WINDSTREAM PENSION PLAN
ERISA Form 5500 plan record drawn from DOL EBSA — verify with linked source filings below.
WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC
This Defined Benefit (Pension) plan holds $438M in total assets and serves 1,443 participants as of 2024. It is sponsored by WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC in Arkansas. The plan reported positive net income of $26M for the year.
What the Filing Says About WINDSTREAM PENSION PLAN
WINDSTREAM PENSION PLAN is a Defined Benefit (Pension) retirement plan sponsored by WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC, headquartered in Arkansas. As of the 2024 Form 5500 filing, the plan reports $438M in total end-of-year assets and covers 1,443 participants across the Information & Media industry. The sponsor's EIN on file with the U.S. Department of Labor is 852049794, and the plan has been effective since 2006-06-21. Its filing status is currently FILING RECEIVED.
Year over year, total assets moved from $415M at the beginning of 2024 to $438M at year-end — a gain of 5.6%. Net assets (after liabilities) closed the year at $433M, with reported net income of $26M driven by investment returns, contributions received, and benefit payments during the period. These figures reflect what the plan administrator certified on Schedule H or Schedule I of the Form 5500 annual return and can be compared against 2 prior plan-year filings from the same sponsor shown below.
Asset totals and participant counts reflect a single plan year snapshot and can change materially with market conditions, plan mergers, or workforce changes. Fields such as "net income" include both realized investment performance and contribution/distribution flows — a single-year figure does not by itself indicate plan health or participant outcomes. This page summarizes public DOL disclosures for research and educational purposes only and is not retirement, tax, legal, or financial advice. Before making decisions about your own retirement benefits or evaluating an employer's plan, verify the underlying filing directly via the DOL EFAST2 system and consult a qualified professional.
Financial Summary (2023)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $415M |
| Total Assets (End of Year) | $438M |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $433M |
| Net Income | $26M |
| Plan Type | Defined Benefit (Pension) |
| Employer EIN | 852049794 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2006-06-21 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (WINDSTREAM SERVICES, LLC)
| 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 $415M · 1,704
- RICELAND FOODS, INC. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PENSION PLAN $325M · 412
- SOUTHWEST POWER POOL, INC. RETIREMENT PLAN $132M · 660
- PRODUCERS RICE MILL, INC. PENSION PLAN $117M · 301
- ARKANSAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION CASH BALANCE DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN AND TRUST $43M · 350
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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.
Reference: IRS Publication 560 — Retirement Plans for Small Business, contribution-limit rules.
Reference: IRS Publication 590-B — Distributions from IRAs, RMD rules under SECURE Act 2.0.
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