Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Staple Cotton Cooperative Association Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$61M
Total assets Below avg plan size
148
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$410,483
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association · Sponsored by Staple Cotton Cooperative Association · Mississippi · Wholesale Trade

$61M in assets, 148 participants

Staple Cotton Cooperative Association's Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association reported $61M in total assets and 148 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #5,605 in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)

Coverage in Mississippi

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association covers 148 participants in Mississippi, about 40% of the average Mississippi filer (state average ~366 per filing). Assets: $61M.

#5,605
in Wholesale Trade (6,309 peers)
+2.8%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association's outsized position by total assets

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association vs every filed plan by assets

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

$60,751,465 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association sits mid-pack in the medium band (148 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association reported net income rose from -$165K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association reported participants fell from 155 in the plan year 2022 filing to 148 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association end-of-year assets rose from $59M in the plan year 2022 filing to $61M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 640247150 · Staple Cotton Cooperative Association PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association · $61M · 148 · 87th

  • RANK $61M
  • RANK 148
  • RANK 87th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near The Okonite Company Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #5605

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 Mississippi →

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association in the asset neighbourhood

Devro Employees Pension Plan$61MThe Okonite Company Cash Balance Pension PlanThe Okonite Company Cash Bal…$61MGroup Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative AssociationGroup Pension Plan for Emplo…$61MUnion Mutual Fund Pension PlanUnion Mutual Fund Pension Pl…$61MThe Pension Plan for Employees of the Ohio National Life Insurance CompanyThe Pension Plan for Employe…$61M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Mississippi filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$59M
Net Assets (End of Year)$61M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN640247150
Plan Effective Date1953-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Staple Cotton Cooperative Association)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Staple Cotton Cooperative Association plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$88M 18.09205247482661% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$70M$75M$80M$85M$90M 202220232024 $74.2M $87.6M ▲ +18.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 333 $74M
2023 2 314 $79M
2024 2 318 $88M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Mississippi

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

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association, Total assets ($M): 60.751465 · Participants: 148Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative AssociationHancock Whitney Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 745.772396 · Participants: 1723Hancock Whitney Corporation Pension PlanNorth Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust Agreement, Total assets ($M): 491.683623 · Participants: 1837North Mississippi Health Services, Inc. Retirement Plan & Trust AgreementSfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 430.75458 · Participants: 1492Sfb Casualty Ins Co Retirement PlanCadence Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement, Total assets ($M): 337.803252 · Participants: 4758Cadence Retirement Plan and Trust AgreementSouthern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 229.947844 · Participants: 607Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Retirement Plan
Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Mississippi, assets vs. participants
Compare Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association side-by-side with 3 peers →

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Mississippi, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Okonite Company Cash Balance Pension Plan in NJ ($61M); by covered participants it is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (148 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (148 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 Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association assets move in 2023? ▼
Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2023, from $59M to $61M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Staple Cotton Cooperative Association plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Staple Cotton Cooperative Association's sponsor-wide assets grew 18.1%, from $74M to $88M.
Where does Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Okonite Company Cash Balance Pension Plan in NJ ($61M, 129 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Group Pension Plan for Employees of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Univest Financial Corporation Retirement Plan in PA (148 participants, $54M 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 640247150.

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.