Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Pennichuck Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
122
Participants Small participant base
80th
Percentile by assets National rank
$193,544
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation · Sponsored by Pennichuck Corporation · New Hampshire · Utilities

$24M in assets, 122 participants

Pennichuck Corporation's Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation reported $24M in total assets and 122 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 80th 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.

  • #309 in Utilities (738 peers)

Coverage in New Hampshire

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation covers 122 participants in New Hampshire, about 41% of the average New Hampshire filer (state average ~301 per filing). Assets: $24M.

#309
in Utilities (738 peers)
-13.5%
assets change YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,612,332 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation sits mid-pack in the medium band (122 participants).

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 020177370 · Pennichuck Corporation PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation · $24M · 122 · 80th

  • EOY $24M
  • 5500 122
  • ASSETS 80th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Dayton Superior Corporation Master Pension Plan
  • RANK ind #309

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in New Hampshire →

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

New Hampshire filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$24M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN020177370
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pennichuck Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pennichuck Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 25.29944167321534% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $45.2M $56.6M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 253 $45M
2023 2 267 $52M
2024 2 256 $57M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Hampshire

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

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 0500100015002000 -2000200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation, Total assets ($M): 23.612332 · Participants: 122Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck CorporationPension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Total assets ($M): 621.458768 · Participants: 1798Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-HitchcockRetirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital - Laconia, Total assets ($M): 343.295002 · Participants: 721Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital - LaconiaElliot Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 285.729766 · Participants: 568Elliot Health System Pension PlanOsram Sylvania Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 209.216781 · Participants: 325Osram Sylvania Pension PlanCatholic Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 206.287725 · Participants: 438Catholic Medical Center Pension Plan
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Dayton Superior Corporation Master Pension Plan in OH ($24M); by covered participants it is La Rabida Employees Retirement Plan in IL (122 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (122 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 Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation assets move in 2022? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation pulled back noticeably - down 13.5% during 2022, from $27M to $24M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Pennichuck Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pennichuck Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $45M to $57M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation ranks in the 80th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Dayton Superior Corporation Master Pension Plan in OH ($24M, 118 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is La Rabida Employees Retirement Plan in IL (122 participants, $28M 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 020177370.

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.