Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Foster Poultry Farms Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$375M
Total assets Above avg plan size
2,691
Participants Above avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$139,489
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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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.

  • #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.

#1,276
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
-3.3%
assets change YoY
3.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$375,364,910 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 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 2023

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Foster Farms Group Pension Plan lands in the large band (2,691 participants).

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.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 942382364 · Foster Poultry Farms PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan · $375M · 2,691 · 97th

  • PART $375M
  • PART 2,691
  • PART 97th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Smart Local Unions and Councils Pension Fund
  • PART ind #1276

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 →

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Foster Farms Group Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$388M
Net Assets (End of Year)$375M
Net Income$397K
Employer EIN942382364
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Foster Poultry Farms)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Foster Poultry Farms plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$838M 9.76082774925749% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $764M $838M ▲ +9.8%
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

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

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Foster Farms Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.37536491 · Participants: 2691Foster Farms Group Pension PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Foster Farms Group Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Smart Local Unions and Councils Pension Fund in VA ($375M); by covered participants it is Maine Medical Center Pension Plan in ME (2,679 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,691 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Foster Farms Group Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan edged down modestly - down 3.3% during 2023, from $388M to $375M. Reported net income was $397K.
How have Foster Poultry Farms plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Foster Poultry Farms's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.8%, from $764M to $838M.
Where does Foster Farms Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Foster Farms Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Smart Local Unions and Councils Pension Fund in VA ($375M, 938 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Foster Farms Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Maine Medical Center Pension Plan in ME (2,679 participants, $764M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 942382364.

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.