Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Pilgrims Pride Corporation Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $3M
- Total assets Small plan by assets
- 1,041
- Participants Near avg headcount
- 35th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $3,031
- Avg per participant Low balance/head
Official DOL plan name: Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees · Sponsored by Pilgrims Pride Corporation · Colorado · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
$3M in assets, 1,041 participants
Pilgrims Pride Corporation's Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported $3M in total assets and 1,041 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 35th 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.
- #431 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
Coverage in Colorado
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees covers 1,041 participants in Colorado, 2.8x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $3M.
- #431
- in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
- -96.7%
- assets change YoY
The plan reported a net loss of $93M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees's mid-pack asset rank among Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing and all filers
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$3,155,201 35th percentile higher than 35% of 123,620 filed plans
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees'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. Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees lands in the large band (1,041 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported net income fell from $6M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$93M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees end-of-year assets fell from $96M in the plan year 2023 filing to $3M in the plan year 2024 filing.
- Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees reported participants fell from 1,127 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,041 in the plan year 2024 filing.
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 751285071 · Pilgrims Pride Corporation PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees · $3M · 1,041 · 35th
- PHOTO $3M
- PHOTO 1,041
- PHOTO 35th
- PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
- PHOTO near Folger Shakespeare Library Staff Retirement Plan
- PHOTO ind #431
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 Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees in the asset neighbourhood
Colorado filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $96M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $3M |
| Net Income | -$93M |
| Employer EIN | 751285071 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1970-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Pilgrims Pride Corporation)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Pilgrims Pride Corporation plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $481M 0.150741058596488% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | 29,487 | $481M |
| 2023 | 3 | 36,099 | $536M |
| 2024 | 3 | 32,668 | $481M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
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- Ball Pension Plan $901M · 1,243
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- National Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan $436M · 3,154
Pilgrims Pride Pension Plan for Legacy Gold Kist Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Folger Shakespeare Library Staff Retirement Plan in MA ($3M); by covered participants it is Church Mutual Insurance Company Cash Balance Plan in WI (1,041 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($3M here).
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,041 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Church Mutual Insurance Company Cash Balance Plan (WI) 1,041 · 0 off
- Spire Retirement Income Plan (AL) 1,041 · 0 off
- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Pension Plan (NM) 1,041 · 0 off
- Retirement Income Plan for the Employees of National Railroad Passenger Corporation (DC) 1,043 · 2 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.