Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$39M
Total assets Below avg plan size
271
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$142,677
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. · New York · Manufacturing

$39M in assets, 271 participants

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan reported $39M in total assets and 271 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,105 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New York

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan covers 271 participants in New York, about 34% of the average New York filer (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $39M.

#14,105
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-91.8%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $439M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$38,665,486 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan 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. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (271 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$22M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$439M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $473M in the plan year 2022 filing to $39M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan reported participants fell from 292 in the plan year 2022 filing to 271 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131432060 · International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan · $39M · 271 · 83rd

  • TYPE $39M
  • NET 271
  • BOOK 83rd
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Brown-Forman Corporation Retirement Plan
  • SCH ind #14105

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 New York →

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$473M
Net Assets (End of Year)$36M
Net Income-$439M
Employer EIN131432060
Plan Effective Date1957-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$984M 0.9074663606351729% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$850M$900M$950M$1,000M$1,050M 202220232024 $993M $984M ▼ -0.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 2,269 $993M
2023 3 2,306 $869M
2024 2 5,113 $984M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.038665486 · Participants: 271International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Brown-Forman Corporation Retirement Plan in KY ($39M); by covered participants it is Unify Financial Credit Union Pension Plan in CA (271 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (271 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 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan contracted severely - down 91.8% during 2023, from $473M to $39M. Reported net income was -$439M.
How have International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 0.9%, from $993M to $984M.
Where does International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 83rd 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 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brown-Forman Corporation Retirement Plan in KY ($39M, 103 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Unify Financial Credit Union Pension Plan in CA (271 participants, $87M 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 131432060.

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.