Ardent Mills 401(k) match, vesting and fees

Plan year 2024 filingArdent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (For Salaried Employees) · Plan 001 · EIN 30-0007111Updated Oct 2026

What Ardent Mills' 401(k) plan says about matching contributions

The match terms have not been published from this plan's filing yet.
The plan year 2024 filing reports $15.8M in employer contributions, about $5,422 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula. Plan year 2024 Form 5500 ↗
$101,266
Average account balance
3,036
Participants (end of year)
$295M
Plan assets (end of year)
0.06%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

RecordkeeperThe Vanguard Group, Inc.Schedule C ↗
Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and status401(k) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

How the plan compares

Plan year 2024 medians for 349 defined-contribution plans in wholesale trade with 1,000 to 4,999 participants.

Ardent Mills: employer contribution per participant$5,422
Peer median$2,072
Ardent Mills: average balance$101,266
Peer median$78,395
Ardent Mills: admin expenses ÷ assets0.06%
Peer median0.14%

Admin expenses are the plan's reported administrative expenses divided by its assets; they do not include fund expense ratios.

Plan history

Plan assets went from $251M at the end of plan year 2023 to $295M at the end of plan year 2024.

$251M2023$295M2024
End-of-year figures from each plan year's Form 5500 filing for the Ardent Mills plan.
Plan yearParticipantsAssetsEmployer contributionsPer participantAdmin expense ratioMatch formulaFiling
20243,036$295M$15.8M$5,4220.06%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗
20233,187$251M$14.6M$4,7320.05%Not publishedForm 5500 ↗

Other Ardent Mills plans (1)

Each plan files its own Form 5500. Figures are from each plan's latest filing.

Ardent Mills, LLC Pension Plan for Union Employees

Plan 003 · EIN 30-0007111 · plan year 2024 filing
$30,760
Average account balance
543
Participants (end of year)
$16.7M
Plan assets (end of year)
1.50%
Admin expenses ÷ assets

Plan features

Match, vesting and enrollment details have not been published from this plan's audit report yet. The figures below come from the structured filing.

Independent auditorEide Bailly LLP (unmodified opinion, limited scope)Schedule H ↗
Plan type and statusPension (defined benefit) · ActiveForm 5500 ↗

Common questions

Does Ardent Mills match 401(k) contributions?

The match terms for the Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (For Salaried Employees) have not been published from its filing yet. The plan year 2024 filing reports $15.8M in employer contributions, about $5,422 per participant. That total includes any match and profit-sharing; it is not a match formula.

When is the Ardent Mills 401(k) match vested?

The vesting schedule for the Ardent Mills, LLC Retirement Savings Plan (For Salaried Employees) is not in the data published so far. Your Summary Plan Description states it.

Who manages the Ardent Mills 401(k)?

The recordkeeper listed on Schedule C of the plan year 2024 filing is The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The plan administrator is Ardent Mills, LLC.

I left Ardent Mills. How do I find my old 401(k)?

Your account stays in the plan until you move it. Contact the plan administrator (Ardent Mills, LLC, (720) 726-8865) or the recordkeeper, The Vanguard Group, Inc.. The Ardent Mills old 401(k) page lists the contacts from every plan filing. Find an old Ardent Mills 401(k)

Data from the public Form 5500 annual reports Ardent Mills filed with the U.S. Department of Labor (plan years 2023 and 2024) and, where noted, the attached independent auditor's report. Plan terms may have changed since the filing; check your current Summary Plan Description. PlanFacts is not affiliated with Ardent Mills. Not financial advice. Report a correction · Methodology