Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $100M
- Total assets
- 1,165
- Participants
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets
- $86,206
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees · Sponsored by San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance · California · Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
$100M in assets, 1,165 participants
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance's Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees reported $100M in total assets and 1,165 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.
- 93rd percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- #2,974 in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
Where Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees sits by assets
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $100M for 1,165 participants (~$86,206/participant), down 16.5% in 2022.
- $100M
- total plan assets (2022 EOY)
- 1,165
- covered participants
- 93rd
- percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
- $86,206
- avg assets per participant
The plan reported a net loss of $20M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees vs the 2022 asset distribution
By assets, Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees outranks 93% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.0x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $120M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $100M |
| Net Income | -$20M |
| Employer EIN | 951648219 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1957-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4,675 | $348M |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,712 | $376M |
| 2024 | 3 | 4,498 | $391M |
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Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $31.9B · 126,331
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.1B · 25,709
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $10.4B · 19,326
- Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $9.2B · 11,405
- Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan $8.8B · 59,141
Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally
Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees by total assets, not by location.
- Kuakini Health System Retirement Plan (HI) $100M · 349
- Local 522 Pension Fund (NY) $100M · 857
- Precoat Pension Plan (TX) $101M · 182
- Mitsubishi Chemical America Pension Plan Methacrylates Division (TN) $101M · 70
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