Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$390M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,082
Participants Near avg headcount
97th
Percentile by assets National rank
$359,993
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 · California · Construction

$390M in assets, 1,082 participants

Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported $390M in total assets and 1,082 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.

  • #8,684 in Construction (9,039 peers)

Where Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits by assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust sits in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets, $390M for 1,082 participants (~$359,993/participant), up 12.8% in 2024.

#8,684
in Construction (9,039 peers)
+12.8%
assets growth YoY
3.9×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$389,512,660 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

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension 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. Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust lands in the large band (1,082 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust end-of-year assets rose from $345M in the plan year 2023 filing to $390M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported net income rose from $40M in the plan year 2023 filing to $43M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust reported participants rose from 1,061 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,082 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 946082956 · Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust · $390M · 1,082 · 97th

  • EBSA $390M
  • EBSA 1,082
  • EBSA 97th
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Retirement Plan
  • EBSA ind #8684

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in California →

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP Group Defined Benefit Plan for PartnersSullivan & Cromwell LLP Grou…$391MHawaii Electricians Pension PlanHawaii Electricians Pension …$391MRayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Retirement PlanRayonier Advanced Materials …$390MPipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension TrustPipe Trades District Council…$390MTate & Lyle Salaried Pension PlanTate & Lyle Salaried Pension…$389M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$345M
Net Assets (End of Year)$385M
Net Income$43M
Employer EIN946082956
Plan Effective Date1954-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$542M 29.653466438982978% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $418M $542M ▲ +29.7%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 2,173 $418M
2023 2 2,140 $480M
2024 2 2,175 $542M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.38951266 · Participants: 1082Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension TrustKaiser 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
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Retirement Plan in FL ($390M); by covered participants it is Local 817 Ibt Pension Fund in NY (1,079 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,082 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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust assets move in 2024?
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust grew at a solid clip - up 12.8% during 2024, from $345M to $390M. Reported net income was $43M.
How have Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36 plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, Pipe Trades District Council No 36's sponsor-wide assets grew 29.7%, from $418M to $542M.
Where does Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust 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 Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. Retirement Plan in FL ($390M, 394 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Pipe Trades District Council No 36 Pension Trust?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Local 817 Ibt Pension Fund in NY (1,079 participants, $753M in assets).