Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $17M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 33
- Participants Small participant base
- 75th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $528,002
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. · Iowa · Manufacturing
$17M in assets, 33 participants
Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.'s Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $17M in total assets and 33 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 75th 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.
- #13,448 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
Where Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits by assets
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $17M for 33 participants (~$528,002/participant), down 20.6% in 2022.
- #13,448
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -20.6%
- assets change YoY
- 0.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$17,424,069 Top 25% higher than 75% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust is a small filing (33 participants) on this national headcount ladder.
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 370811846 · Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $17M · 33 · 75th
- NET $17M
- NET 33
- NET 75th
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near Performing Arts Center Retirement Plan
- NET ind #13448
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 Iowa →
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $22M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $17M |
| Net Income | -$5M |
| Employer EIN | 370811846 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1964-05-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $638M 12.036131958493986% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 7,004 | $569M |
| 2023 | 3 | 7,095 | $632M |
| 2024 | 1 | 5,678 | $638M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Transamerica Pension Plan $2.2B · 6,789
- Principal Cash Balance Plan $1.5B · 11,788
- Midamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan $490M · 3,321
- Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan $321M · 2,037
- Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Wellmark, Inc. $287M · 1,641
Swiss Valley Farms, Co. Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Performing Arts Center Retirement Plan in CA ($17M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Beckley Water Company in WV (33 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($17M here).
- Performing Arts Center Retirement Plan (CA) $17M · 49
- IBEW Local Union No 607 Pension (NJ) $17M · 152
- Lewis Center Pension Plan (NC) $17M · 25
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Bethesda Health Group, Inc. (MO) $17M · 50
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (33 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Beckley Water Company (WV) 33 · 0 off
- The York Water Company Pension Plan for General and Administrative Employees (PA) 33 · 0 off
- Deltrol Corporation Office Employees' Retirement Plan (WI) 33 · 0 off
- Winholt Equipment Corporation Defined Benefit Plan (NY) 33 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.