Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Crystal Sugar Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$153M
Total assets Near avg plan size
997
Participants Near avg headcount
95th
Percentile by assets National rank
$153,344
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company · Sponsored by American Crystal Sugar Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$153M in assets, 997 participants

American Crystal Sugar Company's Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company reported $153M in total assets and 997 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.

  • #18,897 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits by assets

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $153M for 997 participants (~$153,344/participant), down 15.0% in 2022.

#18,897
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-15.0%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $27M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$152,883,519 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

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company 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. Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (997 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 840004720 · American Crystal Sugar Company PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company · $153M · 997 · 95th

  • EIN $153M
  • RANK 997
  • PHOTO 95th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EOY near Warehouse Employees Union Local No. 730 Pension Trust Fund
  • 5500 ind #18897

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 Minnesota →

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company in the asset neighbourhood

Cincinnati Bell Pension Plan$153MConsolidated Retirement Plan of Dole Food Company, Inc.Consolidated Retirement Plan…$153MRetirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyRetirement Plan B for Employ…$153MWarehouse Employees Union Local No. 730 Pension Trust FundWarehouse Employees Union Lo…$153MBall Corporation Consolidated Hourly Pension PlanBall Corporation Consolidate…$153M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$180M
Net Assets (End of Year)$153M
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN840004720
Plan Effective Date1976-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Crystal Sugar Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Crystal Sugar Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$324M 29.332687440863896% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $459M $324M ▼ -29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,794 $459M
2023 3 2,617 $314M
2024 3 2,511 $324M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company, Total assets ($B): 0.152883519 · Participants: 997Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.047885796 · Participants: 121603M Employee Retirement Income PlanMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.299849315 · Participants: 66434Mayo Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.940696075 · Participants: 25144The Travelers Pension PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.73901396 · Participants: 55836U.S. Bank Pension PlanTarget Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.348662968 · Participants: 50515Target Corporation Pension Plan
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Warehouse Employees Union Local No. 730 Pension Trust Fund in MD ($153M); by covered participants it is The Local 259 Pension Fund in NJ (997 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (997 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 Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company assets move in 2022? ▼
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company pulled back noticeably - down 15.0% during 2022, from $180M to $153M. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have American Crystal Sugar Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Crystal Sugar Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 29.3%, from $459M to $324M.
Where does Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company 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 Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Warehouse Employees Union Local No. 730 Pension Trust Fund in MD ($153M, 311 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Local 259 Pension Fund in NJ (997 participants, $124M 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 840004720.

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.