Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$306M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,066
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$287,384
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 · California · Construction

$306M in assets, 1,066 participants

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported $306M in total assets and 1,066 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #9,569 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Where Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits by assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $306M for 1,066 participants (~$287,384/participant), down 10.4% in 2022.

#9,569
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-10.4%
assets change YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $37M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$306,351,793 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust'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. Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust lands in the large band (1,066 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 946082956 · Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · $306M · 1,066 · 97th

  • PHOTO $306M
  • PHOTO 1,066
  • PHOTO 97th
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Protective Life Corporation Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #9569

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Hubbell Incorporated Retirement Plan for Salaried and Hourly EmployeesHubbell Incorporated Retirem…$307MNortheast Georgia Health System, Inc. and Affiliated Companies Pension PlanNortheast Georgia Health Sys…$307MProtective Life Corporation Pension PlanProtective Life Corporation …$307MPipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension TrustPipe Trades District Council…$306MRi Laborers Pension Fund$306M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$342M
Net Assets (End of Year)$302M
Net Income-$37M
Employer EIN946082956
Plan Effective Date1954-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$542M 29.653466438982978% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $418M $542M ▲ +29.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,173 $418M
2023 2 2,140 $480M
2024 2 2,175 $542M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.306351793 · Participants: 1066Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension TrustKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 31.853758931 · Participants: 126331Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.05949917 · Participants: 25709Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.381485239 · Participants: 19326Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 9.228005463 · Participants: 11405Disney Salaried Pension Plan DWells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.784432859 · Participants: 59141Wells Fargo & Company Cash Balance Plan
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Protective Life Corporation Pension Plan in AL ($307M); by covered participants it is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (1,066 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,066 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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust assets move in 2022? ▼
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust pulled back noticeably - down 10.4% during 2022, from $342M to $306M. Reported net income was -$37M.
How have Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $418M to $542M.
Where does Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust ranks in the 97th 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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Protective Life Corporation Pension Plan in AL ($307M, 2,996 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nissan Employee Retirement Plan B in TN (1,066 participants, $280M 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 946082956.

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.