Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Hallmark Cards, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$427M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,511
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$282,809
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. · Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, Inc. · Missouri · Wholesale Trade

$427M in assets, 1,511 participants

Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. reported $427M in total assets and 1,511 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.

  • #5,954 in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)

Coverage in Missouri

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. covers 1,511 participants in Missouri, 2.1x the typical Missouri plan (state average ~737 per filing). Assets: $427M.

#5,954
in Wholesale Trade (6,080 peers)
-2.0%
assets change YoY
4.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s outsized position by total assets

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs every filed plan by assets

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

$427,324,238 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

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'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. Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. lands in the large band (1,511 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. reported net income fell from -$1M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. reported participants fell from 1,798 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,511 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. end-of-year assets fell from $436M in the plan year 2023 filing to $427M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 440272180 · Hallmark Cards, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. · $427M · 1,511 · 97th

  • IND $427M
  • IND 1,511
  • IND 97th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near American Cast Iron Pipe Company Pension Plan
  • IND ind #5954

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 Wholesale Trade retirement plans → · Plans in Missouri →

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. in the asset neighbourhood

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Cash Balance Retirement Plan…$427MAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Company Pension PlanAmerican Cast Iron Pipe Comp…$427MPbf Energy Pension Plan$427MCrh Americas Pension Plan$427MAmerican Bureau of Shipping Pension PlanAmerican Bureau of Shipping …$426M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Missouri filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$436M
Net Assets (End of Year)$427M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN440272180
Plan Effective Date1943-12-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Hallmark Cards, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Hallmark Cards, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.0B 1.134182305570782% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.9B$2.92B$2.94B$2.96B$2.98B$3B 202220232024 $2.92B $2.95B ▲ +1.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 13,514 $2.9B
2023 5 13,394 $3.0B
2024 5 13,058 $3.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Missouri

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

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 010000200003000040000 02468 Total assets ($B) Participants Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.427324238 · Participants: 1511Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.488413536 · Participants: 28958Boilermaker-Blacksmith National Pension TrustAmeren Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.799287759 · Participants: 9760Ameren Retirement PlanCo-Op Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.509086755 · Participants: 15151Co-Op Retirement PlanCarpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. Louis, Total assets ($B): 3.412879552 · Participants: 11832Carpenters Pension Trust Fund of St. LouisEmerson Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.286323754 · Participants: 2467Emerson Electric Company Retirement Plan
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Missouri, assets vs. participants
Compare Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. side-by-side with 3 peers →

Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Missouri, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is American Cast Iron Pipe Company Pension Plan in AL ($427M); by covered participants it is IBEW Local Union No. 22/NECA Defined Benefit Pension Fund, Plan a in NE (1,513 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($427M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,511 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 Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. assets move in 2024? ▼
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. edged down modestly - down 2.0% during 2024, from $436M to $427M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Hallmark Cards, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Hallmark Cards, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 1.1%, from $2.9B to $3.0B.
Where does Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc. 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 Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Cast Iron Pipe Company Pension Plan in AL ($427M, 773 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cash Balance Retirement Plan of Hallmark Cards, Inc.? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is IBEW Local Union No. 22/NECA Defined Benefit Pension Fund, Plan a in NE (1,513 participants, $210M 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 440272180.

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.