Employer · plans filed under one EIN
Windstream Services LLC
Little Rock, AR · Information
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
2 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Windstream Services LLC's employer identification number (Little Rock, Arkansas). Their latest filings total 16,567 participant records and $1.72B in net assets.
The largest is Windstream 401(k) Plan, a 401(k) plan with 12,119 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $94.9M and participant contributions $49.5M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $226M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $2.4M.
Combined net assets moved from $2.25B in 2020 to $1.72B in 2024 (down 24%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windstream 401(k) Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 12,119 | $1.29B | $106,422 | $2,742 | $603K |
| Windstream Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 4,448 | $433M | $97,258 | $54,922 | $1.8M |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 16,567 | $1.72B | $94.9M | $49.5M |
| 2023 | 2 | 17,693 | $1.64B | $26.5M | $54.7M |
| 2022 | 2 | 20,120 | $1.57B | $27.4M | $56.2M |
| 2021 | 2 | 22,332 | $2.35B | $26.1M | $53.1M |
| 2020 | 2 | 22,173 | $2.25B | $69.6M | $52.0M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Lynch Retirement Group | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $520,551 |
| Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and S | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $516,950 |
| Goldman Sachs | Investment management | 1 | $329,335 |
| Willis Towers Watson | Actuarial | 1 | $223,219 |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors | Investment management | 1 | $180,038 |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment management | 1 | $133,526 |
| Allspring Global Investments | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $112,914 |
| Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP | Legal | 1 | $71,476 |
| Hogantaylor LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $62,400 |
| Thompson Hine LLP | — | 1 | $55,147 |
| Callan LLC | Named fiduciary | 1 | $49,450 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Co. | Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Trustee (discretionary); Investment management | 1 | $38,651 |
| Cbre | Valuation (appraisals, etc.) | 1 | $37,800 |
| Ninety One Emerging Markets | Investment management | 1 | $22,334 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Windstream Services LLC have?
2 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Windstream 401(k) Plan and Windstream Pension Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Windstream Services LLC contribute to its plans?
$94,937,572 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $9,569 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Merrill Lynch Retirement Group, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and S, Goldman Sachs and Willis Towers Watson and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.