Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Five Star Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$40M
Total assets Below avg plan size
175
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$227,695
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives · Sponsored by Five Star Cooperative · Iowa · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$40M in assets, 175 participants

Five Star Cooperative's The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives reported $40M in total assets and 175 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #1,079 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Coverage in Iowa

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives covers 175 participants in Iowa, about 29% of the average Iowa filer (state average ~609 per filing). Assets: $40M.

#1,079
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
+4.2%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives's outsized position by total assets

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives vs every filed plan by assets

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

$39,846,567 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

The Restated Contributory Retirement 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. The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives sits mid-pack in the medium band (175 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives reported net income fell from $3M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives reported participants rose from 163 in the plan year 2023 filing to 175 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives end-of-year assets rose from $38M in the plan year 2023 filing to $40M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 420179380 · Five Star Cooperative PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives · $40M · 175 · 81st

  • RANK $40M
  • PHOTO 175
  • IND 81st
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Int'l Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 127 Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #1079

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 Iowa →

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives in the asset neighbourhood

The Retirement Plan of Saco & Biddeford Savings InstitutionThe Retirement Plan of Saco …$40MInt'l Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 127 Pension FundInt'l Assn of Heat & Frost I…$40MThe Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for CooperativesThe Restated Contributory Re…$40MTerminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Pension Plan for Nonschedule EmployeesTerminal Railroad Associatio…$40MThe Monarch Cement Company Retirement Plan for Staff EmployeesThe Monarch Cement Company R…$40M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Iowa filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$38M
Net Assets (End of Year)$40M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN420179380
Plan Effective Date1969-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Five Star Cooperative)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Five Star Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$54M 19.07868688594933% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M 202220232024 $45.2M $53.9M ▲ +19.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 323 $45M
2023 2 330 $51M
2024 2 365 $54M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Iowa

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

The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -5000050001000015000 -0.500.511.522.5 Total assets ($B) Participants The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives, Total assets ($B): 0.039846567 · Participants: 175The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for CooperativesTransamerica Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.198965485 · Participants: 7170Transamerica Pension PlanPrincipal Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.466387124 · Participants: 11945Principal Cash Balance PlanMidamerican Energy Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.521334295 · Participants: 2805Midamerican Energy Company Retirement PlanEmployers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.361826911 · Participants: 1908Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement PlanPension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.330986539 · Participants: 1233Pension Plan of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 33 Retirement Trust
The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Iowa, assets vs. participants

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

Outside Iowa, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Int'l Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 127 Pension Fund in WI ($40M); by covered participants it is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (175 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 The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives assets move in 2024?
The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives edged up modestly - up 4.2% during 2024, from $38M to $40M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Five Star Cooperative plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Five Star Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.1%, from $45M to $54M.
Where does The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives ranks in the 81st 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 The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Int'l Assn of Heat & Frost Insulators & Asbestos Workers Local 127 Pension Fund in WI ($40M, 115 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Restated Contributory Retirement Plan for Cooperatives?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Dentons US LLP Cash Balance Plan in IL (175 participants, $38M in assets).