Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024
Baker Commodities, Inc. Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $83M
- Total assets Below avg plan size
- 163
- Participants Small participant base
- 89th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $510,061
- Avg per participant High balance/head
Official DOL plan name: The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan · Sponsored by Baker Commodities, Inc. · California · Manufacturing
$83M in assets, 163 participants
Baker Commodities, Inc.'s The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported $83M in total assets and 163 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 89th 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.
- #14,911 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
Coverage in California
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan covers 163 participants in California, about 26% of the average California filer (state average ~630 per filing). Assets: $83M.
- #14,911
- in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
- -0.3%
- assets change YoY
- 0.8×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
The plan reported a net loss of $203K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets
End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500
$83,139,869 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
The Baker Commodities Employees' 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. The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (163 participants).
What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings
plan year 2023 → plan year 2024
- The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$3M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$203K in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan reported participants fell from 185 in the plan year 2023 filing to 163 in the plan year 2024 filing.
- The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $83M in the plan year 2023 filing to $83M in the plan year 2024 filing.
DOL schedule card
Filing strip 952137748 · Baker Commodities, Inc. PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan · $83M · 163 · 89th
- NET $83M
- NET 163
- NET 89th
- NET Defined Benefit (Pension)
- NET near Laborers Local 754 Pension Plan
- NET ind #14911
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 California →
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
California filing particulars
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $83M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $83M |
| Net Income | -$203K |
| Employer EIN | 952137748 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1973-07-01 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Baker Commodities, Inc.)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Baker Commodities, Inc. plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $111M 3.51265388845896% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| Year | Plans | Participants | Total Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 724 | $107M |
| 2023 | 2 | 698 | $107M |
| 2024 | 2 | 918 | $111M |
Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California
Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.
- Kaiser Permanente Retirement Plan $34.5B · 135,057
- Pacific Gas and Electric Company Retirement Plan $17.6B · 27,500
- Retirement Plan for Physicians and Salaried Employees of the Permanente Medical Group, Inc. $11.4B · 18,983
- Western States Carpenters Pension Plan $11.3B · 48,582
- Ilwu-Pma Pension Plan $10.8B · 15,833
The Baker Commodities Employees' Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Laborers Local 754 Pension Plan in NY ($83M); by covered participants it is Generations Community Federal Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan in TX (163 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($83M here).
- Laborers Local 754 Pension Plan (NY) $83M · 257
- King Industries, Inc. Pension Plan (CT) $83M · 81
- Western Lake Superior Piping Industry Pension Plan (MN) $83M · 394
- Florida Crystals Corporation Pension Plan (FL) $83M · 325
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (163 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
- Generations Community Federal Credit Union Retirement Pension Plan (TX) 163 · 0 off
- Toledo Roofers Local No 134 Pension Plan (OH) 163 · 0 off
- Abc-Nabet Retirement Trust Fund (NY) 163 · 0 off
- Noland Health Services Retirement Income Plan (AL) 164 · 1 off
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.