Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$4M
Total assets Small plan by assets
14
Participants Small participant base
40th
Percentile by assets National rank
$287,197
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan · Sponsored by Fairbanks Scales Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$4M in assets, 14 participants

Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan reported $4M in total assets and 14 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 40th 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.

  • #4,402 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Fairbanks Scales Inc. multi-year trail

Fairbanks Scales Inc.'s plans moved -28.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan at $4M / 14 participants.

#4,402
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $32K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

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

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

$4,020,758 40th percentile higher than 40% 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

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

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan is a small filing (14 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$1M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$32K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan reported participants fell from 15 in the plan year 2022 filing to 14 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 431464165 · Fairbanks Scales Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan · $4M · 14 · 40th

  • PCT $4M
  • EIN 14
  • RANK 40th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Profit Enhancement Systems, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • EOY ind #4402

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. Union Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Fairbanks Scales Inc. multi-year asset trail

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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4M
Net Assets (End of Year)$4M
Net Income-$32K
Employer EIN431464165
Plan Effective Date1988-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 -0.500.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.004020758 · Participants: 14Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension PlanKoch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.477041162 · Participants: 5542Koch Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.270759544 · Participants: 3592Sprint Retirement Pension PlanInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.394870358 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.287846688 · Participants: 502Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Roadway LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.192952558 · Participants: 290Roadway LLC Pension Plan
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Profit Enhancement Systems, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IL ($4M); by covered participants it is Pottsville Republican Inc. Pension Plan in PA (14 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (14 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 Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2023, from $4M to $4M. Reported net income was -$32K.
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.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Profit Enhancement Systems, LLC Defined Benefit Pension Plan in IL ($4M, 6 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Fairbanks Scales Inc. Union Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pottsville Republican Inc. Pension Plan in PA (14 participants, N/A 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 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.