Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Foster Poultry Farms Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$388M
Total assets Above avg plan size
3,051
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$127,204
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Foster Farms Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Foster Poultry Farms · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$388M in assets, 3,051 participants

Foster Poultry Farms's Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported $388M in total assets and 3,051 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #1,517 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

Coverage in California

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan covers 3,051 participants in California, 4.8x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $388M.

#1,517
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-36.2%
assets change YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $210M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$388,098,648 Top 3% higher than 97% of 139,123 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 2022

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Foster Farms Group Pension Plan lands in the large band (3,051 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 942382364 · Foster Poultry Farms PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan · $388M · 3,051 · 97th

  • PHOTO $388M
  • PHOTO 3,051
  • PHOTO 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Retirement Income Plan
  • PHOTO ind #1517

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 California →

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Msd Puerto Rico Pension Plan$390MLong Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Retirement Income PlanLong Island Electric Utility…$389MFoster Farms Group Pension PlanFoster Farms Group Pension P…$388MMotiva Pension Plan$387MSteamfitters Local #449 Pension PlanSteamfitters Local #449 Pens…$387M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Foster Farms Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$608M
Net Assets (End of Year)$388M
Net Income-$210M
Employer EIN942382364
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Foster Poultry Farms)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Foster Poultry Farms plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$838M 9.76082774925749% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $764M $838M ▲ +9.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,687 $764M
2023 2 14,234 $794M
2024 2 14,058 $838M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Foster Farms Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.388098648 · Participants: 3051Foster Farms Group Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Foster Farms Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Retirement Income Plan in NY ($389M); by covered participants it is Christian School Pension Plan and Trust Fund in MI (3,056 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($388M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (3,051 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Foster Farms Group Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan contracted severely - down 36.2% during 2022, from $608M to $388M. Reported net income was -$210M.
How have Foster Poultry Farms plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Foster Poultry Farms's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.8%, from $764M to $838M.
Where does Foster Farms Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Foster Farms Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Long Island Electric Utility Servco LLC Retirement Income Plan in NY ($389M, 1,841 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Foster Farms Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Christian School Pension Plan and Trust Fund in MI (3,056 participants, $756M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 942382364.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.