Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Growmark Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $668M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,827
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $365,420
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · Sponsored by Growmark Inc. · Illinois · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$668M in assets, 1,827 participants
Growmark Inc.'s Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported $668M in total assets and 1,827 participants in its 2023 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.
- #1,286 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 covers 1,827 participants in Illinois, 2.3x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $668M.
- #1,286
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
- +2.7%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.7×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's outsized position by total assets
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$667,622,286 Top 2% higher than 98% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8'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. Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 lands in the large band (1,827 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported net income rose from -$108M in the plan year 2022 filing to $16M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 end-of-year assets rose from $650M in the plan year 2022 filing to $668M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported participants rose from 1,801 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,827 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Published 5500 schedule card
Filing strip 370815318 · Growmark Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · $668M · 1,827 · 98th
- EBSA $668M
- EBSA 1,827
- EBSA 98th
- EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EBSA near Shriners Hospitals for Children Employees' Retirement Plan
- EBSA ind #1286
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $650M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $665M |
| Net Income | $16M |
| Employer EIN | 370815318 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Growmark Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Growmark Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.5B 16.208314169270118% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 14,453 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,057 | $2.3B |
| 2024 | 4 | 15,396 | $2.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $49.7B · 48,538
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $35.2B · 45,001
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.0B · 20,680
- John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees $8.0B · 16,346
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $7.8B · 17,382
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Shriners Hospitals for Children Employees' Retirement Plan in FL ($668M); by covered participants it is Crown Equipment Corporation Retirement Plan in OH (1,827 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($668M here).
- Shriners Hospitals for Children Employees' Retirement Plan (FL) $668M · 1,028
- Howard University Employees' Retirement Plan (DC) $669M · 907
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Represented Employees' Retirement Income Plan (MI) $669M · 1,499
- Truck Drivers & Helpers Local Union No. 355 Retirement Plan (MD) $666M · 2,130
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,827 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Crown Equipment Corporation Retirement Plan (OH) 1,827 · 0 off
- Medstar Health, Inc. Pension Equity Plan (MD) 1,826 · 1 off
- Juan De La Cruz Farm Workers Pension Plan (CA) 1,823 · 4 off
- Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan (IA) 1,835 · 8 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.