefit (Pension), $12.1B, 8,585 participants)
- Ford Motor Co. Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (401(k), $8.3B, 60,497 participants)
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Iam National Pension Fund (DC) $13.8B · 94,512
- 3M Employee Retirement Income Plan (MN) $14.0B · 12,160
- Truist Financial Corporation Pension Plan (NC) $12.5B · 37,931
- Nokia Retirement Income Plan (NJ) $14.5B · 7,413
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Filing takeaways
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- By total assets, Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
- Ford Motor Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 4.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans