Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Pennichuck Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$30M
Total assets Below avg plan size
123
Participants Small participant base
78th
Percentile by assets National rank
$247,738
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation · Sponsored by Pennichuck Corporation · New Hampshire · Utilities

$30M in assets, 123 participants

Pennichuck Corporation's Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation reported $30M in total assets and 123 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 78th 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.

  • #306 in Utilities (732 peers)

Coverage in New Hampshire

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation covers 123 participants in New Hampshire, about 41% of the average New Hampshire filer (state average ~301 per filing). Assets: $30M.

#306
in Utilities (732 peers)
+10.8%
assets growth YoY
0.3×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation's outsized position by total assets

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$30,471,789 Top 22% higher than 78% of 123,620 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 2024

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation sits mid-pack in the medium band (123 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation reported net income fell from $4M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation end-of-year assets rose from $27M in the plan year 2023 filing to $30M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation reported participants fell from 128 in the plan year 2023 filing to 123 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 020177370 · Pennichuck Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation · $30M · 123 · 78th

  • NET $30M
  • BOOK 123
  • VS-ST 78th
  • BOY Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Field Packing Company 2010 Restated Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #306

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 Utilities retirement plans → · Plans in New Hampshire →

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation in the asset neighbourhood

The Springs Company Noncontributory Retirement PlanThe Springs Company Noncontr…$31MAmherst H. Wilder Foundation Retirement PlanAmherst H. Wilder Foundation…$30MRehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Retirement Plan for EmployeesRehabilitation Hospital of t…$30MPension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck CorporationPension Plan for Employees o…$30MField Packing Company 2010 Restated Retirement PlanField Packing Company 2010 R…$30M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

New Hampshire filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$27M
Net Assets (End of Year)$30M
Net Income$3M
Employer EIN020177370
Plan Effective Date1956-06-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Pennichuck Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Pennichuck Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$57M 25.29944167321534% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M 202220232024 $45.2M $56.6M ▲ +25.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 253 $45M
2023 2 267 $52M
2024 2 256 $57M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Hampshire

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

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100001000200030004000 0200400600800 Total assets ($M) Participants Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation, Total assets ($M): 30.471789 · Participants: 123Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck CorporationPension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Total assets ($M): 609.093653 · Participants: 1373Pension Plan for Employees of Dartmouth-HitchcockRetirement Plan for Employees of Concord Hospital, Total assets ($M): 413.104597 · Participants: 3416Retirement Plan for Employees of Concord HospitalElliot Health System Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 266.934444 · Participants: 475Elliot Health System Pension PlanCatholic Medical Center Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 242.985045 · Participants: 352Catholic Medical Center Pension PlanOsram Sylvania Pension Plan, Total assets ($M): 210.333889 · Participants: 238Osram Sylvania Pension Plan
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Hampshire, assets vs. participants
Compare Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation side-by-side with 3 peers →

Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Hampshire, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Field Packing Company 2010 Restated Retirement Plan in KY ($30M); by covered participants it is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (123 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (123 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation assets move in 2024? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation grew at a solid clip - up 10.8% during 2024, from $27M to $30M. Reported net income was $3M.
How have Pennichuck Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Pennichuck Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 25.3%, from $45M to $57M.
Where does Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation ranks in the 78th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Field Packing Company 2010 Restated Retirement Plan in KY ($30M, 393 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pension Plan for Employees of Pennichuck Corporation? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Perishable Food Industry Pension Fund in NY (123 participants, $20M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 020177370.

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.