Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $100M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 1,165
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 93rd
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $86,206
- Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #2,974
- in Arts, Entertainment & Recreation (3,077 peers)
- -16.5%
- assets change YoY
- 1.0×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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's outsized position by total assets
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500
$100,429,903 Top 7% higher than 93% of 139,123 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees'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. Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees lands in the large band (1,165 participants).
Plan-year Form 5500 strip
Filing strip 951648219 · San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees · $100M · 1,165 · 93rd
- TYPE $100M
- NET 1,165
- BOOK 93rd
- VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
- BOY near Kuakini Health System Retirement Plan
- SCH ind #2974
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 Arts, Entertainment & Recreation retirement plans → · Plans in California →
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees in the asset neighbourhood
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)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $391M 12.322066893924035% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 4,675 | $348M |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,712 | $376M |
| 2024 | 3 | 4,498 | $391M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- 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
Zoological Society of San Diego Restated Pension Plan for Union Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Kuakini Health System Retirement Plan in HI ($100M); by covered participants it is The Brink's Company Frozen Pension Plan in VA (1,164 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($100M here).
- 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
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,165 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- The Brink's Company Frozen Pension Plan (VA) 1,164 · 1 off
- Idaho National Laboratory Employee Retirement Plan (ID) 1,166 · 1 off
- Nc Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan (NC) 1,168 · 3 off
- Western Glaziers Retirement Plan (WA) 1,169 · 4 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.