Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Growmark Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $650M
- Total assets
- 1,801
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $360,787
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · Sponsored by Growmark Inc. · Illinois · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$650M in assets, 1,801 participants
Growmark Inc.'s Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported $650M in total assets and 1,801 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 139,126 plans)
- #1,521 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 covers 1,801 participants in Illinois, 2.3x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $650M.
- $650M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,801
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $360,787
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $108M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Participants vs Illinois filers
In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reports 1,801 participants - 2.3x that state average ($650M EOY assets).
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $757M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $649M |
| Net Income | -$108M |
| Employer EIN | 370815318 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Growmark Inc.)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 14,453 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,057 | $2.3B |
| 2024 | 4 | 15,396 | $2.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $42.6B · 50,096
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $32.1B · 49,052
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,170
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $7.3B · N/A
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $6.8B · 16,809
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 by total assets, not by location.
- Lafargeholcim US Pension Plan (MI) $650M · 1,358
- Detroit Medical Center Consolidated Pension Plan (MI) $650M · 2,080
- Western PA Electrical Employees Pension Trust Fund (PA) $652M · 2,579
- Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan (OR) $652M · 830
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's numbers.
- By total assets, Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois. Compare plans
- Growmark Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 16.2% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plans