Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$123M
Total assets Near avg plan size
140
Participants Small participant base
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$880,568
Avg per participant High balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#18,628
in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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.

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan's outsized position 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 $2,050,000,000 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

Welch Foods Inc. 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. Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (140 participants).

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 160998906 · Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan · $123M · 140 · 94th

  • EBSA $123M
  • PART 140
  • TYPE 94th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • BOOK near Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan
  • VS-ST ind #18628

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 Massachusetts →

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Plumbers Local 27 Pension FundPlumbers Local 27 Pension Fu…$123MSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension PlanSumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 197…$123MWelch Foods Inc. Pension Plan$123MCentral California IBEW-NECA Pension Trust FundCentral California IBEW-NECA…$123MDollar Bank Retirement Plan$123M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

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)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Welch Foods, Inc., a Cooperative plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$129M 45.31040517733843% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M$300M 202220232024 $236M $129M ▼ -45.3%
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 ($B) Participants Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.123279489 · Participants: 140Welch Foods Inc. Pension PlanConsolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member Organizations, Total assets ($B): 9.07532048 · Participants: 55495Consolidated Cash Balance Program of Mass General Brigham and Member OrganizationsLiberty Mutual Retirement Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.756596242 · Participants: 33087Liberty Mutual Retirement Benefit PlanMassachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.281152611 · Participants: 11835Massachusetts Institute of Technology Basic Retirement PlanN. Atlantic States Carp. Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 4.758508912 · Participants: 17323N. Atlantic States Carp. Pension FundN. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund, Total assets ($B): 3.594095954 · Participants: 10962N. Atlantic States Carp. Guaranteed Annuity Fund
Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Massachusetts, assets vs. participants
Compare Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Massachusetts, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 1970 Pension Plan in NY ($123M); by covered participants it is Sheet Metal Workers Local 218 (C) Pension Plan in MO (140 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($123M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (140 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 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).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Welch Foods Inc. Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Sheet Metal Workers Local 218 (C) Pension Plan in MO (140 participants, $56M 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 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.