Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023
Baker Commodities, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $83M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 185
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 90th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $450,541
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Baker Commodities, Inc. · California · Manufacturing
$83M in assets, 185 participants
Baker Commodities, Inc.'s Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported $83M in total assets and 185 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.
- #15,930 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
Coverage in California
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan covers 185 participants in California, about 29% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $83M.
- #15,930
- in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
- -4.0%
- assets change YoY
- 0.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500
$83,350,021 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (185 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2022 → plan year 2023
- Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$17M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 206 in the plan year 2022 filing to 185 in the plan year 2023 filing.
- Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $87M in the plan year 2022 filing to $83M in the plan year 2023 filing.
Form 5500 schedule snapshot
Filing strip 952137748 · Baker Commodities, Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan · $83M · 185 · 90th
- PCT $83M
- EIN 185
- RANK 90th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- IND near Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 396 Pension Fund
- EOY ind #15930
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 California →
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $87M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $83M |
| Net Income | -$3M |
| Employer EIN | 952137748 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Baker Commodities, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Baker Commodities, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $111M 3.51265388845896% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 724 | $107M |
| 2023 | 2 | 698 | $107M |
| 2024 | 2 | 918 | $111M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- 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
Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 396 Pension Fund in OH ($83M); by covered participants it is Retirement Plan for Employees of Canton-Potsdam Hospital in NY (185 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($83M here).
- Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 396 Pension Fund (OH) $83M · 401
- Local 475 Pension Plan (NY) $83M · 305
- Capital Blue Cross Retirement Plan (PA) $83M · 778
- IBEW Local No. 60 Pension (NM) $84M · 1,491
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (185 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Retirement Plan for Employees of Canton-Potsdam Hospital (NY) 185 · 0 off
- Retirement Plan for Employees of King Ranch, Inc. (TX) 185 · 0 off
- Bac - Salaried Employees Pension Plan (DC) 185 · 0 off
- Albemarle Corporation Pension Plan (NC) 185 · 0 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.