Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$105M
Total assets Near avg plan size
158
Participants Small participant base
91st
Percentile by assets National rank
$663,874
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension · Maryland · Manufacturing

$105M in assets, 158 participants

Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension's Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported $105M in total assets and 158 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 91st 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.

  • #15,343 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Maryland

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund covers 158 participants in Maryland, about 17% of the average Maryland filer (state average ~929 per filing). Assets: $105M.

#15,343
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+4.9%
assets growth YoY
1.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$104,892,077 Top 9% higher than 91% 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

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund 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. Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (158 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported net income rose from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund reported participants rose from 150 in the plan year 2023 filing to 158 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $100M in the plan year 2023 filing to $105M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 526070425 · Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund · $105M · 158 · 91st

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  • BOOK near Upstate New York Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund
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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 Maryland →

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 102 Pension PlanPlumbers and Steamfitters Lo…$105MEhs - Local 153 Pension Plan$105MUpstate New York Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension FundUpstate New York Bakery Driv…$105MMilk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension FundMilk Drivers and Dairy Emplo…$105MIdaho Central Credit Union Cash Balance Defined Benefit Plan and TrustIdaho Central Credit Union C…$105M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Maryland filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$100M
Net Assets (End of Year)$105M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN526070425
Plan Effective Date1964-06-21
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$105M 7.831215179143486% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$95M$100M$105M$110M 202220232024 $97.3M $105M ▲ +7.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 138 $97M
2023 1 150 $100M
2024 1 158 $105M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Maryland

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

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.104892077 · Participants: 158Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension FundNational Electrical Benefit Fund, Total assets ($B): 20.376060206 · Participants: 332362National Electrical Benefit FundLockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 18.271295253 · Participants: 18014Lockheed Martin Corporation Salaried Employee Retirement ProgramBakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 6.575836095 · Participants: 14954Bakery & Confectionery Union & Industry International Pension FundNational Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.765198925 · Participants: 15964National Automatic Sprinkler Industry Pension FundMajor League Baseball Players Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.76226641 · Participants: 1091Major League Baseball Players Pension Plan
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Maryland, assets vs. participants
Compare Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Maryland, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Upstate New York Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund in NY ($105M); by covered participants it is Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA (158 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (158 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 Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund edged up modestly - up 4.9% during 2024, from $100M to $105M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Milk Drivers & Dairy Employees Local No. 246 of Washington D.C Pension's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.8%, from $97M to $105M.
Where does Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund ranks in the 91st 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 Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Upstate New York Bakery Drivers and Industry Pension Fund in NY ($105M, 567 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Gallo Pension Plan for Non-Union Employees in CA (158 participants, $32M 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 526070425.

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.