Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Growmark Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.0B
Total assets
3,900
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$260,572
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 · Sponsored by Growmark Inc. · Illinois · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$1.0B in assets, 3,900 participants

Growmark Inc.'s Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 reported $1.0B in total assets and 3,900 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #1,287 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 covers 3,900 participants in Illinois, 5.0x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.0B.

$1.0B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
3,900
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$260,572
avg assets per participant

Where Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 sits by total assets

Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,016,229,629 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 reported net income rose from -$140M in the plan year 2022 filing to $54M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 end-of-year assets rose from $960M in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.0B in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 reported participants rose from 3,722 in the plan year 2022 filing to 3,900 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Participants vs Illinois filers

In Illinois, the average filing covers about 779 participants across 5,745 plans. Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 reports 3,900 participants - 5.0x that state average ($1.0B EOY assets).

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$960M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.0B
Net Income$54M
Employer EIN370815318
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Growmark Inc.)

$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B 202220232024 $2.16B $2.51B ▲ +16.2%
Total plan assets by year, all Growmark Inc. plans on file
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

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Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 assets move in 2023?
Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 grew at a solid clip - up 5.9% during 2023, from $960M to $1.0B. Reported net income was $54M.
How have Growmark Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Growmark Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.2%, from $2.2B to $2.5B.
Where does Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Group Retirement Income Plan No.16 ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Group Retirement Income Plan No.16?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Meijer Hourly Pension Plan in MI ($1.0B, 6,939 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Group Retirement Income Plan No.16's numbers.