Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$15M
Total assets Small plan by assets
351
Participants Below avg headcount
73rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$43,258
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees · Sponsored by Ardent Mills, LLC · Colorado · Manufacturing

$15M in assets, 351 participants

Ardent Mills, LLC's Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees reported $15M in total assets and 351 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 73rd 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.

  • #12,825 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Ardent Mills, LLC multi-year trail

Ardent Mills, LLC's plans moved +49.1% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees at $15M / 351 participants.

#12,825
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-5.3%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $851K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees's outsized position by total assets

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$15,183,443 Top 27% higher than 73% 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

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees 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. Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (351 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 300007111 · Ardent Mills, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees · $15M · 351 · 73rd

  • 5500 $15M
  • 5500 351
  • 5500 73rd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Pension Plan for the Employees of Shield of David, Inc.
  • 5500 ind #12825

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 Colorado →

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Ardent Mills, LLC multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ardent Mills, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$312M 49.084586704098996% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$150M$200M$250M$300M$350M 202220232024 $209M $312M ▲ +49.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,465 $209M
2023 2 2,600 $268M
2024 2 2,676 $312M

Ardent Mills, LLC filing trail (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$16M
Net Assets (End of Year)$15M
Net Income-$851K
Employer EIN300007111
Plan Effective Date2014-05-29
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

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

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -0.500.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.015183443 · Participants: 351Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union EmployeesRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.247990437 · Participants: 39196Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.950257778 · Participants: 1920Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.848297753 · Participants: 1472Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanEmployees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.39420402 · Participants: 265Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, Inc.National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.385490596 · Participants: 2480National Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan
Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for the Employees of Shield of David, Inc. in NY ($15M); by covered participants it is Grassi & Co. Cpas, PC Cash Balance Plan in NY (351 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (351 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 Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees assets move in 2022? ▼
Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees pulled back noticeably - down 5.3% during 2022, from $16M to $15M. Reported net income was -$851K.
How have Ardent Mills, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ardent Mills, LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 49.1%, from $209M to $312M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for the Employees of Shield of David, Inc. in NY ($15M, 104 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Grassi & Co. Cpas, PC Cash Balance Plan in NY (351 participants, $6M 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 300007111.

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.