Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Ball Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-07-24
- $901M
- Total assets
- 1,243
- Participants
- 98th
- Percentile by assets
- $724,983
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Ball Pension Plan · Sponsored by Ball Corporation · Colorado · Manufacturing
$901M in assets, 1,243 participants
Ball Corporation's Ball Pension Plan reported $901M in total assets and 1,243 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.
- 98th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Colorado
Ball Pension Plan covers 1,243 participants in Colorado, 3.2x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~385 per filing). Assets: $901M.
- $901M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 1,243
- covered participants
- 98th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $724,983
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $50M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Ball Pension Plan reported net income fell from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$50M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ball Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,506 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,243 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Ball Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $951M in the plan year 2023 filing to $901M in the plan year 2024 filing.
Participants vs Colorado filers
In Colorado, the average filing covers about 385 participants across 2,604 plans. Ball Pension Plan reports 1,243 participants - 3.2x that state average ($901M EOY assets).
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $951M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $901M |
| Net Income | -$50M |
| Employer EIN | 350160610 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1955-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Ball Corporation)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 21,973 | $3.9B |
| 2023 | 4 | 19,981 | $4.3B |
| 2024 | 3 | 14,066 | $3.4B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Ball Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
- Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan $1.3B · 38,340
- Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan $810M · 1,243
- Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, LLC. $402M · 226
- Pension Plan of Newmont $271M · 837
- Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union No. 9 Pension Pla $193M · 845
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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Ball Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Ball Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Ball Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado. Compare plans
- Ball Corporation's sponsor-wide assets have declined 13.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans
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 350160610.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.