Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$17M
Total assets Small plan by assets
313
Participants Below avg headcount
69th
Percentile by assets National rank
$53,443
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

$17M in assets, 313 participants

Ardent Mills, LLC's Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees reported $17M in total assets and 313 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 69th 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.

  • #10,928 in Manufacturing (18,722 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 $17M / 313 participants.

#10,928
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+10.2%
assets growth YoY

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 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$16,727,512 Top 31% higher than 69% 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

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees 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. Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees sits mid-pack in the medium band (313 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees reported net income rose from -$851K in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees reported participants fell from 351 in the plan year 2022 filing to 313 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees end-of-year assets rose from $15M in the plan year 2022 filing to $17M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 300007111 · Ardent Mills, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees · $17M · 313 · 69th

  • RANK $17M
  • PHOTO 313
  • IND 69th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Retirement Plan of Easter Seals Alabama, Inc.
  • ASSETS ind #10928

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 2023.

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 (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$15M
Net Assets (End of Year)$17M
Net Income$2M
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): 0.016727512 · Participants: 313Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union EmployeesRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.28371737 · Participants: 39434Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.95106192 · Participants: 1506Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.853837683 · Participants: 1340Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.434038888 · Participants: 213Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Renewable Energy Laboratory Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.406218917 · Participants: 2822National 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 Retirement Plan of Easter Seals Alabama, Inc. in AL ($17M); by covered participants it is Roseburg Forest Products Co Retirement Plan in OR (313 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (313 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 Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees assets move in 2023? ▼
Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees grew at a solid clip - up 10.2% during 2023, from $15M to $17M. Reported net income was $2M.
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 Retirement Plan of Easter Seals Alabama, Inc. in AL ($17M, 20 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 Roseburg Forest Products Co Retirement Plan in OR (313 participants, $100M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

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.