401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Donaldson Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$827M
Total assets Above avg plan size
4,227
Participants Above avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$195,647
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan · Sponsored by Donaldson Company, Inc. · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$827M in assets, 4,227 participants

Donaldson Company, Inc.'s Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported $827M in total assets and 4,227 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • #17,235 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan covers 4,227 participants in Minnesota, 3.8x the typical Minnesota plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $827M.

#17,235
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+11.0%
assets growth YoY
8.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's outsized position by total assets

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$827,000,720 Top 2% higher than 98% of 123,620 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 2024

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan lands in the large band (4,227 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan end-of-year assets rose from $745M in the plan year 2023 filing to $827M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported net income fell from $89M in the plan year 2023 filing to $82M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan reported participants rose from 4,213 in the plan year 2023 filing to 4,227 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 410222640 · Donaldson Company, Inc. PY 2024 · 401(k)

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan · $827M · 4,227 · 98th

  • EIN $827M
  • RANK 4,227
  • PHOTO 98th
  • IND 401(k)
  • EOY near Athenahealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan
  • 5500 ind #17235

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 Minnesota →

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$745M
Net Assets (End of Year)$827M
Net Income$82M
Employer EIN410222640
Plan Effective Date1955-12-27
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Donaldson Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Donaldson Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 16.923879640503454% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$0.95B$1B$1.05B$1.1B$1.15B 202220232024 $0.94B $1.1B ▲ +17.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 5,542 $939M
2023 3 5,561 $1.0B
2024 3 5,454 $1.1B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Minnesota

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000500000 -20020406080 Total assets ($B) Participants Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.82700072 · Participants: 4227Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership PlanWells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 57.886997456 · Participants: 179076Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) PlanUnitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 26.618762181 · Participants: 205460Unitedhealth Group 401(k) Savings PlanTarget Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.419645154 · Participants: 409649Target Corporation 401(k) PlanMedtronic Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.719378 · Participants: 38480Medtronic Savings and Investment PlanU.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.442089862 · Participants: 73109U.S. Bank 401(k) Savings Plan
Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Athenahealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($827M); by covered participants it is Tanner Advantage 401(k) Plan in GA (4,227 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($827M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (4,227 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan assets move in 2024?
Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan grew at a solid clip - up 11.0% during 2024, from $745M to $827M. Reported net income was $82M.
How have Donaldson Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Donaldson Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 16.9%, from $939M to $1.1B.
Where does Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan ranks in the 98th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Athenahealth, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MA ($827M, 4,627 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Donaldson Company, Inc. Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tanner Advantage 401(k) Plan in GA (4,227 participants, $435M in assets).