Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$878K
Total assets Small plan by assets
N/A
Participants Small participant base
22nd
Percentile by assets National rank
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Official DOL plan name: Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a · Sponsored by Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a · California · Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing

$878K in assets, N/A participants

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a's Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a reported $878K in total assets and N/A participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 22nd 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.

  • #237 in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a multi-year trail

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a's plans moved -17.8% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a at $878K / N/A participants.

#237
in Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (1,217 peers)
-5.5%
assets change YoY

The plan reported a net loss of $3M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a among the smaller filed plans by assets

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a vs every filed plan by assets

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

$878,028 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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

Filed plans by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a end-of-year assets fell from $929K in the plan year 2023 filing to $878K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$3M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 956035245 · Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a · $878K · N/A · 22nd

  • BOOK $878K
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  • BOOK 22nd
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  • BOOK near Emblemhealth Services Company, LLC Cash Balance Plan and Trust for Collectively Bargained Employees
  • BOOK ind #237

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 California →

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a in the asset neighbourhood

University Club of Chicago Cash Balance PlanUniversity Club of Chicago C…$886KWestern Growers Pension Trust Plan aWestern Growers Pension Trus…$878KEmblemhealth Services Company, LLC Cash Balance Plan and Trust for Collectively Bargained EmployeesEmblemhealth Services Compan…$882KUfcw Local 174 Retail Pension FundUfcw Local 174 Retail Pensio…$872KLaw Office of Charles Riley, P.C. Retirement PlanLaw Office of Charles Riley,…$867K
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$878K 17.84917664670659% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0.8M$0.9M$1M$1.1M 202220232024 $1.07M $0.88M ▼ -17.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 N/A $1M
2023 1 N/A $929K
2024 1 N/A $878K

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$929K
Net Assets (End of Year)-$76M
Net Income-$3M
Employer EIN956035245
Plan Effective Date1967-07-15
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a, Total assets ($B): 0.000878028 · Participants: 0Western Growers Pension Trust Plan aKaiser 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
Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a side-by-side with 3 peers →

Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a's closest out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by end-of-year assets is Emblemhealth Services Company, LLC Cash Balance Plan and Trust for Collectively Bargained Employees in NY at $882K (this filing: $878K).

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 Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a assets move in 2024? ▼
Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a pulled back noticeably - down 5.5% during 2024, from $929K to $878K. Reported net income was -$3M.
How have Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a's sponsor-wide assets declined 17.8%, from $1M to $878K.
Where does Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a ranks in the 22nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the smaller plans by assets on file).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Western Growers Pension Trust Plan a? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Emblemhealth Services Company, LLC Cash Balance Plan and Trust for Collectively Bargained Employees in NY ($882K, 48 participants).

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 956035245.

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.