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Form 5500 statement · plan year 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2025
Kern Regional Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan
Sponsored by Kern Regional Center, Bakersfield, CA
Form 5500 information is as filed by the plan administrator with the Department of Labor and may be amended. Figures reflect the plan year shown, not current balances. Form 5500 contains no individual account balances. Look up the original filing at EFAST2.
Kern Regional Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan is a defined benefit pension plan sponsored by Kern Regional Center of Bakersfield, California. For the plan year ending 30 Jun 2025 it reported 259 participants, 68 of them active, and net assets of $54.0M.
Net assets came to $208,548 per participant, well above the $87,254 median for defined benefit plans with 250 to 499 participants and well above the $62,049 median for defined benefit plans in health care and social assistance. The figure is an average across everyone in the plan, including former employees with small balances; Form 5500 holds no individual account data.
Employer contributions were $0 for the year ($0 per active participant) and benefits paid were $2.5M. In a defined benefit plan the employer's contribution follows funding rules rather than a match formula, so it can swing widely from year to year.
Schedule C lists 2 service provider organisations paid $5,000 or more, with reported compensation of $48K: $185 per participant, well below the same-size median of $413. Administrative expenses charged to the plan were $320K. Schedule C does not capture every cost: fees netted from fund returns and fees the employer pays directly are outside it.
Across the filings on record, net assets went from $22.8M in 2010 to $54.0M in 2024 (up 137%), and participants from 177 to 259 (up 46%).
The independent accountant's opinion on the financial statements was unmodified (unqualified), from an audit whose scope was limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C) to exclude investment information certified by a bank or insurer.
Compared with similar plans
| Measure | This plan | Same size | Same industry | All US DB plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net assets per participant | $208,548 | $87,254 | $62,049 | $86,221 |
| Employer contributions per active participant | $0 | $11,032 | $7,491 | $10,244 |
| Schedule C compensation per participant | $185 | $413 | $248 | $344 |
| Schedule C compensation, share of net assets | 0.09% | 0.51% | 0.39% | 0.42% |
| Administrative expenses per participant | $1,237 | $596 | $427 | $527 |
Peer columns are medians for plan year 2024 across defined benefit plans with 100 or more participants: 250 to 499 participants (873 plans), health care and social assistance (542) and all US plans (5,308). Fee medians cover plans that report an amount.
Trend by plan year
| Plan year | Participants | Net assets | Per participant | Employer contributions | Participant contributions | Schedule C compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 259 | $54.0M | $208,548 | $0 | — | $48K |
| 2023 | 265 | $55.2M | $208,347 | $7.5M | — | $44K |
| 2022 | 275 | $45.0M | $163,753 | $2.6M | — | $28K |
| 2021 | 275 | $41.1M | $149,505 | $990K | — | $50K |
| 2020 | 278 | $50.6M | $182,162 | $1.9M | — | $45K |
| 2019 | 280 | $42.4M | $151,596 | $2.0M | — | $40K |
| 2017 | 298 | $37.3M | $125,191 | $2.1M | $506K | $34K |
| 2016 | 263 | $34.3M | $130,354 | $1.5M | $462K | $31K |
| 2015 | 234 | $31.0M | $132,487 | $1.2M | $427K | $30K |
| 2014 | 232 | $30.0M | $129,444 | $994K | $475K | $29K |
| 2013 | 230 | $29.4M | $127,730 | $750K | $466K | $27K |
| 2012 | 206 | $25.9M | $125,752 | $706K | $479K | $29K |
| 2011 | 208 | $24.0M | $115,394 | $705K | $481K | $20K |
| 2010 | 177 | $22.8M | $128,808 | $1.0M | $490K | $1,000 |
Years in which the plan filed the full Form 5500 with 100 or more participants, from 2009. Plan year is the year in which the plan year began.
Statement for the year
- Net assets, beginning of year$55,212,086
- Employer contributions$0
- Participant contributions—
- Rollovers and other contributions—
- Total contributions$0
- Total income, including investment results$1,648,390
- Benefits paid$2,526,221
- Administrative expenses$320,337
- Total expenses$2,846,558
- Net income−$1,198,168
- Net transfers$0
- Net assets, end of year$54,013,918
Participants
- Active participants68
- Retired or separated, receiving benefits76
- Retired or separated, entitled to future benefits107
- Total participants, end of year259
Fees and service providers
| Organisation | Services reported | Direct | Indirect |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Investment Advisors LLC | Investment advisory (plan) | $47,957 | $0 |
| Empower Annuity Ins Co. of America | Recordkeeping fees | $0 | $0 |
Schedule C, Part I line 2: providers that received $5,000 or more, with the form's own service codes. Individuals named on Schedule C (plan employees, individual trustees) are never shown and their compensation is excluded. Eligible indirect compensation disclosed by formula carries no dollar amount. See how to read Schedule C fees.
