Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

G.K. Enterprises, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$8M
Total assets Small plan by assets
26
Participants Small participant base
54th
Percentile by assets National rank
$310,126
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan · Sponsored by G.K. Enterprises, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$8M in assets, 26 participants

G.K. Enterprises, Inc.'s Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan reported $8M in total assets and 26 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 54th 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.

  • #7,310 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

G.K. Enterprises, Inc. multi-year trail

G.K. Enterprises, Inc.'s plans moved -15.4% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan at $8M / 26 participants.

#7,310
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-5.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $455K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$8,063,283 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement 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. Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan is a small filing (26 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$706K in the plan year 2022 filing to -$455K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 28 in the plan year 2022 filing to 26 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $9M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 363580544 · G.K. Enterprises, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan · $8M · 26 · 54th

  • PCT $8M
  • EIN 26
  • RANK 54th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Schenley Industries Employees' Retirement and Benefit Plan
  • EOY ind #7310

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 Illinois →

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Walbro LLC UAW Local No. 9699 Pension PlanWalbro LLC UAW Local No. 969…$8MChyronhego Employee's Pension PlanChyronhego Employee's Pensio…$8MWhiting Swenson Employees Retirement PlanWhiting Swenson Employees Re…$8MSchenley Industries Employees' Retirement and Benefit PlanSchenley Industries Employee…$8MPension Plan for Employees of Chase CorporationPension Plan for Employees o…$8M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

G.K. Enterprises, Inc. multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All G.K. Enterprises, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$29M 15.402281954587055% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28M$30M$32M$34M$36M 202220232024 $34.7M $29.3M ▼ -15.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 263 $35M
2023 2 274 $35M
2024 2 141 $29M

G.K. Enterprises, Inc. filing trail (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$9M
Net Assets (End of Year)$8M
Net Income-$455K
Employer EIN363580544
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.008063283 · Participants: 26Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Schenley Industries Employees' Retirement and Benefit Plan in NY ($8M); by covered participants it is Paulo Products Company Employees' Pension Plan in MO (26 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (26 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 Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2023, from $9M to $8M. Reported net income was -$455K.
How have G.K. Enterprises, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), G.K. Enterprises, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 15.4%, from $35M to $29M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Schenley Industries Employees' Retirement and Benefit Plan in NY ($8M, 32 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Whiting Swenson Employees Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Paulo Products Company Employees' Pension Plan in MO (26 participants, $6M in assets).