401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Meister Cheese Company LLC 401(k) Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $8M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 159
- Participants Small participant base
- 53rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $47,812
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Meister Cheese Company LLC · Wisconsin · Manufacturing
$8M in assets, 159 participants
Meister Cheese Company LLC's Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan reported $8M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 53rd 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.
- #7,012 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in Wisconsin
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan covers 159 participants in Wisconsin, about 28% of the average Wisconsin filer (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $8M.
- #7,012
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- +28.2%
- assets growth YoY
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan's mid-pack asset rank among Manufacturing and all filers
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$7,602,094 Top 47% higher than 53% of 127,068 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$257K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $6M in the plan year 2022 filing to $8M in the plan year 2023 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 391055447 · Meister Cheese Company LLC PY 2023 · 401(k)
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan · $8M · 159 · 53rd
- BOY $8M
- SCH 159
- EBSA 53rd
- PART 401(k)
- TYPE near Leighton Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
- NET ind #7012
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 Wisconsin →
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Wisconsin filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $6M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $8M |
| Net Income | $2M |
| Employer EIN | 391055447 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Meister Cheese Company LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Meister Cheese Company LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $10M 63.28387478774097% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 160 | $6M |
| 2023 | 1 | 159 | $8M |
| 2024 | 1 | 195 | $10M |
Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin
Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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- Fiserv 401(k) Savings Plan $4.8B · 25,280
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- Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan $3.6B · 8,877
Meister Dairy 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Leighton Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in MN ($8M); by covered participants it is Visiting Angels 401(k) Plan in PA (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($8M here).
- Leighton Enterprises, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (MN) $8M · 231
- Boyd Buchanan School 401(k) Savings Plan (TN) $8M · 170
- Smg Services, LLC 401(k) Plan (NY) $8M · 232
- Hulst-Jepsen Physical Therapy (MI) $8M · 118
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Visiting Angels 401(k) Plan (PA) 159 · 0 off
- Citizens Bank & Trust Retirement Benefits Plan (MO) 159 · 0 off
- Piedmont Hardware Brands 401(k) Plan (NJ) 159 · 0 off
- Tellurian Services 401(k) Retirement Plan (TX) 159 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.