Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$123M
Total assets
140
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$880,568
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan · Sponsored by Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative · Massachusetts · Manufacturing

$123M in assets, 140 participants

Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative's Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan reported $123M in total assets and 140 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th 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.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #18,628 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Coverage in Massachusetts

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan covers 140 participants in Massachusetts, about 21% of the average Massachusetts filer (state average ~659 per filing). Assets: $123M.

$123M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
140
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$880,568
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $1M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan sits by total assets

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$123,279,489 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Massachusetts
Industry
Manufacturing

Participants vs Massachusetts filers

In Massachusetts, the average filing covers about 659 participants across 4,265 plans. Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan reports 140 participants - about 21% of that state average ($123M EOY assets).

Massachusetts filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$123M
Net Income-$1M
Employer EIN160998906
Plan Effective Date1946-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative)

$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $236M $129M ▼ -45.3%
Total plan assets by year, all Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 856 $236M
2023 3 890 $259M
2024 1 106 $129M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Massachusetts

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

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Welch Foods Inc. Pen…, Total assets ($B): 0.123279489 · Participants: 140Welch Foods Inc. Pen…Consolidated Cash Ba…, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Ba…Liberty Mutual Retir…, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retir…Massachusetts Instit…, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Instit…N. Atlantic States C…, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States C…N. Atlantic States C…, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States C…
Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2022, from $124M to $123M. Reported net income was -$1M.
How have Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets declined 45.3%, from $236M to $129M.
Where does Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the 94th 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 Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan in NY ($123M, N/A participants).

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Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts. Compare plans
  • Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative's sponsor-wide assets have declined 45.3% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing 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 160998906.

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.