Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Foster Poultry Farms Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$382M
Total assets
2,319
Participants
96th
Percentile by assets
$164,801
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Foster Farms Group Pension Plan · Sponsored by Foster Poultry Farms · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$382M in assets, 2,319 participants

Foster Poultry Farms's Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported $382M in total assets and 2,319 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th 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.

  • 96th percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
  • #1,206 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Coverage in California

Foster Farms Group Pension Plan covers 2,319 participants in California, 3.7x the typical California plan (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $382M.

$382M
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
2,319
covered participants
96th
percentile by assets (of 123,622 plans)
$164,801
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported net income rose from $397K in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reported participants fell from 2,691 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,319 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Foster Farms Group Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $375M in the plan year 2023 filing to $382M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

State
California
Industry
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 630 participants across 15,291 plans. Foster Farms Group Pension Plan reports 2,319 participants - 3.7x that state average ($382M EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$375M
Net Assets (End of Year)$378M
Net Income$2M
Employer EIN942382364
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Foster Poultry Farms)

$750M$800M$850M 202220232024 $764M $838M ▲ +9.8%
Total plan assets by year, all Foster Poultry Farms plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 13,687 $764M
2023 2 14,234 $794M
2024 2 14,058 $838M

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Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Foster Farms Group Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Foster Farms Group Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 1.8% during 2024, from $375M to $382M. Reported net income was $2M.
How have Foster Poultry Farms plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Foster Poultry Farms's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.8%, from $764M to $838M.
Where does Foster Farms Group Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Foster Farms Group Pension Plan ranks in the 96th 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 Foster Farms Group Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Kansas City Division Hourly Employees' Pension Plan in NC ($382M, 460 participants).

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Filing takeaways

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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 942382364.

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.