Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Blue Diamond Growers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$97M
Total assets Below avg plan size
151
Participants Small participant base
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$644,173
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by Blue Diamond Growers · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$97M in assets, 151 participants

Blue Diamond Growers's Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan reported $97M in total assets and 151 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.

  • #1,479 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)

Coverage in California

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan covers 151 participants in California, about 24% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $97M.

#1,479
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,523 peers)
-6.4%
assets change YoY
1.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $7M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$97,270,115 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (151 participants).

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 940355780 · Blue Diamond Growers PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan · $97M · 151 · 93rd

  • EBSA $97M
  • EBSA 151
  • EBSA 93rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund
  • EBSA ind #1479

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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mainegeneral Health Pension PlanMainegeneral Health Pension …$97MBlue Diamond Growers Employees Pension PlanBlue Diamond Growers Employe…$97MMilk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension FundMilk Drivers and Dairy Emplo…$97MSp Newsprint Co. Pension Plan$97MInt'l Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees - Local 22 Pension FundInt'l Alliance of Theatrical…$97M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$104M
Net Assets (End of Year)$97M
Net Income-$7M
Employer EIN940355780
Plan Effective Date1945-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Blue Diamond Growers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Blue Diamond Growers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$265M 19.772217399185934% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$220M$240M$260M$280M 202220232024 $221M $265M ▲ +19.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,833 $221M
2023 2 1,773 $248M
2024 2 1,746 $265M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.097270115 · Participants: 151Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension PlanKaiser 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
Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund in MD ($97M); by covered participants it is Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO (151 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (151 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 Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 6.4% during 2022, from $104M to $97M. Reported net income was -$7M.
How have Blue Diamond Growers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Blue Diamond Growers's sponsor-wide assets grew 19.8%, from $221M to $265M.
Where does Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Milk Drivers and Dairy Employees Local 246 Pension Fund in MD ($97M, 138 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Blue Diamond Growers Employees Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. Retirement Plan in MO (151 participants, $31M 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 940355780.

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.