Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$5.6B
Total assets
40,879
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$137,843
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan · Sponsored by The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. · California · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$5.6B in assets, 40,879 participants

The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.'s Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reported $5.6B in total assets and 40,879 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th 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.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
  • #15,586 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (15,613 peers)

Coverage in California

Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan covers 40,879 participants in California, 64x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $5.6B.

$5.6B
total plan assets (2024 EOY)
40,879
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 116,472 plans)
$137,843
avg assets per participant

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reported net income fell from $217M in the plan year 2023 filing to $159M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reported participants rose from 37,245 in the plan year 2023 filing to 40,879 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan end-of-year assets rose from $5.5B in the plan year 2023 filing to $5.6B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reports 40,879 participants - 64x that state average ($5.6B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$5.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$5.6B
Net Income$159M
Employer EIN942728480
Plan Effective Date1964-04-04
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.)

$28B$30B$32B$34B$36B 202220232024 $28.7B $35.2B ▲ +22.8%
Total plan assets by year, all The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 92,233 $28.7B
2023 6 96,363 $32.1B
2024 6 100,822 $35.2B

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Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan

Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan reports $5.6B in end-of-year assets across 40,879 participants (0.048% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.046% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $137,843 per participant (1.0x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2024 was $159M.

This plan identity (EIN 942728480, plan #004) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $5.1B to $5.6B (+9.6%) while covered participants moved from 36,089 to 40,879 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 36,089 $5.1B Open filing
2023 37,245 $5.5B Open filing
2024 · index core 40,879 $5.6B This page

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan assets move in 2024?
Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan edged up modestly - up 3.0% during 2024, from $5.5B to $5.6B. Reported net income was $159M.
How have The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 22.8%, from $28.7B to $35.2B.
Where does Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 116,472 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Kaiser Permanente Employees Pension Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Ufcw Consolidated Pension Fund in GA ($5.6B, 184,887 participants).

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