Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$177M
Total assets Near avg plan size
385
Participants Below avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$459,470
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$177M in assets, 385 participants

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $177M in total assets and 385 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

  • #19,051 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $177M for 385 participants (~$459,470/participant), down 33.0% in 2022.

#19,051
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-33.0%
assets change YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $85M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$176,896,118 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement 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. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (385 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 430905874 · Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · $177M · 385 · 95th

  • EOY $177M
  • EOY 385
  • EOY 95th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company
  • EOY ind #19051

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 Kansas →

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$264M
Net Assets (End of Year)$175M
Net Income-$85M
Employer EIN430905874
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$969M 12.516344937300005% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$850M$900M$950M$1,000M 202220232024 $861M $969M ▲ +12.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,962 $861M
2023 2 7,463 $887M
2024 2 7,081 $969M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200002000400060008000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.176896118 · Participants: 385Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement PlanKoch Industries Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.593691674 · Participants: 6466Koch Industries Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.233083024 · Participants: 4700Sprint Retirement Pension PlanSpirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.670348613 · Participants: 996Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Pension Value Plan aInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.406134615 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesGreater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.334112429 · Participants: 878Greater Kansas City Laborers Pension Plan
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company in CA ($177M); by covered participants it is Aaa Cooper Transportation Pension Plan for Eligible Employees in AL (384 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($177M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (385 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 Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 33.0% during 2022, from $264M to $177M. Reported net income was -$85M.
How have Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $861M to $969M.
Where does Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 95th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan of San Jose Water Company in CA ($177M, 357 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Aaa Cooper Transportation Pension Plan for Eligible Employees in AL (384 participants, $53M 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 430905874.

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.