Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Packaging Corporation of America Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$497M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,037
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$479,256
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · Sponsored by Packaging Corporation of America · Illinois · Manufacturing

$497M in assets, 1,037 participants

Packaging Corporation of America's Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported $497M in total assets and 1,037 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th 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.

  • #16,980 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits by assets

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $497M for 1,037 participants (~$479,256/participant), down 5.1% in 2024.

#16,980
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-5.1%
assets change YoY
5.0×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $27M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$496,988,532 Top 3% higher than 97% 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

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan lands in the large band (1,037 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported net income fell from $14M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$27M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan reported participants fell from 1,178 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,037 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $524M in the plan year 2023 filing to $497M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 364277050 · Packaging Corporation of America PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan · $497M · 1,037 · 97th

  • 5500 $497M
  • 5500 1,037
  • 5500 97th
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc.
  • 5500 ind #16980

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 →

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Columbia Bank Retirement Plan$500MNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP Pension PlanNorton Rose Fulbright US LLP…$498MPermanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc.Permanente Physicians Retire…$498MRetirement Plan for Employees of Learjet Inc., Bombardier Aerospace Corporation and AffiliatesRetirement Plan for Employee…$498MBoise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanBoise Paper Holdings, L.L.C.…$497M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$524M
Net Assets (End of Year)$497M
Net Income-$27M
Employer EIN364277050
Plan Effective Date2008-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Packaging Corporation of America)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Packaging Corporation of America plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$4.0B 22.235714965809493% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$3B$3.5B$4B$4.5B 202220232024 $3.26B $3.99B ▲ +22.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 8 20,251 $3.3B
2023 5 20,299 $3.7B
2024 5 19,472 $4.0B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Illinois

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

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 -200204060 Total assets ($B) Participants Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.496988532 · Participants: 1037Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension PlanCentral States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 48.22071058 · Participants: 36799Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension PlanState Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States Employees, Total assets ($B): 37.736369487 · Participants: 41619State Farm Insurance Companies Retirement Plan for United States EmployeesGE Healthcare Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 13.74052931 · Participants: 5554GE Healthcare Pension PlanAbbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 8.591907247 · Participants: 17875Abbott Laboratories Annuity Retirement PlanUnited Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 8.17675965 · Participants: 20984United Food & Commercial Workers Intl Union - Industry Pension Fund
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Illinois, assets vs. participants

Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Illinois, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc. in CA ($498M); by covered participants it is Puerto Rico Telephone Company Lump Sum Retirement Plan in PR (1,038 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,037 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 Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 5.1% during 2024, from $524M to $497M. Reported net income was -$27M.
How have Packaging Corporation of America plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Packaging Corporation of America's sponsor-wide assets grew 22.2%, from $3.3B to $4.0B.
Where does Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Permanente Physicians Retirement Plan for Hpmg, Inc. in CA ($498M, 789 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. Consolidated Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Puerto Rico Telephone Company Lump Sum Retirement Plan in PR (1,038 participants, $15M in assets).