Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Wise Foods, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$21M
Total assets Small plan by assets
159
Participants Small participant base
72nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$134,644
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Wise Foods Pension Plan · Sponsored by Wise Foods, Inc. · Pennsylvania · Manufacturing

$21M in assets, 159 participants

Wise Foods, Inc.'s Wise Foods Pension Plan reported $21M in total assets and 159 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 72nd 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.

  • #10,915 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

Wise Foods Pension Plan covers 159 participants in Pennsylvania, about 19% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $21M.

#10,915
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-9.7%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $2M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Wise Foods Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Wise Foods Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

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

$21,408,454 Top 28% higher than 72% 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

Wise Foods Pension 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. Wise Foods Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (159 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Wise Foods Pension Plan reported net income fell from -$913K in the plan year 2023 filing to -$2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wise Foods Pension Plan reported participants fell from 177 in the plan year 2023 filing to 159 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Wise Foods Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $24M in the plan year 2023 filing to $21M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 510370373 · Wise Foods, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Wise Foods Pension Plan · $21M · 159 · 72nd

  • 5500 $21M
  • 5500 159
  • 5500 72nd
  • 5500 Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • 5500 near Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale Retirement Income Plan
  • 5500 ind #10915

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 Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

Wise Foods Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Wise Foods Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$24M
Net Assets (End of Year)$21M
Net Income-$2M
Employer EIN510370373
Plan Effective Date2001-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Wise Foods, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Wise Foods, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$64M 8.270144362644071% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$58M$60M$62M$64M$66M 202220232024 $59.2M $64.1M ▲ +8.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 966 $59M
2023 2 1,029 $63M
2024 2 1,008 $64M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

Wise Foods Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants Wise Foods Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.021408454 · Participants: 159Wise Foods Pension PlanNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.213235301 · Participants: 28308National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 7.234971663 · Participants: 46110Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.528998 · Participants: 58779The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.178651926 · Participants: 6387The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.003720253 · Participants: 4809Constellation Retirement Program
Wise Foods Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare Wise Foods Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Wise Foods Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale Retirement Income Plan in NY ($21M); by covered participants it is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (159 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (159 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 Wise Foods Pension Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Wise Foods Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 9.7% during 2024, from $24M to $21M. Reported net income was -$2M.
How have Wise Foods, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Wise Foods, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 8.3%, from $59M to $64M.
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Wise Foods Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale Retirement Income Plan in NY ($21M, 44 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Wise Foods Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Southern Bank and Trust Company Pension Plan in NC (159 participants, $91M 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 510370373.

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.