Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$38M
Total assets Below avg plan size
61
Participants Small participant base
81st
Percentile by assets National rank
$619,820
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · Sponsored by Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC · California · Manufacturing

$38M in assets, 61 participants

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC's Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported $38M in total assets and 61 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 81st 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.

  • #12,973 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Where Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits by assets

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $38M for 61 participants (~$619,820/participant), up 13.3% in 2024.

#12,973
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
+13.3%
assets growth YoY
0.4×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's outsized position by total assets

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs every filed plan by assets

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

$37,809,045 Top 19% higher than 81% 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

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees is a small filing (61 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported net income fell from $7M in the plan year 2023 filing to $4M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees end-of-year assets rose from $33M in the plan year 2023 filing to $38M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees reported participants fell from 64 in the plan year 2023 filing to 61 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 203451631 · Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees · $38M · 61 · 81st

  • SCH $38M
  • EBSA 61
  • PART 81st
  • TYPE Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • NET near Michigan Sugar Company Pension Plan
  • BOOK ind #12973

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 →

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$33M
Net Assets (End of Year)$38M
Net Income$4M
Employer EIN203451631
Plan Effective Date2005-12-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$206M 41.52375127552067% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$120M$140M$160M$180M$200M$220M 202220232024 $146M $206M ▲ +41.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 4 904 $146M
2023 4 901 $186M
2024 4 845 $206M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in California

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

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.037809045 · Participants: 61Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried EmployeesKaiser 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
Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants
Compare Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside California, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Michigan Sugar Company Pension Plan in MI ($38M); by covered participants it is National Audubon Society Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY (61 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (61 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

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 Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees assets move in 2024? ▼
Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees grew at a solid clip - up 13.3% during 2024, from $33M to $38M. Reported net income was $4M.
How have Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC's sponsor-wide assets grew 41.5%, from $146M to $206M.
Where does Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees ranks in the 81st 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 Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Michigan Sugar Company Pension Plan in MI ($38M, 118 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ampac Fine Chemicals LLC Pension Plan for Salaried Employees? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is National Audubon Society Cash Balance Pension Plan in NY (61 participants, $9M 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 203451631.

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.