Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Windstream Services, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$415M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,704
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$243,397
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Windstream Pension Plan · Sponsored by Windstream Services, LLC · Arkansas · Information & Media

$415M in assets, 1,704 participants

Windstream Services, LLC's Windstream Pension Plan reported $415M in total assets and 1,704 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,670 in Information & Media (2,818 peers)

Where Windstream Pension Plan sits by assets

Windstream Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $415M for 1,704 participants (~$243,397/participant), down 13.3% in 2023.

#2,670
in Information & Media (2,818 peers)
-13.3%
assets change YoY
4.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $67M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Windstream Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Windstream Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$414,749,303 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

Windstream Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Windstream Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,704 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Windstream Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$538M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$67M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Windstream Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $479M in the plan year 2022 filing to $415M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Windstream Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,883 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,704 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 852049794 · Windstream Services, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Windstream Pension Plan · $415M · 1,704 · 97th

  • EBSA $415M
  • PART 1,704
  • TYPE 97th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #2670

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Windstream Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Msd Puerto Rico Pension Plan$417MAtlanta Plumbers & Steamfitters Pension FundAtlanta Plumbers & Steamfitt…$416MWindstream Pension Plan$415MThe Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement PlanThe Hearst Corporation Broad…$414MPension and Retirement Plan of Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 525Pension and Retirement Plan …$413M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Windstream Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$479M
Net Assets (End of Year)$407M
Net Income-$67M
Employer EIN852049794
Plan Effective Date2006-06-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Windstream Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Windstream Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 9.56451191366745% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.55B$1.6B$1.65B$1.7B$1.75B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.73B ▲ +9.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,867 $1.6B
2023 2 12,695 $1.6B
2024 2 10,852 $1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arkansas

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

Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Windstream Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 414.749303 · Participants: 1704Windstream Pension PlanRiceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 324.440589 · Participants: 412Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension PlanSouthwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 132.068689 · Participants: 660Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement PlanProducers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 116.98461 · Participants: 301Producers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension PlanArkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 42.709301 · Participants: 350Arkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustHeat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 4.406989 · Participants: 27Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan
Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Windstream Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Windstream Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan in NC ($414M); by covered participants it is Midwest Pension Plan in IL (1,707 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,704 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Windstream Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Windstream Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 13.3% during 2023, from $479M to $415M. Reported net income was -$67M.
How have Windstream Services, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Windstream Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.6B to $1.7B.
Where does Windstream Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Windstream Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Windstream Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Hearst Corporation Broadcast Retirement Plan in NC ($414M, 559 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Windstream Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Midwest Pension Plan in IL (1,707 participants, $127M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 852049794.

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.