Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
91
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$237,469
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Fairbanks Scales Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$22M in assets, 91 participants

Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan reported $22M in total assets and 91 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #14,364 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan sits by assets

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $22M for 91 participants (~$237,469/participant), down 23.3% in 2022.

#14,364
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-23.3%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,609,646 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan is a small filing (91 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 431464165 · Fairbanks Scales Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan · $22M · 91 · 78th

  • 5500 $22M
  • 5500 91
  • 5500 78th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Minor League Players Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #14364

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN431464165
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Fairbanks Scales Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Fairbanks Scales Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$44M 28.245620037293822% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$50M$60M$70M 202220232024 $61.4M $44.1M ▼ -28.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 541 $61M
2023 2 463 $46M
2024 2 498 $44M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021609646 · Participants: 91Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension PlanKoch Industries Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.593691674 · Participants: 6466Koch Industries Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.233083024 · Participants: 4700Sprint Retirement Pension PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.670348613 · Participants: 996Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan aInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.406134615 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesGreater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.334112429 · Participants: 878Greater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
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Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY ($22M); by covered participants it is The Moore Company 4 Percent Plan in RI (91 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($22M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (91 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 Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan declined sharply - down 23.3% during 2022, from $28M to $22M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Fairbanks Scales Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 28.2%, from $61M to $44M.
Where does Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Minor League Players Pension Plan in NY ($22M, 3,377 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Moore Company 4 Percent Plan in RI (91 participants, N/A 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 431464165.

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.