Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$119M
Total assets Near avg plan size
48
Participants Small participant base
92nd
Percentile by assets National rank
$2.5M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust · Sponsored by Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers · California · Manufacturing

$119M in assets, 48 participants

Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers's San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported $119M in total assets and 48 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 92nd 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.

  • #15,553 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust sits by assets

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $119M for 48 participants (~$2.5M/participant), down 0.8% in 2024.

#15,553
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-0.8%
assets change YoY
1.2×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $951K for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust's outsized position by total assets

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs every filed plan by assets

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

$118,759,878 Top 8% higher than 92% 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

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust is a small filing (48 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported net income rose from -$4M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$951K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust reported participants fell from 54 in the plan year 2023 filing to 48 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust end-of-year assets fell from $120M in the plan year 2023 filing to $119M in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 946052228 · Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust · $119M · 48 · 92nd

  • BOY $119M
  • SCH 48
  • EBSA 92nd
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • TYPE near IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund
  • NET ind #15553

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 →

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust in the asset neighbourhood

Ntn Employees Pension Plan$119MKentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company Retirement Plan and TrustKentucky Farm Bureau Mutual …$119MSan Francisco Lithographers Pension TrustSan Francisco Lithographers …$119MIBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust FundIBEW Local Union No. 98, Zon…$119MR.B. Pamplin Corporation and Subsidiaries Pension Plan and TrustR.B. Pamplin Corporation and…$119M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$120M
Net Assets (End of Year)$119M
Net Income-$951K
Employer EIN946052228
Plan Effective Date1950-03-28
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$119M 4.168462333063141% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$118M$120M$122M$124M$126M 202220232024 $124M $119M ▼ -4.2%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 56 $124M
2023 1 54 $120M
2024 1 48 $119M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 0.118759878 · Participants: 48San Francisco Lithographers Pension TrustKaiser 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
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust side-by-side with 3 peers →

San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund in PA ($119M); by covered participants it is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 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 San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust assets move in 2024? ▼
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust held essentially flat - down 0.8% during 2024, from $120M to $119M. Reported net income was -$951K.
How have Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Board of Trustees, San Francisco Lithographers's sponsor-wide assets declined 4.2%, from $124M to $119M.
Where does San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust ranks in the 92nd percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is IBEW Local Union No. 98, Zone 2 Pension Trust Fund in PA ($119M, 598 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to San Francisco Lithographers Pension Trust? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is The Retirement Plan for Employees of the Estate of Thomas O'connor in TX (48 participants, $64M 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 946052228.

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.