Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Modern Woodmen of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$865M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,030
Participants Near avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$839,924
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America · Illinois · Finance & Insurance

$865M in assets, 1,030 participants

Modern Woodmen of America's Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan reported $865M in total assets and 1,030 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.

  • #8,267 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan sits by assets

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $865M for 1,030 participants (~$839,924/participant), up 4.5% in 2024.

#8,267
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+4.5%
assets growth YoY
8.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$865,121,748 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

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement 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. Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,030 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $87M in the plan year 2023 filing to $37M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $828M in the plan year 2023 filing to $865M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 1,003 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,030 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 361493430 · Modern Woodmen of America PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan · $865M · 1,030 · 98th

  • BOOK $865M
  • VS-ST 1,030
  • BOY 98th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan
  • PART ind #8267

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Employees' Retirement Plan of Bose CorporationEmployees' Retirement Plan o…$866MState Street Retirement Plan$866MNational Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit PlanNational Hockey League Playe…$865MModern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanModern Woodmen of America Em…$865MGannett Retirement Plan$864M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$828M
Net Assets (End of Year)$864M
Net Income$37M
Employer EIN361493430
Plan Effective Date1950-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Modern Woodmen of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Modern Woodmen of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.1B 17.13432822331756% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.9B$1B$1.1B$1.2B 202220232024 $0.95B $1.12B ▲ +17.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,933 $952M
2023 2 2,050 $1.1B
2024 2 2,141 $1.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.865121748 · Participants: 1030Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan in NY ($865M); by covered participants it is United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund in NY (1,030 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($865M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,030 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 Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan edged up modestly - up 4.5% during 2024, from $828M to $865M. Reported net income was $37M.
How have Modern Woodmen of America plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Modern Woodmen of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 17.1%, from $952M to $1.1B.
Where does Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is National Hockey League Players Retirement Benefit Plan in NY ($865M, 1,075 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Modern Woodmen of America Employees' Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund in NY (1,030 participants, $213M in assets).