Administrative expenses on Schedule H
- Investment advisory and management fees$163,726
- Recordkeeping fees$103,959
- Other administrative expenses$52,652
- Total administrative expenses$320,337
Investment structure
Assets at year end by Schedule H category. The form shows the kind of vehicle holding the money, not the funds on the menu.
- Corporate debt instruments$32.1M · 59.3%
- U.S. Government securities$18.0M · 33.4%
- Insurance company general account$1.8M · 3.4%
- Cash (interest and non-interest bearing)$1.5M · 2.8%
- Receivables$446K · 0.8%
- Registered investment companies (mutual funds)$134K · 0.2%
Audit and compliance answers, as filed
- Accountant's opinionUnmodified (unqualified)
- Audit scope limited under ERISA section 103(a)(3)(C)Yes
- Accounting firmFarber Hass Hurley LLP
- Participant contributions reported as transmitted lateNo
- Covered by a fidelity bondYes, $775,000
- Blackout period during the year—
These are the plan administrator's own answers on Schedule H, Part IV. A reported late transmittal is the filer's disclosure of a timing lapse, usually corrected through the Department of Labor's voluntary program; the amount is the total involved, not a loss.
Plan characteristics
1ABenefits are primarily pay related
Codes entered on Form 5500 line 8a, with the labels from the official instructions. Business code 624100: Individual & Family Services.
Other plans of Kern Regional Center
| Plan | Participants | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| Kern Regional Center Defined Contribution Retirement Plan | 573 | $12.1M |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Medical Group of Beverly Hills, Inc. Defined Benefit Pension Plan | Medical Group of Beverly Hills, Inc. | 248 | $34.2M | $137,835 |
| Retirement Plan for Employees of South Coast Medical Center | South Coast Medical Center | 277 | $5.5M | $19,906 |
| Scripps Clinic Medical Group, Inc. Market Return Cash Balance Plan | Scripps Clinic Medical Group, Inc. | 232 | $12.7M | $54,671 |
| Permanente Retirement Plan | The Permanente Federation, LLC | 281 | $59.9M | $213,290 |
| San Diego Blood Bank Restated Pension Plan | San Diego Blood Bank | 187 | $12.8M | $68,236 |
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Questions and answers
How big is Kern Regional Center Defined Benefit Retirement Plan?
259 participants at the end of the plan year ending 30 Jun 2025, of whom 68 were active employees, with net assets of $54,013,918. Among defined benefit plans that places it in the 250 to 499 participants band, which held 873 plans in plan year 2024.
What does Kern Regional Center contribute per participant?
The filing reports $0 in employer contributions for the year, which is $0 per active participant; the median for plans of the same type and size was $11,032 in plan year 2024. Form 5500 reports the total only. It does not state the match formula, and the per-participant figure is an average, not any one person's contribution.
What fees does the plan pay and how do they compare?
Schedule C reports $47,957 in compensation to service provider organisations, $185 per participant or 0.09% of net assets. The same-size median among plans reporting any Schedule C compensation was $413 per participant. Administrative expenses on Schedule H were $320,337. Investment costs deducted inside mutual funds and other pooled vehicles are not itemised on Form 5500, so these figures are a floor rather than a full cost.
Who runs the plan?
The sponsor is Kern Regional Center. Recordkeeping or administration: Empower Annuity Ins Co. of America. Investment advisory or management: World Investment Advisors LLC. The financial statements were audited by Farber Hass Hurley LLP. Form 5500 also names the plan administrator's signer and other individuals; this site publishes organisations only.
Was the audit opinion unqualified?
The filing reports an unmodified (unqualified) opinion from a limited-scope audit, in which the accountant did not audit investment information certified by a bank or insurance company. Unmodified (formerly "unqualified") is the standard clean opinion.
How current is this, and does it show my balance?
This is the Form 5500 for the plan year 1 Jul 2024 to 30 Jun 2025, received by the Department of Labor on 10 Apr 2026. Filings are due seven months after the plan year ends, or nine and a half with an extension, so the public record always runs a year or more behind. It contains plan-level totals only: no individual balances, contributions or names of participants exist in the data.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Form 5500 research files (Form 5500, Schedule H, Schedule C) for plan years 2009 to 2025, public domain, with filings received through 24 Aug 2026. This page shows the latest filing on record for EIN 23-7115846, plan 003, received 10 Apr 2026; an amended filing replaces it at the next build. Medians and percentiles are computed by this site; see the methodology. Report an error through corrections.