Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Growmark Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $680M
- Total assets Above avg plan size
- 1,802
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 98th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $377,598
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · Sponsored by Growmark Inc. · Illinois · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$680M in assets, 1,802 participants
Growmark Inc.'s Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported $680M in total assets and 1,802 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.
- #1,214 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
Coverage in Illinois
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 covers 1,802 participants in Illinois, 2.3x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $680M.
- #1,214
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
- +1.9%
- assets growth YoY
- 6.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's outsized position by total assets
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$680,432,461 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8'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. Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 lands in the large band (1,802 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported net income fell from $16M in the plan year 2023 filing to $12M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 end-of-year assets rose from $668M in the plan year 2023 filing to $680M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 reported participants fell from 1,827 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,802 in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 370815318 · Growmark Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 · $680M · 1,802 · 98th
- ASSETS $680M
- ASSETS 1,802
- ASSETS 98th
- ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
- ASSETS near Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees
- ASSETS ind #1214
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8 in the asset neighbourhood
Illinois filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $668M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $677M |
| Net Income | $12M |
| Employer EIN | 370815318 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-12-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Growmark Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Growmark Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $2.5B 16.208314169270118% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 14,453 | $2.2B |
| 2023 | 4 | 15,057 | $2.3B |
| 2024 | 4 | 15,396 | $2.5B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan $48.2B · 36,799
- State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees $37.7B · 41,619
- GE Healthcare Pension Plan $13.7B · 5,554
- Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan $8.6B · 17,875
- United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund $8.2B · 20,984
Group Retirement Income Plan No. 8's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees in NJ ($682M); by covered participants it is Contract Cleaners Service Employees' Pension Plan in MO (1,803 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($680M here).
- Johnson & Johnson Retirement Plan for Puerto Rico Employees (NJ) $682M · 3,876
- Pension Plan for Certain Inactive Participants of American Water Works Company, Inc. and Its Designa (NJ) $682M · 2
- Minneapolis Retail Meat Cutters and Food Handlers Pension Fund (MN) $679M · 1,500
- Howmet Aerospace Retirement Plan (PA) $678M · 1,807
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,802 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Contract Cleaners Service Employees' Pension Plan (MO) 1,803 · 1 off
- The Pension Plan for Insurance Organizations (PA) 1,804 · 2 off
- Employees' Retirement Plan of Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc. (TX) 1,798 · 4 off
- Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan (NY) 1,808 · 6 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.