Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$22M
Total assets Small plan by assets
39
Participants Small participant base
74th
Percentile by assets National rank
$562,535
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. · Illinois · Wholesale Trade

$22M in assets, 39 participants

Gea Farm Technologies, Inc.'s Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan reported $22M in total assets and 39 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 74th 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.

  • #4,523 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

What the 2023 filing shows

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan holds $22M for 39 participants - about $562,535 per participant, above the median plan by assets.

#4,523
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+1.8%
assets growth YoY

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,938,874 Top 26% higher than 74% 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

Babson Bros. Co. 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. Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan is a small filing (39 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $397K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 47 in the plan year 2022 filing to 39 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $22M in the plan year 2022 filing to $22M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 364037707 · Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan · $22M · 39 · 74th

  • VS-ST $22M
  • VS-ST 39
  • VS-ST 74th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Alliance Compressors, LLC Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #4523

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$22M
Net Assets (End of Year)$22M
Net Income$397K
Employer EIN364037707
Plan Effective Date1965-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gea Farm Technologies, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$22M 0.8696946717118357% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$21.4M$21.6M$21.8M$22M 202220232024 $21.5M $21.7M ▲ +0.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 47 $22M
2023 1 39 $22M
2024 1 34 $22M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021938874 · Participants: 39Babson Bros. Co. Pension 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
Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Alliance Compressors, LLC Retirement Plan in OH ($22M); by covered participants it is The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan in NC (39 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.8% during 2023, from $22M to $22M. Reported net income was $397K.
How have Gea Farm Technologies, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gea Farm Technologies, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 0.9%, from $22M to $22M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Alliance Compressors, LLC Retirement Plan in OH ($22M, 188 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Babson Bros. Co. Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Duke Endowment Employees' Retirement Plan in NC (39 participants, $20M in assets).