Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$60M
Total assets Below avg plan size
42
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.4M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Local 888 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$60M in assets, 42 participants

Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund's Local 888 Pension Fund reported $60M in total assets and 42 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #17,361 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Local 888 Pension Fund sits by assets

Local 888 Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $60M for 42 participants (~$1.4M/participant), down 18.8% in 2022.

#17,361
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-18.8%
assets change YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $13M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Local 888 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Local 888 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$59,539,094 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Local 888 Pension Fund among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Local 888 Pension Fund is a small filing (42 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 136367793 · Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Local 888 Pension Fund · $60M · 42 · 89th

  • NET $60M
  • NET 42
  • NET 89th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Insulators Local 23 Pension Plan
  • NET ind #17361

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 New Jersey →

Local 888 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

United Refining Company Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesUnited Refining Company Pens…$60MLocal Union 903 Pension Plan$60MInsulators Local 23 Pension PlanInsulators Local 23 Pension …$60MLocal 888 Pension Fund$60MEmployees Retirement Plan of Suriname Aluminum Co for Employees in Suriname Plan IIEmployees Retirement Plan of…$59M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Local 888 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$73M
Net Assets (End of Year)$59M
Net Income-$13M
Employer EIN136367793
Plan Effective Date1961-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 22.22103178123604% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $59.5M $46.3M ▼ -22.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 42 $60M
2023 1 48 $50M
2024 1 41 $46M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Local 888 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Local 888 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.059539094 · Participants: 42Local 888 Pension FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 19.833052673 · Participants: 38100Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.820156855 · Participants: 102340JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.495801 · Participants: 7413Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.277296822 · Participants: 17538The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanVerizon Pension Plan for Associates, Total assets ($B): 10.941506503 · Participants: 25746Verizon Pension Plan for Associates
Local 888 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Local 888 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Local 888 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Insulators Local 23 Pension Plan in PA ($60M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of the Hillman Company in PA (42 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (42 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 Local 888 Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
Local 888 Pension Fund declined sharply - down 18.8% during 2022, from $73M to $60M. Reported net income was -$13M.
How have Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets declined 22.2%, from $60M to $46M.
Where does Local 888 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Local 888 Pension Fund ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Local 888 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Insulators Local 23 Pension Plan in PA ($60M, 189 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Local 888 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of the Hillman Company in PA (42 participants, $58M 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 136367793.

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.