Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
720
Participants Below avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund · Illinois · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 720 participants

Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund's Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund reported $1.5B in total assets and 720 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #18,395 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund sits by assets

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund sits among the largest 1% of all filed plans, $1.5B for 720 participants (~$2.1M/participant), down 1.9% in 2023.

#18,395
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-1.9%
assets change YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $35M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$1,530,499,699 Top 1% higher than 99% 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

Graphic Communications Conference National 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. Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (720 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund reported net income fell from $139M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$35M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund reported participants fell from 747 in the plan year 2022 filing to 720 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $1.6B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 526118568 · Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund · $1.5B · 720 · 99th

  • EOY $1.5B
  • 5500 720
  • ASSETS 99th
  • PCT Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EIN near Supervalu Inc. Retirement Plan
  • RANK ind #18395

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 Illinois →

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Siemens Pension Plan$1.5BGraphic Communications Conference National Pension FundGraphic Communications Confe…$1.5BSupervalu Inc. Retirement PlanSupervalu Inc. Retirement Pl…$1.5BSheet Metal Workers Pension Plan of Northern CaliforniaSheet Metal Workers Pension …$1.5BSouthern California IBEW-NECA Pension PlanSouthern California IBEW-NEC…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Graphic Communications Conference National 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)$1.6B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income-$35M
Employer EIN526118568
Plan Effective Date1966-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$1.5B 0.9751759409612268% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.52B$1.53B$1.54B$1.55B$1.56B$1.57B 202220232024 $1.56B $1.54B ▼ -1.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 747 $1.6B
2023 1 720 $1.5B
2024 1 612 $1.5B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -200000200004000060000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.530499699 · Participants: 720Graphic Communications Conference National Pension FundCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 49.680270595 · Participants: 48538Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 35.242945747 · Participants: 45001State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 7.965094339 · Participants: 20680United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension FundJohn Deere Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 7.960744597 · Participants: 16346John Deere Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 7.819798504 · Participants: 17382Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan
Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Supervalu Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT (720 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.5B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (720 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 Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund assets move in 2023? ▼
Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund edged down modestly - down 1.9% during 2023, from $1.6B to $1.5B. Reported net income was -$35M.
How have Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees of Gcc Nat'l Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets declined 1.0%, from $1.6B to $1.5B.
Where does Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Supervalu Inc. Retirement Plan in MN ($1.5B, 1,407 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Graphic Communications Conference National Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Vassar Brothers Hospital Pension Plan in CT (720 participants, $126M in assets).