Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$24M
Total assets Small plan by assets
16
Participants Small participant base
76th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers' · New York · Manufacturing

$24M in assets, 16 participants

Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers''s Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund reported $24M in total assets and 16 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 76th 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.

  • #12,397 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund sits by assets

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $24M for 16 participants (~$1.5M/participant), up 664.2% in 2023.

#12,397
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+664.2%
assets growth YoY
0.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$23,609,573 Top 24% higher than 76% 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

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund is a small filing (16 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $20M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund end-of-year assets rose from $3M in the plan year 2022 filing to $24M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund reported participants fell from 24 in the plan year 2022 filing to 16 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 136104795 · Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers' PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund · $24M · 16 · 76th

  • RANK $24M
  • PHOTO 16
  • IND 76th
  • EOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 40 Pension Fund
  • ASSETS ind #12397

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 →

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Okuma America Corporation Pension PlanOkuma America Corporation Pe…$24MPaper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension FundPaper Handlers'-Publishers' …$24MInternational Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 40 Pension FundInternational Association of…$24MGreat Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution Union Pension PlanGreat Lakes Coca-Cola Distri…$24MNew York Water Service Corporation Pension PlanNew York Water Service Corpo…$24M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Paper Handlers'-Publishers' 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)$3M
Net Assets (End of Year)$23M
Net Income$20M
Employer EIN136104795
Plan Effective Date1955-12-08
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers')

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers' plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$24M 661.856805995899% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$10M$20M$30M 202220232024 $3.09M $23.5M ▲ +661.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 24 $3M
2023 1 16 $24M
2024 1 N/A $24M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New York

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

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.023609573 · Participants: 16Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension FundIBM 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
Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New York, assets vs. participants
Compare Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New York, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 40 Pension Fund in PA ($24M); by covered participants it is Electric Motor Sales & Service, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MS (16 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (16 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 Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund surged - up 664.2% during 2023, from $3M to $24M. Reported net income was $20M.
How have Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers' plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of the Paper Handlers'-Publishers''s sponsor-wide assets grew 661.9%, from $3M to $24M.
Where does Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund ranks in the 76th 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 Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local No. 40 Pension Fund in PA ($24M, 98 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Paper Handlers'-Publishers' Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Electric Motor Sales & Service, Inc. Cash Balance Plan in MS (16 participants, $2M 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 136104795.

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.