Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Eastman Chemical Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $1.2B
- Total assets
- 3,484
- Participants
- 99th
- Percentile by assets
- $348,712
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan · Sponsored by Eastman Chemical Company · Tennessee · Manufacturing
$1.2B in assets, 3,484 participants
Eastman Chemical Company's Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 3,484 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.
- 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #20,256 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Coverage in Tennessee
Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan covers 3,484 participants in Tennessee, 3.1x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.
- $1.2B
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 3,484
- covered participants
- 99th
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $348,712
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $405M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Where Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan sits by total assets
Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$1,214,912,318 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Participants vs Tennessee filers
In Tennessee, the average filing covers about 1,126 participants across 2,384 plans. Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan reports 3,484 participants - 3.1x that state average ($1.2B EOY assets).
Tennessee filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $1.6B |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $1.2B |
| Net Income | -$405M |
| Employer EIN | 621539359 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1994-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Eastman Chemical Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 14,069 | $4.4B |
| 2023 | 2 | 14,067 | $4.7B |
| 2024 | 2 | 13,420 | $4.8B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
- Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan $25.6B · 119,742
- Retirement Plan of International Paper Company $8.8B · 20,914
- Pension Plan for Employees at Ornl $2.3B · 5,460
- Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee $2.0B · 2,920
- Nissan Employee Retirement Plan $1.5B · 4,575
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan by total assets, not by location.
- Retirement Plan for Hospital Employees (CA) $1.2B · 2,954
- Teamsters Joint Council No. 83 of Virginia Pension Fund (VA) $1.2B · 2,889
- Retirement System of the American National Red Cross (DC) $1.2B · 5,007
- Tribune Media Company Retirement Plan (IL) $1.2B · 183
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Eastman Retirement Assistance Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Eastman Retirement Assistance 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 Tennessee. Compare plans
- Eastman Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets have grown 10.5% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans