Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
The Dow Chemical Company Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-06
- $401M
- Total assets
- 8,442
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $47,559
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) · Sponsored by The Dow Chemical Company · Michigan · Manufacturing
$401M in assets, 8,442 participants
The Dow Chemical Company's Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) reported $401M in total assets and 8,442 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
Coverage in Michigan
Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) covers 8,442 participants in Michigan, 13x the typical Michigan plan (state average ~632 per filing). Assets: $401M.
- $401M
- total plan assets (2024 EOY)
- 8,442
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
- $47,559
- avg assets per participant
Participants vs Michigan filers
In Michigan, the average filing covers about 632 participants across 3,963 plans. Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) reports 8,442 participants - 13x that state average ($401M EOY assets).
Michigan filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $395M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $401M |
| Net Income | $6M |
| Employer EIN | 381285128 |
| Plan Effective Date | 2024-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (The Dow Chemical Company)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 30,689 | $22.3B |
| 2023 | 2 | 32,139 | $21.6B |
| 2024 | 3 | 32,458 | $22.1B |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $17.8B · 25,742
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $12.1B · 8,585
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $10.9B · 6,888
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $10.3B · 12,752
- Fca US LLC Pension Plan $3.7B · 2,267
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) by total assets, not by location.
- International Association Pension Plan (IL) $401M · 768
- Mgic Pension Plan (WI) $401M · 594
- Employees' and Agents' Pension Benefits Plan Empower Holdings, LLC. (CO) $402M · 226
- Pension Plan for Certain Hourly Ees of Alcoa USA Corp. (PA) $402M · 726
Frequently Asked Questions
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account)'s numbers.
- By total assets, Dow Employees' Pension Plan (Personal Pension Account) ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan. Compare plans
- The Dow Chemical Company's sponsor-wide assets have declined 1.0% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans
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 381285128.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.