Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

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

Data updated 2026-08-25

$228M
Total assets Near avg plan size: 815
Participants Near avg headcount: 95th
Percentile by assets National rank: $279,224
Avg per participant High balance/head

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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.

#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.

#8,519
in Construction (9,030 peers): -0.4%
assets change YoY: 2.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

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's outsized position by total assets

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$227,567,935 Top 5% higher than 95% 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

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund 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. I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (815 participants).

Micro (1-10) 35,718 filings (27%) Small (11-100) 27,089 filings (21%) Medium (101-1,000) 55,445 filings (43%) Large (1,001-10,000) 10,273 filings (8%) Mega (10,000+) 1,374 filings (1%)

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 →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 946128032 · Board of Trustees of the I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund · $228M · 815 · 95th

PART $228M
TYPE 815
NET 95th
BOOK Defined Benefit (Pension)
VS-ST near Sempra Cash Balance Plan
BOY ind #8519

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Washington →

End-of-year total assets ($M) among I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

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)

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets: $295M 29.37297968305016% vs 2022; 2024 filing year

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 →

I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Washington, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Sempra Cash Balance Plan in CA ($227M); by covered participants it is NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan in PA (815 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($228M here).

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

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (815 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan (PA) 815 · 0 off
Ingredion Pension Plan (IL) 816 · 1 off
Presbyterian Healthcare Services Employees' Pension Plan II (NM) 814 · 1 off
Pension Plan for Cooperatives (MN) 816 · 1 off

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 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).

Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to I.B.E.W. Pacific Coast Pension Fund? ▼

Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is NECA Local Union No 313 IBEW Pension Plan in PA (815 participants, $217M 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 946128032.