Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Volunteer Energy Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$20M
Total assets Small plan by assets
69
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$296,097
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative · Sponsored by Volunteer Energy Cooperative · Tennessee · Utilities

$20M in assets, 69 participants

Volunteer Energy Cooperative's Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative reported $20M in total assets and 69 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.

  • #296 in Utilities (738 peers)

Utilities sector rank

Within Utilities, Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative ranks #296 of 738 2022 filers by assets (2628% of the sector average)-$20M for 69 participants.

#296
in Utilities (738 peers)
-27.3%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $8M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative vs every filed plan by assets

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

$20,430,719 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

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative is a small filing (69 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 620395590 · Volunteer Energy Cooperative PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative · $20M · 69 · 78th

  • EIN $20M
  • RANK 69
  • PHOTO 78th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Roofers Local Union No. 71 Pension Plan
  • 5500 ind #296

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative in the asset neighbourhood

Kph Healthcare Services, Inc. Pension PlanKph Healthcare Services, Inc…$20MEmployees' Retirement Plan of Houston Fuel Oil Terminal CompanyEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$20MPhiladelphia Industrial Development Corporation Retirement PlanPhiladelphia Industrial Deve…$20MPension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy CooperativePension Plan for Employees o…$20MRoofers Local Union No. 71 Pension PlanRoofers Local Union No. 71 P…$20M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Utilities filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$20M
Net Income-$8M
Employer EIN620395590
Plan Effective Date1947-06-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Volunteer Energy Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Volunteer Energy Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$23M 10.446294131890317% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$21M$22M$23M 202220232024 $20.4M $22.6M ▲ +10.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 69 $20M
2023 1 65 $21M
2024 1 56 $23M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Tennessee

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

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative, Total assets ($B): 0.020430719 · Participants: 69Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy CooperativeFedex Corporation Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 25.607567505 · Participants: 119742Fedex Corporation Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan of International Paper Company, Total assets ($B): 8.844607131 · Participants: 20914Retirement Plan of International Paper CompanyPension Plan for Employees at Ornl, Total assets ($B): 2.326549411 · Participants: 5460Pension Plan for Employees at OrnlRetirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Total assets ($B): 2.039541449 · Participants: 2920Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC at the U.S. Department of Energy at Oak Ridge, TennesseeNissan Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.533696203 · Participants: 4575Nissan Employee Retirement Plan
Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Roofers Local Union No. 71 Pension Plan in OH ($20M); by covered participants it is Seyfarth Shaw LLP Legacy Pension Plan in IL (69 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (69 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 Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative declined sharply - down 27.3% during 2022, from $28M to $20M. Reported net income was -$8M.
How have Volunteer Energy Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Volunteer Energy Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.4%, from $20M to $23M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative 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 Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Roofers Local Union No. 71 Pension Plan in OH ($20M, 90 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of Volunteer Energy Cooperative? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Seyfarth Shaw LLP Legacy Pension Plan in IL (69 participants, $16M 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 620395590.

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.