Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Kws Seeds, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$31M
Total assets Below avg plan size
227
Participants Below avg headcount
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$138,449
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · Sponsored by Kws Seeds, Inc. · Minnesota · Management of Enterprises

$31M in assets, 227 participants

Kws Seeds, Inc.'s Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported $31M in total assets and 227 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #681 in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)

Coverage in Minnesota

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group covers 227 participants in Minnesota, about 20% of the average Minnesota filer (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $31M.

#681
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
+11.1%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs every filed plan by assets

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

$31,427,817 Top 22% higher than 78% 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

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group sits mid-pack in the medium band (227 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group end-of-year assets rose from $28M in the plan year 2023 filing to $31M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group reported participants rose from 208 in the plan year 2023 filing to 227 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 570676870 · Kws Seeds, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group · $31M · 227 · 78th

  • EBSA $31M
  • EBSA 227
  • EBSA 78th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Seattle Symphony Players Pension Plan
  • EBSA ind #681

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 Management of Enterprises retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Minnesota filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$28M
Net Assets (End of Year)$31M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN570676870
Plan Effective Date1952-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Kws Seeds, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Kws Seeds, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$70M 33.39888143630286% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$50M$60M$70M$80M 202220232024 $52.8M $70.5M ▲ +33.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 447 $53M
2023 2 453 $63M
2024 2 485 $70M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group, Total assets ($B): 0.031427817 · Participants: 227Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds GroupMayo Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.816211651 · Participants: 71743Mayo Pension Plan3M Employee Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.87866493 · Participants: 91323M Employee Retirement Income PlanWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.278776602 · Participants: 46875Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance PlanU.S. Bank Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.38225088 · Participants: 62822U.S. Bank Pension PlanThe Travelers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.23694343 · Participants: 27237The Travelers Pension Plan
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group side-by-side with 3 peers →

Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Seattle Symphony Players Pension Plan in WA ($31M); by covered participants it is Ameritas Pension Plan in NE (227 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (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 Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group assets move in 2024? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group grew at a solid clip - up 11.1% during 2024, from $28M to $31M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Kws Seeds, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Kws Seeds, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 33.4%, from $53M to $70M.
Where does Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Seattle Symphony Players Pension Plan in WA ($31M, 85 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Income Plan for Employees of the Kws Seeds Group? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ameritas Pension Plan in NE (227 participants, $237M 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 570676870.

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.