Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Donaldson Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$183M
Total assets
1,063
Participants
95th
Percentile by assets
$172,623
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Donaldson Company, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$183M in assets, 1,063 participants

Donaldson Company, Inc.'s Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan reported $183M in total assets and 1,063 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.

  • 95th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,090 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan sits by assets

Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $183M for 1,063 participants (~$172,623/participant), down 11.0% in 2022.

$183M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
1,063
covered participants
95th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$172,623
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $23M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan outranks 95% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.8x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$206M
Net Assets (End of Year)$183M
Net Income-$23M
Employer EIN410222640
Plan Effective Date1955-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Donaldson Company, Inc.)

$0.9B$0.95B$1B$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B 202220232024 $0.94B $1.1B ▲ +17.0%
Total plan assets by year, all Donaldson Company, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 5,542 $939M
2023 3 5,561 $1.0B
2024 3 5,454 $1.1B

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 11.0% during 2022, from $206M to $183M. Reported net income was -$23M.
How have Donaldson Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Donaldson Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.9%, from $939M to $1.1B.
Where does Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension 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 Donaldson Company, Inc. Salaried Employees Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Commercial Barge Line LLC Pension Plan in IN ($183M, 304 participants).

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