Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Seneca Foods Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$289M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,975
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$146,316
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan · Sponsored by Seneca Foods Corporation · New York · Manufacturing

$289M in assets, 1,975 participants

Seneca Foods Corporation's Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan reported $289M in total assets and 1,975 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • #17,533 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in New York

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan covers 1,975 participants in New York, 2.5x the typical New York plan (state average ~798 per filing). Assets: $289M.

#17,533
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.8%
assets change YoY
2.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $5M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan's outsized position by total assets

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$288,974,732 Top 4% higher than 96% 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

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit 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. Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan lands in the large band (1,975 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan reported net income rose from -$33M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$5M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan reported participants fell from 2,310 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,975 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan end-of-year assets fell from $294M in the plan year 2022 filing to $289M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 160733425 · Seneca Foods Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan · $289M · 1,975 · 96th

  • BOY $289M
  • SCH 1,975
  • EBSA 96th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund
  • NET ind #17533

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 New York →

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Mattel Cash Balance Plan$289MHawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension FundHawaii Sheet Metal Workers P…$289MSeneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit PlanSeneca Foods Corporation Emp…$289MMg Advantage Retirement Plan$289MLocal Union 212 IBEW Pension Trust FundLocal Union 212 IBEW Pension…$288M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

New York filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$294M
Net Assets (End of Year)$289M
Net Income-$5M
Employer EIN160733425
Plan Effective Date1964-08-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Seneca Foods Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Seneca Foods Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$551M 7.489513951862923% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$520M$540M$560M 202220232024 $513M $551M ▲ +7.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 8,065 $513M
2023 2 8,245 $522M
2024 2 8,161 $551M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.288974732 · Participants: 1975Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit PlanIBM Personal Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 24.955758896 · Participants: 14881IBM Personal Pension PlanConsolidated Edison Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.184377155 · Participants: 10779Consolidated Edison Retirement Plan1199seiu Health Care Employees Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 16.16620463 · Participants: 1075821199seiu Health Care Employees Pension FundPfizer Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.955262618 · Participants: 9616Pfizer Consolidated Pension PlanPepsico Employees Retirement Plan I, Total assets ($B): 7.599669 · Participants: 12289Pepsico Employees Retirement Plan I
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in HI ($289M); by covered participants it is Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan in OH (1,974 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($289M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,975 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 Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan edged down modestly - down 1.8% during 2023, from $294M to $289M. Reported net income was -$5M.
How have Seneca Foods Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Seneca Foods Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 7.5%, from $513M to $551M.
Where does Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hawaii Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund in HI ($289M, 463 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Seneca Foods Corporation Employees' Pension Benefit Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Nordson Corporation Salaried Employees Pension Plan in OH (1,974 participants, $332M 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 160733425.

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.