Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1M
Total assets Small plan by assets
16
Participants Small participant base
26th
Percentile by assets National rank
$87,439
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan · Sponsored by Sterling Sugars, Inc. · Louisiana · Manufacturing

$1M in assets, 16 participants

Sterling Sugars, Inc.'s Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported $1M in total assets and 16 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 26th 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.

  • #2,043 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

What the 2024 filing shows

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan holds $1M for 16 participants - about $87,439 per participant, in the lower half of filed plans by assets.

#2,043
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.1%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $1K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,399,030 26th percentile higher than 26% 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

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan is a small filing (16 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported net income fell from $34K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$1K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan reported participants rose from 15 in the plan year 2023 filing to 16 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 720327950 · Sterling Sugars, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan · $1M · 16 · 26th

  • TYPE $1M
  • NET 16
  • BOOK 26th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOY near Doctors on Liens Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #2043

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 Louisiana →

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Six5 Productions Cash Balance Pension PlanSix5 Productions Cash Balanc…$1MHenry N. Jannol, a Professional Corporation Defined Benefit Pension PlanHenry N. Jannol, a Professio…$1MSterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income PlanSterling Sugars, Inc. Retire…$1MDoctors on Liens Inc Defined Benefit Pension PlanDoctors on Liens Inc Defined…$1MWorldwide Contractors Management Cash Balance PlanWorldwide Contractors Manage…$1M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$1M
Net Income-$1K
Employer EIN720327950
Plan Effective Date1959-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Sterling Sugars, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Sterling Sugars, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1M 2.3992680695333943% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.36M$1.37M$1.38M$1.39M$1.4M$1.41M 202220232024 $1.37M $1.4M ▲ +2.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 16 $1M
2023 1 15 $1M
2024 1 16 $1M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Louisiana

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

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.00139903 · Participants: 16Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income PlanLumen Combined Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.334697503 · Participants: 10043Lumen Combined Pension PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.77009689 · Participants: 6385Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Non-Bargaining EmployeesEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 1.587059648 · Participants: 783Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan VI for Non-Bargaining EmployeesWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.194963253 · Participants: 6197Willis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanEntergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.916099216 · Participants: 2317Entergy Corporation Retirement Plan for Bargaining Employees
Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Louisiana, assets vs. participants
Compare Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Louisiana, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Doctors on Liens Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($1M); by covered participants it is Pension Plan of the Genesee Valley Presbyterian Nursing Center in NY (16 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16 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 Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan held essentially flat - down 0.1% during 2024, from $1M to $1M. Reported net income was -$1K.
How have Sterling Sugars, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Sterling Sugars, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 2.4%, from $1M to $1M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Doctors on Liens Inc Defined Benefit Pension Plan in CA ($1M, 14 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Sterling Sugars, Inc. Retirement Income Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pension Plan of the Genesee Valley Presbyterian Nursing Center in NY (16 participants, N/A 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 720327950.

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.