Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Foster Poultry Farms Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-11
- $375M
- Total assets
- 2,691
- Participants
- 97th
- Percentile by assets
- $139,489
- Avg per participant
Official DOL plan name: Foster Farms Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Foster Poultry Farms · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$375M in assets, 2,691 participants
Foster Poultry Farms's Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported $375M in total assets and 2,691 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.
- 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- #1,276 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
Coverage in California
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan covers 2,691 participants in California, 4.3x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $375M.
- $375M
- total plan assets (2023 EOY)
- 2,691
- covered participants
- 97th
- percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
- $139,489
- avg assets per participant
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$210M in the plan year 2022 filing to $397K in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 3,051 in the plan year 2022 filing to 2,691 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Foster Farms Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $388M in the plan year 2022 filing to $375M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Participants vs California filers
In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reports 2,691 participants - 4.3x that state average ($375M EOY assets).
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $388M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $375M |
| Net Income | $397K |
| Employer EIN | 942382364 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1990-01-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Foster Poultry Farms)
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 13,687 | $764M |
| 2023 | 2 | 14,234 | $794M |
| 2024 | 2 | 14,058 | $838M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
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Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $33.5B · 127,356
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $21.4B · 22,914
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $18.0B · 25,647
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $10.8B · 19,545
- Disney Salaried Pension Plan D $10.1B · 10,813
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Filing takeaways
Ways to act on Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's numbers.
- By total assets, Foster Farms Group Pension Plan ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
- Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
- Foster Poultry Farms's sponsor-wide assets have grown 9.8% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing plans