Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$345M
Total assets Above avg plan size: 1,061
Participants Near avg headcount: 97th
Percentile by assets National rank: $325,599
Avg per participant High balance/head

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Official DOL plan name: Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 · California · Construction

$345M in assets, 1,061 participants

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported $345M in total assets and 1,061 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.

#8,664 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits by assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $345M for 1,061 participants (~$325,599/participant), up 12.8% in 2023.

#8,664
in Construction (9,030 peers): +12.8%
assets growth YoY: 3.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$345,460,081 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust'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. Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust lands in the large band (1,061 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported net income rose from -$37M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust end-of-year assets rose from $306M in the plan year 2022 filing to $345M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 946082956 · Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · $345M · 1,061 · 97th

TYPE $345M
NET 1,061
BOOK 97th
VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
BOY near Uiu-Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Pension Fund
SCH ind #8664

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$306M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$342M
Net Income	$40M
Employer EIN	946082956
Plan Effective Date	1954-07-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $542M 29.653466438982978% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	2	2,173	$418M
2023	2	2,140	$480M
2024	2	2,175	$542M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust 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

Compare Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Uiu-Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Pension Fund in NJ ($344M); by covered participants it is Resideo Technologies, Inc. Pension Plan in AZ (1,063 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($345M here).

Uiu-Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Pension Fund (NJ) $344M · 26
Employers Mutual Casualty Company Retirement Plan (IA) $347M · 1,835
Alaska Airlines, Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees (WA) $347M · 284
A&e Television Networks, LLC. Retirement Plan (NY) $347M · 513

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,061 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

Resideo Technologies, Inc. Pension Plan (AZ) 1,063 · 2 off
Virtua Pension Equity Plan (NJ) 1,065 · 4 off
Nyu Langone Hospital-Brooklyn Uft Retirement Plan (NY) 1,057 · 4 off
Wisconsin Masons Pension Fund (WI) 1,057 · 4 off

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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust assets move in 2023? ▼

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2023, from $306M to $345M. Reported net income was $40M.

How have Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $418M to $542M.

Where does Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust 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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Uiu-Newspaper Guild of Greater Philadelphia Pension Fund in NJ ($344M, 26 participants).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Resideo Technologies, Inc. Pension Plan in AZ (1,063 participants, $197M 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 946082956.