Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
261
Participants Below avg headcount
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$154,999
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan · Sponsored by Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative · North Dakota · Manufacturing

$40M in assets, 261 participants

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative's Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan reported $40M in total assets and 261 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #14,252 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan sits by assets

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $40M for 261 participants (~$154,999/participant), down 0.4% in 2023.

#14,252
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-0.4%
assets change YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $174K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$40,454,701 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension 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. Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (261 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$2M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$174K in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $41M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 237222188 · Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan · $40M · 261 · 83rd

  • IND $40M
  • IND 261
  • IND 83rd
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near The Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Consolidated Retirement Plan
  • IND ind #14252

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 North Dakota →

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

The Continental, Inc. Pension PlanThe Continental, Inc. Pensio…$40MHome Federal Bank of Tennessee Pension PlanHome Federal Bank of Tenness…$40MThe Retirement Plan of the North Country Savings BankThe Retirement Plan of the N…$40MMinn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension PlanMinn-Dak Farmers Cooperative…$40MThe Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Consolidated Retirement PlanThe Pennsylvania Lumbermens …$40M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension 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)$41M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income-$174K
Employer EIN237222188
Plan Effective Date1975-09-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$90M 5.62689096378783% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$84M$86M$88M$90M$92M 202220232024 $85.4M $90.2M ▲ +5.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 697 $85M
2023 2 686 $90M
2024 2 774 $90M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in North Dakota

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

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 050010001500 20406080100120 Total assets ($M) Participants Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 40.454701 · Participants: 261Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension PlanClark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50), Total assets ($M): 106.226001 · Participants: 134Clark Equipment Company Retirement Plan (Plan 50)Clark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 104.002587 · Participants: 1028Clark Equipment Company - Melroe Division, Gwinner, Nd Plant Hourly-Rate Employees' Pension PlanMdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, Total assets ($M): 97.881913 · Participants: 137Mdu Resources Group, Inc. Pension Plan for Non-Bargaining Unit EmployeesAltru Health System Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($M): 92.059035 · Participants: 1417Altru Health System Cash Balance PlanDoosan Pension Plan Number One, Total assets ($M): 58.819411 · Participants: 420Doosan Pension Plan Number One
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in North Dakota, assets vs. participants
Compare Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside North Dakota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Consolidated Retirement Plan in PA ($40M); by covered participants it is Henry Crown and Company Pension Plan in IL (261 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (261 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 Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2023, from $41M to $40M. Reported net income was -$174K.
How have Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 5.6%, from $85M to $90M.
Where does Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company Consolidated Retirement Plan in PA ($40M, 42 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Henry Crown and Company Pension Plan in IL (261 participants, $144M 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 237222188.

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.