Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

American Crystal Sugar Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$78M
Total assets Below avg plan size
855
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$90,664
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company · Sponsored by American Crystal Sugar Company · Minnesota · Manufacturing

$78M in assets, 855 participants

American Crystal Sugar Company's Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company reported $78M in total assets and 855 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #14,771 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits by assets

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $78M for 855 participants (~$90,664/participant), up 7.3% in 2024.

#14,771
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+7.3%
assets growth YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company's outsized position by total assets

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs every filed plan by assets

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

$77,517,937 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company 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. Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company sits mid-pack in the medium band (855 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company reported net income rose from -$81M in the plan year 2023 filing to $5M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company end-of-year assets rose from $72M in the plan year 2023 filing to $78M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company reported participants fell from 873 in the plan year 2023 filing to 855 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 840004720 · American Crystal Sugar Company PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company · $78M · 855 · 88th

  • BOOK $78M
  • BOOK 855
  • BOOK 88th
  • BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc.
  • BOOK ind #14771

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 Minnesota →

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company in the asset neighbourhood

Retirement Plan for Employees of Central Maine Healthcare CorporationRetirement Plan for Employee…$78MPirelli Tire Retirement Pension PlanPirelli Tire Retirement Pens…$78MRetirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyRetirement Plan B for Employ…$78MRetirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc.Retirement Plan for the Subs…$77MStahl Specialty Company/Watry Industries Employees' Pension PlanStahl Specialty Company/Watr…$77M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$72M
Net Assets (End of Year)$78M
Net Income$5M
Employer EIN840004720
Plan Effective Date1976-03-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Crystal Sugar Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All American Crystal Sugar Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$324M 29.332687440863896% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M$450M$500M 202220232024 $459M $324M ▼ -29.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 2,794 $459M
2023 3 2,617 $314M
2024 3 2,511 $324M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Minnesota

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

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company, Total assets ($B): 0.077517937 · Participants: 855Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar CompanyMayo 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
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Minnesota, assets vs. participants

Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Minnesota, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. in TX ($77M); by covered participants it is Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Pension Plan in KY (855 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company assets move in 2024?
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company grew at a solid clip - up 7.3% during 2024, from $72M to $78M. Reported net income was $5M.
How have American Crystal Sugar Company plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Crystal Sugar Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 29.3%, from $459M to $324M.
Where does Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company ranks in the 88th 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 Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Retirement Plan for the Subsidiaries of Southside Bancshares, Inc. in TX ($77M, 69 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Retirement Plan B for Employees of American Crystal Sugar Company?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. Pension Plan in KY (855 participants, $166M in assets).