Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$510M
Total assets
592
Participants
98th
Percentile by assets
$860,868
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$510M in assets, 592 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported $510M in total assets and 592 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 98th 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.

  • 98th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #19,885 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits by assets

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $510M for 592 participants (~$860,868/participant), up 251.9% in 2022.

$510M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
592
covered participants
98th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$860,868
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $27M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan outranks 98% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 5.1x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$145M
Net Assets (End of Year)$510M
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B â–˛ +22.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Packaging Corporation of America plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

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Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Boise Paper Holdings…Central States, Sout…State Farm Insurance…United Food & Commer…John Deere Pension P…Abbott Laboratories …
Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2022?
Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan surged - up 251.9% during 2022, from $145M to $510M. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan ranks in the 98th 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 Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Beth Israel Lahey Health Defined Benefit Plan II in MA ($510M, 2,025 participants).

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