Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Delta Dental of California Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$74M
Total assets Below avg plan size
949
Participants Near avg headcount
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$77,508
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Delta Dental of California · California · Finance & Insurance

$74M in assets, 949 participants

Delta Dental of California's Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported $74M in total assets and 949 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th 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.

  • #6,961 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Where Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan sits by assets

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $74M for 949 participants (~$77,508/participant), down 12.4% in 2024.

#6,961
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
-12.4%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $10M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$73,555,498 Top 12% higher than 88% 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

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan 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. Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (949 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$477K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$10M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $84M in the plan year 2023 filing to $74M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 997 in the plan year 2023 filing to 949 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 941461312 · Delta Dental of California PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan · $74M · 949 · 88th

  • RANK $74M
  • RANK 949
  • RANK 88th
  • RANK Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • RANK near Stone and Marble Masons of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Pension Fund
  • RANK ind #6961

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 Finance & Insurance retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Roofers Local No. 9 Pension PlanRoofers Local No. 9 Pension …$74MGerdau Macsteel Pension Plan for Bargaining EmployeesGerdau Macsteel Pension Plan…$74MStone and Marble Masons of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Pension FundStone and Marble Masons of M…$74MDelta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement PlanDelta Dental of California C…$74MIronworkers Local Union No. 167 Pension PlanIronworkers Local Union No. …$74M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement 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)$84M
Net Assets (End of Year)$74M
Net Income-$10M
Employer EIN941461312
Plan Effective Date1964-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Delta Dental of California)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Delta Dental of California plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$797M 37.07993338617393% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$500M$600M$700M$800M$900M 202220232024 $581M $797M ▲ +37.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 4,344 $581M
2023 2 4,471 $710M
2024 2 4,471 $797M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.073555498 · Participants: 949Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement PlanKaiser Permanente Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 34.452234723 · Participants: 135057Kaiser Permanente Retirement PlanPacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 17.60716624 · Participants: 27500Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement PlanRetirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc., Total assets ($B): 11.441381434 · Participants: 18983Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc.Western States Carpenters Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.342334451 · Participants: 48582Western States Carpenters Pension PlanIlwu-Pma Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.798538721 · Participants: 15833Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan
Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Stone and Marble Masons of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Pension Fund in MD ($74M); by covered participants it is Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan in OH (949 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan pulled back noticeably - down 12.4% during 2024, from $84M to $74M. Reported net income was -$10M.
How have Delta Dental of California plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Delta Dental of California's sponsor-wide assets grew 37.1%, from $581M to $797M.
Where does Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th 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 Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Stone and Marble Masons of Metropolitan Washington D.C. Pension Fund in MD ($74M, 231 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Delta Dental of California Cash Balance Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Jones Day Qualified Defined Benefit Plan in OH (949 participants, $831M in assets).