Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$100M
Total assets Near avg plan size: 150
Participants Small participant base: 91st
Percentile by assets National rank: $666,911
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension · Maryland · Manufacturing

$100M in assets, 150 participants

Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension's Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported $100M in total assets and 150 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.

#16,255 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund covers 150 participants in Maryland, about 16% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $100M.

#16,255
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers): +2.8%
assets growth YoY: 1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$100,036,655 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund 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. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (150 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$20M in the plan year 2022 filing to $3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 138 in the plan year 2022 filing to 150 in the plan year 2023 filing.
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $97M in the plan year 2022 filing to $100M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 526070425 · Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund · $100M · 150 · 91st

NET $100M
NET 150
NET 91st
NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
NET near C & J Clark Company Pension Plan
NET ind #16255

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 Maryland →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$97M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$100M
Net Income	$3M
Employer EIN	526070425
Plan Effective Date	1964-06-21
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $105M 7.831215179143486% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	138	$97M
2023	1	150	$100M
2024	1	158	$105M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants

National Electrical Benefit Fund $18.9B · 323,315
Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program $18.4B · 19,673
Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan $4.6B · 1,087
National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund $4.5B · 15,047
International Painters and Allied Trades Industry Pension Plan $4.2B · 44,973

Compare Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is C & J Clark Company Pension Plan in MA ($100M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Jewish Home of Rochester in NY (150 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($100M here).

C & J Clark Company Pension Plan (MA) $100M · 123
Roseburg Forest Products Co Retirement Plan (OR) $100M · 313
Indorama Ventures Defined Benefit Pension Plan (TX) $100M · 396
Philadelphia Marine Trade Association International Longshoremen's Accociation Pension Fund (PA) $100M · 99

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (150 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Jewish Home of Rochester (NY) 150 · 0 off
Truck-Lite Pennsylvania Non-Exempt Employees Pension Plan (PA) 150 · 0 off
Retirement Income Plan for Hourly Employees of Essex Group, Inc (GA) 150 · 0 off
The Museum of Modern Art Pension Plan (NY) 150 · 0 off

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 Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund edged up modestly - up 2.8% during 2023, from $97M to $100M. Reported net income was $3M.

How have Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.8%, from $97M to $105M.

Where does Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund 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 Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is C & J Clark Company Pension Plan in MA ($100M, 123 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for the Employees of the Jewish Home of Rochester in NY (150 participants, N/A 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 526070425.