Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Bremer Financial Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$337M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,286
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$261,686
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Bremer Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Bremer Financial Corporation · Minnesota · Management of Enterprises

$337M in assets, 1,286 participants

Bremer Financial Corporation's Bremer Retirement Plan reported $337M in total assets and 1,286 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

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

Where Bremer Retirement Plan sits by assets

Bremer Retirement Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $337M for 1,286 participants (~$261,686/participant), down 0.2% in 2024.

#999
in Management of Enterprises (1,133 peers)
-0.2%
assets change YoY
3.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $720K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Bremer Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Bremer Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$336,527,566 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Bremer Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Bremer Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,286 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Bremer Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $23M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$720K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bremer Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,319 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,286 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Bremer Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $337M in the plan year 2023 filing to $337M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 410715583 · Bremer Financial Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Bremer Retirement Plan · $337M · 1,286 · 96th

  • TYPE $337M
  • TYPE 1,286
  • TYPE 96th
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Billerud Americas Corporation Employee Pension Plan
  • TYPE ind #999

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 →

Bremer Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Owens Corning Merged Retirement PlanOwens Corning Merged Retirem…$337MBremer Retirement Plan$337MBillerud Americas Corporation Employee Pension PlanBillerud Americas Corporatio…$336MOneok, Inc. Retirement Plan$336MFox Valley & Vicinity Construction Workers Pension FundFox Valley & Vicinity Constr…$336M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Bremer 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)$337M
Net Assets (End of Year)$337M
Net Income-$720K
Employer EIN410715583
Plan Effective Date1985-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Bremer Financial Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Bremer Financial Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$699M 10.018525119425716% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$620M$640M$660M$680M$700M$720M 202220232024 $635M $699M ▲ +10.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,468 $635M
2023 3 4,234 $692M
2024 3 4,217 $699M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Bremer Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Bremer Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.336527566 · Participants: 1286Bremer Retirement PlanMayo 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
Bremer Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants
Compare Bremer Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Billerud Americas Corporation Employee Pension Plan in OH ($336M); by covered participants it is Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan in OR (1,286 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($337M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,286 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 Bremer Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Bremer Retirement Plan held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2024, from $337M to $337M. Reported net income was -$720K.
How have Bremer Financial Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Bremer Financial Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 10.0%, from $635M to $699M.
Where does Bremer Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Bremer Retirement Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Bremer Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Billerud Americas Corporation Employee Pension Plan in OH ($336M, 568 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Bremer Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Idaho Plumbers and Pipefitters Pension Plan in OR (1,286 participants, $189M 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 410715583.

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.