Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$159M
Total assets Near avg plan size
295
Participants Below avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$538,894
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Beam Pension Plan · Sponsored by Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. · Illinois · Manufacturing

$159M in assets, 295 participants

Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.'s Beam Pension Plan reported $159M in total assets and 295 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #15,964 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Beam Pension Plan covers 295 participants in Illinois, about 38% of the average Illinois filer (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $159M.

#15,964
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.5%
assets change YoY
1.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $11M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Beam Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Beam Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$158,973,658 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Beam Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Beam Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (295 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Beam Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$41M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$11M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Beam Pension Plan reported participants fell from 318 in the plan year 2023 filing to 295 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Beam Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $170M in the plan year 2023 filing to $159M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 364054676 · Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Beam Pension Plan · $159M · 295 · 93rd

  • BOY $159M
  • BOY 295
  • BOY 93rd
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Pension Plan of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension - Annuity Trust Fund
  • BOY ind #15964

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Beam Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Constellium Rolled Products-Ravenswood LLC Hourly Employees Retirement PlanConstellium Rolled Products-…$159MPension Plan of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension - Annuity Trust FundPension Plan of the Plumbers…$159MBeam Pension Plan$159MPark Ohio Industries and Subsidiaries Pension PlanPark Ohio Industries and Sub…$159MPressroom Unions Pension Trust FundPressroom Unions Pension Tru…$159M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Beam Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$170M
Net Assets (End of Year)$159M
Net Income-$11M
Employer EIN364054676
Plan Effective Date1965-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$159M 24.885541916515404% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $212M $159M ▼ -24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 348 $212M
2023 1 318 $170M
2024 1 295 $159M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Beam Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Beam Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.158973658 · Participants: 295Beam Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Beam Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension - Annuity Trust Fund in FL ($159M); by covered participants it is Imerys USA Pension Plan in GA (295 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (295 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 Beam Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Beam Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.5% during 2024, from $170M to $159M. Reported net income was -$11M.
How have Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 24.9%, from $212M to $159M.
Where does Beam Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Beam Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Beam Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan of the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 630 Pension - Annuity Trust Fund in FL ($159M, 737 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Beam Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Imerys USA Pension Plan in GA (295 participants, $61M in assets).