Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$120M
Total assets Near avg plan size
54
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.2M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers · California · Manufacturing

$120M in assets, 54 participants

Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers's San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported $120M in total assets and 54 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #16,546 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust sits by assets

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $120M for 54 participants (~$2.2M/participant), down 3.4% in 2023.

#16,546
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-3.4%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$119,712,380 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust is a small filing (54 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported net income rose from -$7M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported participants fell from 56 in the plan year 2022 filing to 54 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust end-of-year assets fell from $124M in the plan year 2022 filing to $120M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 946052228 · Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust · $120M · 54 · 92nd

  • PART $120M
  • PART 54
  • PART 92nd
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Nippon Express U.S.a. Group Pension Plan
  • PART ind #16546

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 California →

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Goodwin Procter LLP Cash Balance Retirement PlanGoodwin Procter LLP Cash Bal…$120MGoodwin Procter LLP Cash Balance Retirement Plan IIGoodwin Procter LLP Cash Bal…$120MThe Rite Aid Pension Plan$120MNippon Express U.S.a. Group Pension PlanNippon Express U.S.a. Group …$120MSan Francisco Lithographers Pension TrustSan Francisco Lithographers …$120M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$124M
Net Assets (End of Year)$120M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN946052228
Plan Effective Date1950-03-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$119M 4.168462333063141% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$118M$120M$122M$124M$126M 202220232024 $124M $119M ▼ -4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 56 $124M
2023 1 54 $120M
2024 1 48 $119M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.11971238 · Participants: 54San Francisco Lithographers Pension TrustKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 33.538817099 · Participants: 127356Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.40954351 · Participants: 22914Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.980531142 · Participants: 25647Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 10.814691143 · Participants: 19545Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Disney Salaried Pension Plan D, Total assets ($B): 10.057095066 · Participants: 10813Disney Salaried Pension Plan D
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Nippon Express U.S.a. Group Pension Plan in IL ($120M); by covered participants it is Rpm International Inc. Union Retirement Plan in OH (54 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($120M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (54 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 San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust assets move in 2023?
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust edged down modestly - down 3.4% during 2023, from $124M to $120M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.2%, from $124M to $119M.
Where does San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Nippon Express U.S.a. Group Pension Plan in IL ($120M, 221 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Rpm International Inc. Union Retirement Plan in OH (54 participants, $4M in assets).