Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$94M
Total assets Below avg plan size
308
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$305,134
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. · Kansas · Manufacturing

$94M in assets, 308 participants

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported $94M in total assets and 308 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #15,154 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits by assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $94M for 308 participants (~$305,134/participant), down 6.6% in 2024.

#15,154
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-6.6%
assets change YoY
0.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $6M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$93,981,170 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan 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. Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (308 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$76M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 353 in the plan year 2023 filing to 308 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $101M in the plan year 2023 filing to $94M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 430905874 · Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan · $94M · 308 · 90th

  • VS-ST $94M
  • BOY 308
  • SCH 90th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Retirement Plan for National Office and Field Staff Employees of the March of Dimes Foundation
  • TYPE ind #15154

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 Kansas →

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. 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)$101M
Net Assets (End of Year)$94M
Net Income-$6M
Employer EIN430905874
Plan Effective Date1973-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$969M 12.516344937300005% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$850M$900M$950M$1,000M 202220232024 $861M $969M ▲ +12.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 6,962 $861M
2023 2 7,463 $887M
2024 2 7,081 $969M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

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

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.09398117 · Participants: 308Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement PlanKoch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.389294649 · Participants: 5044Koch Employees' Pension PlanRetirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and Affiliates, Total assets ($B): 0.497620215 · Participants: 975Retirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and AffiliatesInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.362870075 · Participants: 12Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.282634533 · Participants: 475Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.202599143 · Participants: 790Kansas Construction Trades Open End Pension Trust Fund
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for National Office and Field Staff Employees of the March of Dimes Foundation in VA ($94M); by covered participants it is Tower International Pension Plan in MI (308 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (308 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 Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.6% during 2024, from $101M to $94M. Reported net income was -$6M.
How have Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 12.5%, from $861M to $969M.
Where does Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan ranks in the 90th 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 Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for National Office and Field Staff Employees of the March of Dimes Foundation in VA ($94M, 49 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Tower International Pension Plan in MI (308 participants, $109M in assets).