Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Windstream Services, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$438M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,443
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$303,470
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Windstream Pension Plan · Sponsored by Windstream Services, LLC · Arkansas · Information & Media

$438M in assets, 1,443 participants

Windstream Services, LLC's Windstream Pension Plan reported $438M in total assets and 1,443 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #2,672 in Information & Media (2,822 peers)

Where Windstream Pension Plan sits by assets

Windstream Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $438M for 1,443 participants (~$303,470/participant), up 5.6% in 2024.

#2,672
in Information & Media (2,822 peers)
+5.6%
assets growth YoY
4.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Windstream Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Windstream Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$437,907,375 Top 3% higher than 97% of 123,620 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 2024

Windstream Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Windstream Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,443 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Windstream Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$67M in the plan year 2023 filing to $26M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Windstream Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,704 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,443 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Windstream Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $415M in the plan year 2023 filing to $438M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 852049794 · Windstream Services, LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Windstream Pension Plan · $438M · 1,443 · 97th

  • PHOTO $438M
  • IND 1,443
  • EOY 97th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • ASSETS near Cambia Health Solutions Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #2672

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 Information & Media retirement plans → · Plans in Arkansas →

Windstream Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Abbvie Pension Plan for Former Basf and Former Solvay EmployeesAbbvie Pension Plan for Form…$440MCambia Health Solutions Retirement PlanCambia Health Solutions Reti…$438MWindstream Pension Plan$438MTorrance Health Association Employees Retirement PlanTorrance Health Association …$436MNational Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension PlanNational Laboratory of the R…$436M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Windstream Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$415M
Net Assets (End of Year)$433M
Net Income$26M
Employer EIN852049794
Plan Effective Date2006-06-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Windstream Services, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Windstream Services, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.7B 9.56451191366745% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.55B$1.6B$1.65B$1.7B$1.75B 202220232024 $1.58B $1.73B ▲ +9.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 12,867 $1.6B
2023 2 12,695 $1.6B
2024 2 10,852 $1.7B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Arkansas

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

Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000500100015002000 -1000100200300400500 Total assets ($M) Participants Windstream Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 437.907375 · Participants: 1443Windstream Pension PlanRiceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 318.946454 · Participants: 372Riceland Foods, Inc. Employee Benefit Pension PlanSouthwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($M): 159.816887 · Participants: 747Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Retirement PlanProducers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 121.346943 · Participants: 280Producers Rice Mill, Inc. Pension PlanArkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and Trust, Total assets ($M): 45.499466 · Participants: 365Arkansas Federal Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustHeat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 4.885218 · Participants: 21Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Workers Local Union 10 Pension Plan
Windstream Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Arkansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Windstream Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Windstream Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Arkansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Cambia Health Solutions Retirement Plan in OR ($438M); by covered participants it is C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,441 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,443 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Windstream Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Windstream Pension Plan grew at a solid clip - up 5.6% during 2024, from $415M to $438M. Reported net income was $26M.
How have Windstream Services, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Windstream Services, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.6%, from $1.6B to $1.7B.
Where does Windstream Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Windstream Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Windstream Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Cambia Health Solutions Retirement Plan in OR ($438M, 1,443 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Windstream Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is C.V. Starr & Co., Inc. Retirement Plan in NY (1,441 participants, $357M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 852049794.

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.