Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Growmark Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $650M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,801
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $360,787
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #1,521
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
- -14.1%
- assets change YoY
- 6.5×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's outsized position by total assets
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$649,777,590 Top 2% higher than 98% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8'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. Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 lands in the large band (1,801 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 370815318 · Growmark Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · $650M · 1,801 · 98th
- EOY $650M
- EOY 1,801
- EOY 98th
- EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EOY near Lafargeholcim US Pension Plan
- EOY ind #1521
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 in the asset neighbourhood
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.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Growmark Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.5B 16.208314169270118% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- 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
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Lafargeholcim US Pension Plan in MI ($650M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund of Local Union No. 19 in PA (1,800 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($650M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,801 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund of Local Union No. 19 (PA) 1,800 · 1 off
- Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock (NH) 1,798 · 3 off
- I. B. E. W. Local 25 Pension Fund (NY) 1,794 · 7 off
- Maryland Electrical Industry Pension Plan (MD) 1,791 · 10 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.