401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Marathon Cheese Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$205M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,243
Participants Above avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$91,603
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Marathon Cheese Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$205M in assets, 2,243 participants

Marathon Cheese Corporation's Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan reported $205M in total assets and 2,243 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • #16,251 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan covers 2,243 participants in Wisconsin, 4.0x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $205M.

#16,251
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+9.5%
assets growth YoY
2.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$205,464,422 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) 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. Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan lands in the large band (2,243 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to $18M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan end-of-year assets rose from $188M in the plan year 2023 filing to $205M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan reported participants rose from 2,165 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,243 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 390873270 · Marathon Cheese Corporation PY 2024 · 401(k)

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan · $205M · 2,243 · 94th

  • VS-ST $205M
  • VS-ST 2,243
  • VS-ST 94th
  • VS-ST 401(k)
  • VS-ST near Liberty Diversified International, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #16251

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 Wisconsin →

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Ascensus Secure Retirement Pooled Employer PlanAscensus Secure Retirement P…$206MFrankcrum Retirement Savings PlanFrankcrum Retirement Savings…$206MIntrust 401(k) Plan$206MLiberty Diversified International, Inc. Retirement PlanLiberty Diversified Internat…$205MMarathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement PlanMarathon Cheese Employee's 4…$205M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$188M
Net Assets (End of Year)$205M
Net Income$18M
Employer EIN390873270
Plan Effective Date1987-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Marathon Cheese Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Marathon Cheese Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$205M 24.59284633302177% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $165M $205M ▲ +24.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 2,158 $165M
2023 1 2,165 $188M
2024 1 2,243 $205M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.205464422 · Participants: 2243Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.487791739 · Participants: 80015Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.188548319 · Participants: 28489Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.136404794 · Participants: 26372Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.988151 · Participants: 11661Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.765132976 · Participants: 9217Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Liberty Diversified International, Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($205M); by covered participants it is Northview Hotels & Resorts 401(k) Plan in CT (2,243 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($205M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,243 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 Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan grew at a solid clip - up 9.5% during 2024, from $188M to $205M. Reported net income was $18M.
How have Marathon Cheese Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Marathon Cheese Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 24.6%, from $165M to $205M.
Where does Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Liberty Diversified International, Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($205M, 1,531 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Marathon Cheese Employee's 401(k) Retirement Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Northview Hotels & Resorts 401(k) Plan in CT (2,243 participants, $21M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390873270.

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.