Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Battelle Memorial Institute Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$1.8B
Total assets
5,086
Participants
99th
Percentile by assets
$358,580
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute · Sponsored by Battelle Memorial Institute · Ohio · Professional & Technical Services

$1.8B in assets, 5,086 participants

Battelle Memorial Institute's Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute reported $1.8B in total assets and 5,086 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.

  • 99th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #20,224 in Professional & Technical Services (20,321 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute covers 5,086 participants in Ohio, 6.6x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $1.8B.

$1.8B
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
5,086
covered participants
99th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$358,580
avg assets per participant

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.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute reported net income rose from -$74M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute reported participants rose from 4,661 in the plan year 2022 filing to 5,086 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute end-of-year assets fell from $1.8B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.8B in the plan year 2023 filing.

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Participants vs Ohio filers

In Ohio, the average filing covers about 765 participants across 5,089 plans. Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute reports 5,086 participants - 6.6x that state average ($1.8B EOY assets).

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.8B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN314379427
Plan Effective Date1941-07-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Battelle Memorial Institute)

$4.8B$5B$5.2B$5.4B 202220232024 $5.3B $5.28B ▼ -0.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Battelle Memorial Institute plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 13,861 $5.3B
2023 3 14,626 $4.9B
2024 3 13,853 $5.3B

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Scale composition for Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute

Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute reports $1.8B in end-of-year assets across 5,086 participants (0.015% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.005% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $358,580 per participant (2.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was -$4M.

This plan identity (EIN 314379427, plan #005) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $1.8B to $1.9B (+2.8%) while covered participants moved from 4,661 to 5,310 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 4,661 $1.8B Open filing
2023 5,086 $1.8B This page
2024 · index core 5,310 $1.9B Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute assets move in 2023?
Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute held essentially flat - down 0.2% during 2023, from $1.8B to $1.8B. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Battelle Memorial Institute plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Battelle Memorial Institute's sponsor-wide assets declined 0.5%, from $5.3B to $5.3B.
Where does Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute 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 Pension Plan of the Pacific Northwest Laboratories Battelle Memorial Institute?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Plan of the National Retirement Fund in NY ($1.8B, 11,294 participants).

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