Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Hallmark Cards, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$437M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,928
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$226,710
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. · Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, Inc. · Missouri · Wholesale Trade

$437M in assets, 1,928 participants

Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. reported $437M in total assets and 1,928 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.

  • #6,744 in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. covers 1,928 participants in Missouri, 2.6x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $437M.

#6,744
in Wholesale Trade (6,843 peers)
-18.9%
assets change YoY
4.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $102M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$437,096,786 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

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'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. Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. lands in the large band (1,928 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 440272180 · Hallmark Cards, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. · $437M · 1,928 · 98th

  • VS-ST $437M
  • BOY 1,928
  • SCH 98th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc.
  • TYPE ind #6744

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Ben E. Keith Company and Its AffiliatesRetirement Plan for Employee…$438MPiedmont Healthcare, Inc. Consolidated Retirement PlanPiedmont Healthcare, Inc. Co…$438MPermanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc.Permanente Physicians Retire…$438MCash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Cash Balance Retirement Plan…$437MAgilent Technologies, Inc. Retirement PlanAgilent Technologies, Inc. R…$436M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$539M
Net Assets (End of Year)$437M
Net Income-$102M
Employer EIN440272180
Plan Effective Date1943-12-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hallmark Cards, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hallmark Cards, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.0B 1.134182305570782% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.9B$2.92B$2.94B$2.96B$2.98B$3B 202220232024 $2.92B $2.95B ▲ +1.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 13,514 $2.9B
2023 5 13,394 $3.0B
2024 5 13,058 $3.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.437096786 · Participants: 1928Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.485527737 · Participants: 31010Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.442367346 · Participants: 10080Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.376779083 · Participants: 15460Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.256518868 · Participants: 8767Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.12779001 · Participants: 4763Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc. in CA ($438M); by covered participants it is Aon Retirement Pension Plan in IL (1,928 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,928 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 Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. assets move in 2022? ▼
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. declined sharply - down 18.9% during 2022, from $539M to $437M. Reported net income was -$102M.
How have Hallmark Cards, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.1%, from $2.9B to $3.0B.
Where does Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. 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 Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc. in CA ($438M, 730 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aon Retirement Pension Plan in IL (1,928 participants, $1.5B 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 440272180.

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.