Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$228M
Total assets: 815
Participants: 95th
Percentile by assets: $279,224
Avg per participant

Official DOL plan name: I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund · Washington · Construction

$228M in assets, 815 participants

Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund's I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund reported $228M in total assets and 815 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 95th 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.

95th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
#8,519 in Construction (9,030 peers)

Where I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund sits by assets

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $228M for 815 participants (~$279,224/participant), down 0.4% in 2023.

$228M
total plan assets (2023 EOY): 815
covered participants: 95th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans): $279,224
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $807K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$32M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$807K in the plan year 2023 filing.
I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund reported participants fell from 881 in the plan year 2022 filing to 815 in the plan year 2023 filing.
I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $228M in the plan year 2022 filing to $228M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

State

Washington

Industry

Construction

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund vs the 2023 asset distribution

By assets, I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund outranks 95% of the 127,072 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2023 plan year, and holds roughly 2.3x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)	$228M
Net Assets (End of Year)	$227M
Net Income	-$807K
Employer EIN	946128032
Plan Effective Date	1960-04-01
Filing Status	FILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund)

Total plan assets by year, all Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund plans on file

Year	Plans	Participants	Total Assets
2022	1	881	$228M
2023	1	815	$228M
2024	1	738	$295M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Washington

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

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Washington, assets vs. participants

Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Plan $57.4B · 229,511
The Pension Value Plan for Employees of the Boeing Company $25.0B · 31,566
The Boeing Company Employee Retirement Plan $16.3B · 32,477
Northwest Carpenters Retirement Plan $3.3B · 15,892
Locals 302 & 612 of the Iuoe - Employers Construction Industry Retirement Plan $3.1B · 8,339

Compare I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Similar-Sized Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans Nationally

Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund by total assets, not by location.

Sempra Cash Balance Plan (CA) $227M · 717
Johnson Matthey Inc. Amended and Restated Salaried Employees Pension Plan (PA) $227M · 482
Local 697 I.B.E.W. and Electrical Industry Pension Plan (IN) $228M · 855
Berry Global, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan (IN) $227M · 549

Frequently Asked Questions

How did I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund held essentially flat - down 0.4% during 2023, from $228M to $228M. Reported net income was -$807K.

How have Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼

Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.4%, from $228M to $295M.

Where does I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund ranks in the 95th 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 I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Sempra Cash Balance Plan in CA ($227M, 717 participants).

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Ways to act on I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund's numbers.

By total assets, I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund ranks in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets have grown 29.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Construction plans

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 946128032.