Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$510M
Total assets Above avg plan size
592
Participants Below avg headcount
98th
Percentile by assets National rank
$860,868
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#19,885
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
+251.9%
assets growth YoY
5.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$509,633,677 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan 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. Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (592 participants).

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · $510M · 592 · 98th

  • ASSETS $510M
  • PCT 592
  • EIN 98th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Beth Israel Lahey Health Defined Benefit Plan II
  • IND ind #19885

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Illinois →

Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Baker Hughes Company Pension PlanBaker Hughes Company Pension…$513MBeth Israel Lahey Health Defined Benefit Plan IIBeth Israel Lahey Health Def…$510MBoise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanBoise Paper Holdings L.L.C. …$510MAtmos Energy Corporation Pension Account PlanAtmos Energy Corporation Pen…$509MRecology Defined Benefit Pension PlanRecology Defined Benefit Pen…$508M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

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 ($B) Participants Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.509633677 · Participants: 592Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 42.629770802 · Participants: 50096Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 32.129102809 · Participants: 49052State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.958716532 · Participants: 20170United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.304502684 · Participants: 0John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.770339506 · Participants: 16809Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
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's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Beth Israel Lahey Health Defined Benefit Plan II in MA ($510M); by covered participants it is NECA - IBEW Local 584 Pension Plan in TX (592 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($510M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (592 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Boise Paper Holdings L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is NECA - IBEW Local 584 Pension Plan in TX (592 participants, $34M in assets).