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Danaher Corporation
Washington, DC · Manufacturing
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances.
3 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under Danaher Corporation's employer identification number (Washington, District of Columbia). Their latest filings total 59,482 participant records and $8.40B in net assets.
The largest is Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, a 401(k) plan with 37,514 participants. A person can be counted in more than one plan, so the participant total is a count of records rather than of people.
Employer contributions across the plans were $168M and participant contributions $255M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $861M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $11.2M.
Combined net assets moved from $2.35B in 2009 to $8.40B in 2024 (up 257%). Plan mergers and spin-offs show up here as steps in the series.
Plans
| Plan | Kind | Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer / active | Sch. C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan | 401(k) plan | 2024 | 37,514 | $6.46B | $172,260 | $7,167 | $2.0M |
| Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan | cash balance pension plan | 2024 | 21,071 | $1.90B | $90,114 | — | $9.0M |
| Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Puerto Rico Savings Plan | profit-sharing plan | 2024 | 897 | $38.5M | $42,897 | $2,682 | $171K |
| US median, plan year 2024: DC plans $53,102 per participant, $2,175 employer contribution per active participant; DB plans $86,221 and $10,244. | |||||||
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Plans | Participant records | Net assets | Employer contributions | Participant contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 59,482 | $8.40B | $168M | $255M |
| 2023 | 3 | 63,125 | $7.73B | $202M | $302M |
| 2022 | 3 | 71,901 | $7.74B | $206M | $304M |
| 2021 | 3 | 71,112 | $9.53B | $168M | $264M |
| 2020 | 3 | 63,870 | $8.23B | $143M | $218M |
| 2019 | 3 | 65,906 | $7.26B | $272M | $213M |
| 2018 | 3 | 68,085 | $6.35B | $128M | $190M |
| 2017 | 3 | 70,021 | $6.75B | $157M | $161M |
| 2016 | 2 | 67,681 | $5.82B | $168M | $181M |
| 2015 | 2 | 74,637 | $6.70B | $177M | $193M |
| 2014 | 2 | 72,469 | $6.49B | $166M | $181M |
| 2013 | 2 | 77,029 | $6.36B | $145M | $144M |
| 2012 | 2 | 69,086 | $4.40B | $131M | $115M |
| 2011 | 2 | 70,879 | $4.01B | $151M | $111M |
| 2010 | 2 | 62,000 | $3.32B | $220M | $99.0M |
| 2009 | 2 | 60,559 | $2.35B | $118M | $75.1M |
History of the plans listed above, in the years each filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants. Plans that have since terminated are not included.
Service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Plans | Compensation reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aon Consulting Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management | 1 | $3,405,003 |
| Northern Trust Company | Custodial (securities); Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Investment advisory (plan); Investment management | 1 | $1,921,807 |
| Strategic Advisors, Inc. | Investment advisory (plan) | 1 | $1,177,316 |
| Causeway Capital Management LLC | Investment management | 1 | $783,436 |
| Groom Law Group | Legal | 2 | $595,682 |
| UBS Global Asset Management | Investment management | 1 | $560,384 |
| William Blair | Investment management | 1 | $557,868 |
| Fidelity Inv Institutional Op Co. in | Participant loan processing | 1 | $523,254 |
| Mercer | Actuarial | 1 | $334,352 |
| Wellington Trust Company | Investment management | 1 | $317,375 |
| Henderson Global Investors | Investment management | 1 | $214,212 |
| RV Kuhns & Associates | Consulting (general); Consulting (pension); Investment advisory (plan); Investment management | 1 | $197,067 |
| Doubleline Capital LP | Investment management | 1 | $186,684 |
| Pacific Investment Management Co. | Investment management | 1 | $151,625 |
| Benefit Plans Admin Services, Inc. | Recordkeeping and information management; Custodial (securities); Participant loan processing | 1 | $112,051 |
Organisations paid $5,000 or more by any of these plans, from Schedule C. Individuals are not shown.
Questions and answers
How many retirement plans does Danaher Corporation have?
3 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Savings Plan, Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Pension Plan and Danaher Corporation & Subsidiaries Puerto Rico Savings Plan. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does Danaher Corporation contribute to its plans?
$168,253,416 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $6,420 per active participant record. Form 5500 reports totals and not the match or accrual formula.
Who provides services to these plans?
Schedule C filings name Aon Consulting Inc., Northern Trust Company, Strategic Advisors, Inc. and Causeway Capital Management LLC and others. Only organisations paid $5,000 or more by a plan are listed on Schedule C.
Where does this come from?
Form 5500 annual reports filed with the Department of Labor's EFAST2 system, from the EBSA research files, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Figures are as filed and may be amended.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. Plans are grouped by the sponsor's employer identification number exactly as filed; a company that files under several EINs appears as several employers. See the methodology and corrections.