Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Foremost Farms USA Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$45M
Total assets Below avg plan size
112
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$400,757
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Foremost Farms USA Cooperative · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$45M in assets, 112 participants

Foremost Farms USA Cooperative's Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan reported $45M in total assets and 112 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #16,710 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan covers 112 participants in Wisconsin, about 20% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $45M.

#16,710
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-26.5%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $16M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$44,884,822 Top 13% higher than 87% of 139,123 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 2022

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (112 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 391805431 · Foremost Farms USA Cooperative PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan · $45M · 112 · 87th

  • PART $45M
  • TYPE 112
  • NET 87th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near Star Tribune Retirement Plan a
  • BOY ind #16710

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 Wisconsin →

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Preferred Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Benefit Accumulation PlanPreferred Mutual Insurance C…$45MHiway Credit Union Defined Benefit Plan and TrustHiway Credit Union Defined B…$45MTeamsters Local No. 35 Pension PlanTeamsters Local No. 35 Pensi…$45MStar Tribune Retirement Plan aStar Tribune Retirement Plan…$45MForemost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension PlanForemost Farms USA Hourly Em…$45M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$61M
Net Assets (End of Year)$45M
Net Income-$16M
Employer EIN391805431
Plan Effective Date1964-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Foremost Farms USA Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Foremost Farms USA Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$143M 24.920798747792947% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M 202220232024 $191M $143M ▼ -24.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 1,188 $191M
2023 4 1,024 $137M
2024 3 946 $143M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -101234 Total assets ($B) Participants Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.044884822 · Participants: 112Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.074208374 · Participants: 7377The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 2.951985172 · Participants: 9724Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.144532065 · Participants: 3077Rockwell Automation Pension PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.927367772 · Participants: 7278The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.826706645 · Participants: 1744Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan
Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Star Tribune Retirement Plan a in MN ($45M); by covered participants it is Cancer Partners of Nebraska Cash Balance Plan in NE (112 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (112 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan declined sharply - down 26.5% during 2022, from $61M to $45M. Reported net income was -$16M.
How have Foremost Farms USA Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Foremost Farms USA Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets declined 24.9%, from $191M to $143M.
Where does Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 87th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Star Tribune Retirement Plan a in MN ($45M, 79 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Foremost Farms USA Hourly Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Cancer Partners of Nebraska Cash Balance Plan in NE (112 participants, $9M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 391805431.

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.