Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$46M
Total assets Below avg plan size
41
Participants Small participant base
83rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.1M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Local 888 Pension Fund · Sponsored by Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund · New Jersey · Manufacturing

$46M in assets, 41 participants

Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund's Local 888 Pension Fund reported $46M in total assets and 41 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 83rd 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.

  • #13,561 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Local 888 Pension Fund sits by assets

Local 888 Pension Fund sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $46M for 41 participants (~$1.1M/participant), down 8.2% in 2024.

#13,561
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-8.2%
assets change YoY
0.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $4M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Local 888 Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

Local 888 Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

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

$46,308,893 Top 17% higher than 83% 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

Local 888 Pension Fund among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Local 888 Pension Fund is a small filing (41 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Local 888 Pension Fund reported net income rose from -$9M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Local 888 Pension Fund reported participants fell from 48 in the plan year 2023 filing to 41 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Local 888 Pension Fund end-of-year assets fell from $50M in the plan year 2023 filing to $46M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 136367793 · Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Local 888 Pension Fund · $46M · 41 · 83rd

  • PHOTO $46M
  • PHOTO 41
  • PHOTO 83rd
  • PHOTO Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PHOTO near Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan
  • PHOTO ind #13561

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 New Jersey →

Local 888 Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

Group Pension Plan for Employees of Acnb BankGroup Pension Plan for Emplo…$46MAmerican Safety Razor Company Salaried Employees' Retirement PlanAmerican Safety Razor Compan…$46MScripps Networks Interactive Pension PlanScripps Networks Interactive…$46MLocal 888 Pension Fund$46MLaborers' Pension Fund of Local Union No. 186Laborers' Pension Fund of Lo…$46M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Local 888 Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$50M
Net Assets (End of Year)$46M
Net Income-$4M
Employer EIN136367793
Plan Effective Date1961-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$46M 22.22103178123604% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$40M$45M$50M$55M$60M$65M 202220232024 $59.5M $46.3M ▼ -22.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 42 $60M
2023 1 48 $50M
2024 1 41 $46M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in New Jersey

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

Local 888 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -50510152025 Total assets ($B) Participants Local 888 Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.046308893 · Participants: 41Local 888 Pension FundRetirement Plan of Johnson and Johnson, Total assets ($B): 21.095569114 · Participants: 37882Retirement Plan of Johnson and JohnsonJPMorgan Chase Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 16.066557714 · Participants: 83812JPMorgan Chase Retirement PlanNokia Retirement Income Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.855309 · Participants: 7280Nokia Retirement Income PlanThe Prudential Merged Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.025028912 · Participants: 16233The Prudential Merged Retirement PlanMerck US Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.090083286 · Participants: 26843Merck US Pension Plan
Local 888 Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in New Jersey, assets vs. participants
Compare Local 888 Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

Local 888 Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside New Jersey, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan in NY ($46M); by covered participants it is American Packaging Corporation Pension Retirement Plan in WI (41 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

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 Local 888 Pension Fund assets move in 2024? ▼
Local 888 Pension Fund pulled back noticeably - down 8.2% during 2024, from $50M to $46M. Reported net income was -$4M.
How have Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees Local 888 Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets declined 22.2%, from $60M to $46M.
Where does Local 888 Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Local 888 Pension Fund ranks in the 83rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Local 888 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Scripps Networks Interactive Pension Plan in NY ($46M, 184 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Local 888 Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is American Packaging Corporation Pension Retirement Plan in WI (41 participants, $14M 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 136367793.

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.