Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

First Financial Bancorp Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$150M
Total assets Near avg plan size
2,153
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$69,742
Avg per participant Below avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · Sponsored by First Financial Bancorp · Ohio · Finance & Insurance

$150M in assets, 2,153 participants

First Financial Bancorp's First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported $150M in total assets and 2,153 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd 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.

  • #7,598 in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)

Coverage in Ohio

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust covers 2,153 participants in Ohio, 2.8x the typical Ohio plan (state average ~765 per filing). Assets: $150M.

#7,598
in Finance & Insurance (8,549 peers)
+3.9%
assets growth YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's outsized position by total assets

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$150,153,594 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust'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. First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust lands in the large band (2,153 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported net income fell from $11M in the plan year 2023 filing to $6M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust end-of-year assets rose from $145M in the plan year 2023 filing to $150M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust reported participants rose from 2,094 in the plan year 2023 filing to 2,153 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 311042001 · First Financial Bancorp PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust · $150M · 2,153 · 93rd

  • SCH $150M
  • SCH 2,153
  • SCH 93rd
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • SCH near Woodward Hrt Pension Plan
  • SCH ind #7598

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 Ohio →

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. Retirement PlanMitsubishi Motors North Amer…$150MModine Manufacturing Company Frozen Pension PlanModine Manufacturing Company…$150MGraco Employee Retirement Plan - BlueGraco Employee Retirement Pl…$150MWoodward Hrt Pension Plan$150MFirst Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and TrustFirst Financial Bancorp Empl…$150M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Ohio filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$145M
Net Assets (End of Year)$150M
Net Income$6M
Employer EIN311042001
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (First Financial Bancorp)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All First Financial Bancorp plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$322M 21.53211906396737% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$240M$260M$280M$300M$320M$340M 202220232024 $265M $322M ▲ +21.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 3,950 $265M
2023 2 4,212 $298M
2024 2 4,324 $322M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Ohio

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

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 05000100001500020000 -505101520 Total assets ($B) Participants First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.150153594 · Participants: 2153First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and TrustGE Aerospace Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.026079363 · Participants: 9637GE Aerospace Pension PlanFirstenergy Corp. Master Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.474467697 · Participants: 12187Firstenergy Corp. Master Pension PlanAmerican Electric Power System Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.085797504 · Participants: 16073American Electric Power System Retirement PlanOhio Operating Engineers Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.912834719 · Participants: 10387Ohio Operating Engineers Pension PlanParker Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.496388263 · Participants: 8120Parker Defined Benefit Pension Plan
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Ohio, assets vs. participants
Compare First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Ohio, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO ($150M); by covered participants it is Entergy Corporation Cash Balance Plan for Bargaining Employees in LA (2,157 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($150M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (2,153 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 First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust edged up modestly - up 3.9% during 2024, from $145M to $150M. Reported net income was $6M.
How have First Financial Bancorp plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), First Financial Bancorp's sponsor-wide assets grew 21.5%, from $265M to $322M.
Where does First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Woodward Hrt Pension Plan in CO ($150M, 231 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to First Financial Bancorp Employees' Pension Plan and Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Entergy Corporation Cash Balance Plan for Bargaining Employees in LA (2,157 participants, $36M 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 311042001.

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.