Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$941M
Total assets
2,375
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$396,379
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust · California · Construction

$941M in assets, 2,375 participants

Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reported $941M in total assets and 2,375 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #9,808 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in California

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan covers 2,375 participants in California, 3.8x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $941M.

$941M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
2,375
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$396,379
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $110M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan sits by total assets

Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$941,401,098 Top 1% higher than 99% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 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

State
California
Industry
Construction

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan reports 2,375 participants - 3.8x that state average ($941M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.0B
Net Assets (End of Year)$915M
Net Income-$110M
Employer EIN943190386
Plan Effective Date1994-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust)

$1.2B$1.4B$1.6B$1.8B 202220232024 $1.36B $1.72B ▲ +26.5%
Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,721 $1.4B
2023 2 5,026 $1.6B
2024 2 4,912 $1.7B

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Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.0% during 2022, from $1.0B to $941M. Reported net income was -$110M.
How have Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.8%, from $1.4B to $1.7B.
Where does Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Retirement Plan in PA ($937M, 1,823 participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Northern California Pipe Trades Pension Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • Board of Trustees Northern Cali. Pipe Trades Pension Trust's sponsor-wide assets have grown 25.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 943190386.

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.