Employer · plans filed under one EIN
General Mills, Inc.
Minneapolis, MN · 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.
4 retirement plans with 100 or more participants file Form 5500 under General Mills, Inc.'s employer identification number (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Their latest filings total 63,531 participant records and $10.3B in net assets.
The largest is General Mills 401(k) Plan, an ESOP with a 401(k) feature with 24,384 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 $85.8M and participant contributions $146M in the latest plan years; benefits paid were $726M. Schedule C compensation reported to service provider organisations totalled $7.6M.
Combined net assets moved from $5.15B in 2009 to $10.3B in 2024 (up 100%). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Mills 401(k) Plan | ESOP with a 401(k) feature | 2024 | 24,384 | $5.04B | $206,743 | $5,158 | $3.9M |
| General Mills Pension Plan I | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 22,179 | $3.71B | $167,122 | — | $2.0M |
| General Mills Pension Plan | defined benefit pension plan | 2024 | 16,513 | $1.52B | $91,894 | — | $1.7M |
| Wellston Retirement Plan for Members of UFCW District Union Local 1059 | money purchase plan | 2024 | 455 | $19.5M | $42,922 | — | $0 |
| 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 | 4 | 63,531 | $10.3B | $85.8M | $146M |
| 2023 | 4 | 63,791 | $10.2B | $99.8M | $142M |
| 2022 | 4 | 63,753 | $9.74B | $84.7M | $129M |
| 2021 | 4 | 63,992 | $12.5B | $66.6M | $127M |
| 2020 | 4 | 64,994 | $11.9B | $81.8M | $124M |
| 2019 | 4 | 59,139 | $9.49B | $56.2M | $111M |
| 2018 | 4 | 58,141 | $8.10B | $41.8M | $102M |
| 2017 | 3 | 56,802 | $8.86B | $39.8M | $99.8M |
| 2016 | 3 | 57,694 | $7.96B | $52.0M | $103M |
| 2015 | 3 | 62,928 | $7.68B | $36.6M | $103M |
| 2014 | 3 | 60,135 | $7.97B | $36.9M | $107M |
| 2013 | 3 | 61,028 | $7.55B | $37.1M | $102M |
| 2012 | 3 | 60,820 | $6.63B | $193M | $100M |
| 2011 | 3 | 60,381 | $6.03B | $190M | $99.6M |
| 2010 | 3 | 60,166 | $5.85B | $224M | $98.7M |
| 2009 | 3 | 58,748 | $5.15B | $54.0M | $94.2M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alight Solutions | Contract Administrator; Recordkeeping and information management; Copying and duplicating; Participant loan processing | 3 | $2,980,699 |
| Alight Financial Advisors, LLC | Investment management | 1 | $1,802,195 |
| The Bank of New York Mellon | Custodial (securities); Trustee (bank, trust company, or similar financial institution); Other services | 3 | $1,189,437 |
| Aon Consulting, Inc. | Actuarial | 2 | $771,248 |
| KPMG, LLP | Accounting (including auditing) | 3 | $349,300 |
| BlackRock Institutional Trust | Investment management | 1 | $205,878 |
| State Street Bank and Trust | Investment management | 1 | $200,000 |
| Xerox Corporation | Copying and duplicating; Other services | 2 | $58,292 |
| Deloitte & Touche | Accounting (including auditing) | 2 | $38,490 |
| CBIZ | Accounting (including auditing); Other services | 2 | $30,000 |
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 General Mills, Inc. have?
4 plans with 100 or more participants filed Form 5500 under its employer identification number for the latest plan years: General Mills 401(k) Plan, General Mills Pension Plan I, General Mills Pension Plan and Wellston Retirement Plan for Members of UFCW District Union Local 1059. Smaller plans and plans filed under a subsidiary's number are not grouped here.
How much does General Mills, Inc. contribute to its plans?
$85,771,995 in employer contributions across these plans in their latest plan years, about $3,717 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 Alight Solutions, Alight Financial Advisors, LLC, The Bank of New York Mellon and Aon Consulting, Inc. 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.