Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

KELLANOVA Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.2B
Total assets Very large vs avg
2,765
Participants Above avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$433,030
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Kellanova Pension Plan · Sponsored by KELLANOVA · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.2B in assets, 2,765 participants

KELLANOVA's Kellanova Pension Plan reported $1.2B in total assets and 2,765 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,376 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Illinois

Kellanova Pension Plan covers 2,765 participants in Illinois, 3.5x the typical Illinois plan (state average ~779 per filing). Assets: $1.2B.

#17,376
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-2.2%
assets change YoY
12×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $27M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Kellanova Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Kellanova Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,197,327,804 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Kellanova Pension 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. Kellanova Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,765 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kellanova Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$12M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$27M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kellanova Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,924 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,765 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kellanova Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.2B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.2B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 380710690 · KELLANOVA PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Kellanova Pension Plan · $1.2B · 2,765 · 99th

  • PCT $1.2B
  • PCT 2,765
  • PCT 99th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Securian Financial Group, Inc. Retirement Plan
  • PCT ind #17376

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 Illinois →

Kellanova Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kellanova Pension Plan$1.2BSecurian Financial Group, Inc. Retirement PlanSecurian Financial Group, In…$1.2BCfg Pension Plan$1.2BWillis-Knighton Medical Center Employees Retirement PlanWillis-Knighton Medical Cent…$1.2BOperating Engineers Local No. 825 Pension FundOperating Engineers Local No…$1.2B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Kellanova Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Illinois filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.2B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.2B
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN380710690
Plan Effective Date1975-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (KELLANOVA)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All KELLANOVA plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.1B 20.000885883084692% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$2.5B$3B$3.5B$4B 202220232024 $3.84B $3.07B ▼ -20.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 15,546 $3.8B
2023 5 12,398 $3.0B
2024 3 10,963 $3.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Kellanova Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 01000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Kellanova Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.197327804 · Participants: 2765Kellanova Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Kellanova Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
Compare Kellanova Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

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

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Securian Financial Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($1.2B); by covered participants it is Huntington Bancshares Retirement Plan in OH (2,764 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.2B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,765 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 Kellanova Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Kellanova Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 2.2% during 2024, from $1.2B to $1.2B. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have KELLANOVA plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), KELLANOVA's sponsor-wide assets declined 20.0%, from $3.8B to $3.1B.
Where does Kellanova Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Kellanova Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kellanova Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Securian Financial Group, Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($1.2B, 2,647 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Kellanova Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Huntington Bancshares Retirement Plan in OH (2,764 participants, $702M 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 380710690.

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.