Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$101M
Total assets Near avg plan size
353
Participants Below avg headcount
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$284,983
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$101M in assets, 353 participants

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $101M in total assets and 353 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #16,265 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $101M for 353 participants (~$284,983/participant), down 43.1% in 2023.

#16,265
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-43.1%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $76M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$100,598,912 Top 9% higher than 91% of 127,068 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 2023

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement 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. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (353 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $177M in the plan year 2022 filing to $101M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$85M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$76M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 385 in the plan year 2022 filing to 353 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 430905874 · Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · $101M · 353 · 91st

  • 5500 $101M
  • 5500 353
  • 5500 91st
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Pension Plan for Employees of Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc.
  • 5500 ind #16265

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 Kansas →

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$177M
Net Assets (End of Year)$100M
Net Income-$76M
Employer EIN430905874
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$969M 12.516344937300005% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$850M$900M$950M$1,000M 202220232024 $861M $969M ▲ +12.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,962 $861M
2023 2 7,463 $887M
2024 2 7,081 $969M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.100598912 · Participants: 353Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement PlanKoch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.477041162 · Participants: 5542Koch Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.270759544 · Participants: 3592Sprint Retirement Pension PlanInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.394870358 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.287846688 · Participants: 502Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Roadway LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.192952558 · Participants: 290Roadway LLC Pension Plan
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. in NH ($101M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 2 Pension Plan in MI (353 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (353 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 43.1% during 2023, from $177M to $101M. Reported net income was -$76M.
How have Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $861M to $969M.
Where does Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 91st percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pension Plan for Employees of Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast, Inc. in NH ($101M, 1,093 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers Local 7, Zone 2 Pension Plan in MI (353 participants, $108M in assets).