Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$524M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,178
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$444,522
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$524M in assets, 1,178 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported $524M in total assets and 1,178 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.

  • #17,966 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits by assets

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $524M for 1,178 participants (~$444,522/participant), up 2.7% in 2023.

#17,966
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+2.7%
assets growth YoY
5.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$523,646,760 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

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated 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. Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,178 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$27M in the plan year 2022 filing to $14M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported participants rose from 592 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,178 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $510M in the plan year 2022 filing to $524M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · $524M · 1,178 · 97th

  • IND $524M
  • EOY 1,178
  • 5500 97th
  • ASSETS Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • EIN ind #17966

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 Illinois →

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

No Calif Glaziers, Architectural Metal and Glassworkers Pension PlanNo Calif Glaziers, Architect…$526MBoise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanBoise Paper Holdings, L.L.C.…$524MBrewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Pension PlanBrewery Conference/Anheuser-…$522MHelena Agri-Enterprises, LLC Pension Plan for Marketing and Administrative EmployeesHelena Agri-Enterprises, LLC…$521MW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement Plan for Salaried EmployeesW.R. Grace & Co. Retirement …$521M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$510M
Net Assets (End of Year)$524M
Net Income$14M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.52364676 · Participants: 1178Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Pension Plan in MO ($522M); by covered participants it is Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in WA (1,179 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2023?
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 2.7% during 2023, from $510M to $524M. Reported net income was $14M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated 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 Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Brewery Conference/Anheuser-Busch Defined Benefit Pension Plan in MO ($522M, 800 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Non-Contributory Retirement Plan in WA (1,179 participants, $552M in assets).