Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$84M
Total assets Below avg plan size
929
Participants Near avg headcount
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,229
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Cooperatives · Sponsored by Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc · Minnesota · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$84M in assets, 929 participants

Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc's Pension Plan for Cooperatives reported $84M in total assets and 929 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #1,147 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Where Pension Plan for Cooperatives sits by assets

Pension Plan for Cooperatives sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $84M for 929 participants (~$90,229/participant), down 10.0% in 2024.

#1,147
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
-10.0%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $9M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Cooperatives's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Cooperatives vs every filed plan by assets

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

$83,822,617 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Pension Plan for Cooperatives 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. Pension Plan for Cooperatives sits mid-pack in the medium band (929 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Cooperatives reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$9M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Cooperatives reported participants rose from 816 in the plan year 2023 filing to 929 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Cooperatives end-of-year assets fell from $93M in the plan year 2023 filing to $84M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410251095 · Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Cooperatives · $84M · 929 · 89th

  • 5500 $84M
  • ASSETS 929
  • PCT 89th
  • EIN Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan
  • PHOTO ind #1147

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Minnesota →

Pension Plan for Cooperatives in the asset neighbourhood

Pxd Retirement Plan for Bargaining Unit Members of the PguPxd Retirement Plan for Barg…$84MThe Scott Fetzer Pension Plan$84MPlumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust PlanPlumbers & Steamfitters Loca…$84MPension Plan for Cooperatives$84M32bj Connecticut Pension Fund$84M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Cooperatives and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$93M
Net Assets (End of Year)$84M
Net Income-$9M
Employer EIN410251095
Plan Effective Date1955-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2.6B 19.245475961287504% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2B$2.2B$2.4B$2.6B$2.8B 202220232024 $2.22B $2.65B ▲ +19.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 15,980 $2.2B
2023 5 15,950 $2.5B
2024 5 16,958 $2.6B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Pension Plan for Cooperatives vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Pension Plan for Cooperatives, Total assets ($B): 0.083822617 · Participants: 929Pension Plan for CooperativesMayo 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
Pension Plan for Cooperatives vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Cooperatives side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Cooperatives's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan in KY ($84M); by covered participants it is Pafmg Cash Balance Plan II in CA (929 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (929 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 Pension Plan for Cooperatives assets move in 2024? ▼
Pension Plan for Cooperatives pulled back noticeably - down 10.0% during 2024, from $93M to $84M. Reported net income was -$9M.
How have Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Member Cooperatives of Chs Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.2%, from $2.2B to $2.6B.
Where does Pension Plan for Cooperatives rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Cooperatives ranks in the 89th 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 Pension Plan for Cooperatives? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 248- Pension Trust Plan in KY ($84M, 321 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Cooperatives? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Pafmg Cash Balance Plan II in CA (929 participants, $362M 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 410251095.

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.