2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year Award Winners Named

The 10 winners of the 2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year awards were announced at the 2024 PLANSPONSOR National Conference in Chicago in 10 categories across plan types and sizes.

The winners were named at the Excellence in Retirement Awards dinner Wednesday celebrating the achievements of retirement plan sponsors and their efforts to improve retirement outcomes for their participants.

The evening of accolades was kicked-off by PLANSPONSOR Publisher Alison Cooke Mintzer, who thanked the audience of sponsors, providers and advisers for contributing “to Americans’ retirement success.”

PLANSPONSOR Executive Editor Amy Resnick and Rebecca Moore, managing editor of custom content at PLANSPONSOR, announced the finalists and winners. Profiles of the winners and finalists can be found on the PLANSPONSOR web site.

The 2024 PLANSPONSOR of the Year winners are as follows.

Government DC <$1 billion in assets: City of Dunwoody, Georgia

Government DC >$1 billion: Michigan Office of Retirement Services

Nonprofit DC <$100 million: Catholic Charities of Maryland

Nonprofit DC >$100 million: The Culinary Institute of America

Corporate DC <$50 million: Ohio Gratings Inc.

Corporate DC $50 million – $200 million: HC Beck Ltd.

Corporate DC $200 million – $500 million: Wayne-Sanderson Farms

Corporate DC $500 million – $1billion: Bread Financial

Corporate DC >$1 billion: Avangrid

Total Retirement Offering: North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union

PLANSPONSOR congratulates each of the finalists and extends appreciation and thanks to each plan sponsor team.

In addition to the Plan Sponsor of the Year awards, several other categories of previously announced awards and designations were announced in the following programs:

2024 DC Survey Standouts

2023 Service Stars

2024 Service Stars

2023 and 2024 Best in Class 401(k) Plans