Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
66
Participants Small participant base
89th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Palco Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$75M in assets, 66 participants

Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC's Palco Retirement Plan reported $75M in total assets and 66 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.

  • #1,213 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)

Where Palco Retirement Plan sits by assets

Palco Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 66 participants (~$1.1M/participant), down 4.6% in 2023.

#1,213
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,288 peers)
-4.6%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Palco Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Palco Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$74,978,652 Top 11% higher than 89% 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

Palco Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Palco Retirement Plan is a small filing (66 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Palco Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$10M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Palco Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 94 in the plan year 2022 filing to 66 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Palco Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $79M in the plan year 2022 filing to $75M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 262635546 · Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Palco Retirement Plan · $75M · 66 · 89th

  • PCT $75M
  • PCT 66
  • PCT 89th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PCT near Bradley Corporation Pension Plan
  • PCT ind #1213

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 →

Palco Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Palco Retirement 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)$79M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN262635546
Plan Effective Date1986-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Humboldt Redwood Company, LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0M$50M$100M 202220232024 $78.6M $0M ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 94 $79M
2023 1 66 $75M
2024 1 18 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Palco Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Palco Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.074978652 · Participants: 66Palco Retirement 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
Palco Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Palco Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Palco Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Bradley Corporation Pension Plan in WI ($75M); by covered participants it is St. Johnland Retirement Income Plan in NY (66 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (66 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 Palco Retirement Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Palco Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 4.6% during 2023, from $79M to $75M. Reported net income was -$4M.
Where does Palco Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Palco Retirement Plan ranks in the 89th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Palco Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bradley Corporation Pension Plan in WI ($75M, 138 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Palco Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is St. Johnland Retirement Income Plan in NY (66 participants, $19M 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 262635546.

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.