Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Gonnella Baking Company Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$59M
Total assets Below avg plan size
71
Participants Small participant base
87th
Percentile by assets National rank
$835,291
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: The Gonnella Pension Plan · Sponsored by Gonnella Baking Company · Illinois · Manufacturing

$59M in assets, 71 participants

Gonnella Baking Company's The Gonnella Pension Plan reported $59M in total assets and 71 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 87th 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.

  • #15,223 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where The Gonnella Pension Plan sits by assets

The Gonnella Pension Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $59M for 71 participants (~$835,291/participant), up 3.3% in 2023.

#15,223
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.3%
assets growth YoY
0.6×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The Gonnella Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

The Gonnella Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$59,305,626 Top 13% higher than 87% 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

The Gonnella Pension 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. The Gonnella Pension Plan is a small filing (71 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • The Gonnella Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$18M in the plan year 2022 filing to $2M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Gonnella Pension Plan reported participants fell from 80 in the plan year 2022 filing to 71 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • The Gonnella Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $57M in the plan year 2022 filing to $59M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 361143800 · Gonnella Baking Company PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

The Gonnella Pension Plan · $59M · 71 · 87th

  • NET $59M
  • NET 71
  • NET 87th
  • NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Ameriserv Financial Pension Plan
  • NET ind #15223

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 →

The Gonnella Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

DC 37 Local 389 Home Care Employees Pension FundDC 37 Local 389 Home Care Em…$59MAmeriserv Financial Pension PlanAmeriserv Financial Pension …$59MThe Gonnella Pension Plan$59MCumberland, Md & Vicinity Building & Construction Employees Trust FundCumberland, Md & Vicinity Bu…$59MSheet Metal Workers Local Union No 71 Pension PlanSheet Metal Workers Local Un…$59M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among The Gonnella 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)$57M
Net Assets (End of Year)$59M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN361143800
Plan Effective Date1957-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Gonnella Baking Company)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Gonnella Baking Company plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$40M 49.938075422138205% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$20M$40M$60M$80M$100M 202220232024 $80.7M $40.4M ▼ -49.9%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 396 $81M
2023 2 390 $87M
2024 2 403 $40M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

The Gonnella Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants The Gonnella Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.059305626 · Participants: 71The Gonnella 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
The Gonnella Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants
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The Gonnella Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Ameriserv Financial Pension Plan in PA ($59M); by covered participants it is Personal Finance Company LLC Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement in MD (71 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (71 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 The Gonnella Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
The Gonnella Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.3% during 2023, from $57M to $59M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Gonnella Baking Company plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Gonnella Baking Company's sponsor-wide assets declined 49.9%, from $81M to $40M.
Where does The Gonnella Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
The Gonnella Pension Plan ranks in the 87th 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 The Gonnella Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ameriserv Financial Pension Plan in PA ($59M, 137 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to The Gonnella Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Personal Finance Company LLC Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement in MD (71 participants, $5M 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 361143800.

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.