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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is a top-tier federal awarding agency tracked through official USAspending data.
Total Obligations
$4.5B
Sep 4, 2025 through Sep 3, 2026
Federal Data
Last refreshed Sep 3, 2026
Paper Trail Research
What This Agency Does
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Federal Data
Spending Over Time
$8.2BFY 2022
$46.4BFY 2023
$15BFY 2024
$6.6BFY 2025
$4.2BFY 2026
Federal Data
Spending By Award Type
| Rank | Award Type | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Direct payments | $4,076,332,298 | 91.5% |
| 2 | Contracts | $229,652,818 | 5.2% |
| 3 | Loans | $149,114,300 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Grants | $0 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Other assistance | $0 | 0.0% |
Federal Data
Top Recipients
| Rank | Recipient | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UFCW - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS JOINT PENSION PLAN5ea6bd9c-282f-d815-5a74-78c67e4ac8db-R | $2,595,887,858 | 58.3% |
| 2 | LOCAL 153 PENSION PLAN756cb42d-3fa2-2af2-3354-8d610de90b4f-R | $229,654,945 | 5.2% |
| 3 | ALASKA TEAMSTER-EMPLOYER PENSION PLANede39c09-c226-fce7-9b68-9baae2bcc0ee-R | $170,263,007 | 3.8% |
| 4 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 210 AFFILIATED PENSION PLANc03decf0-ec2d-099e-f72d-cf2515fcda7e-R | $143,917,233 | 3.2% |
| 5 | WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES UNION LOCAL NO. 730 PENSION TRUST FUNDc344dcb0-c771-05cc-7e09-3c6f79ab6210-R | $127,270,680 | 2.9% |
| 6 | CLEVELAND BAKERS AND TEAMSTERS PENSION PLANd74191c8-0154-32f5-d9b7-3a82bb755b88-R | $120,878,262 | 2.7% |
| 7 | ALASKA UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS PENSION FUNDe0bf5735-f7f0-741d-5854-b911de17d2f9-R | $109,106,231 | 2.4% |
| 8 | LOCAL 734 PENSION FUND1a052475-8d2d-d430-f91a-14292267d25d-R | $89,488,665 | 2.0% |
| 9 | RETAIL FOOD EMPLOYERS AND UFCW LOCAL 711 PENSION PLANc99529ce-1e44-deff-375f-5c77962ac1de-R | $77,584,934 | 1.7% |
| 10 | HOLLOW METAL PENSION PLANb8bc612e-e37f-371d-ffdb-bb927a72accc-R | $69,795,210 | 1.6% |
| 11 | DAIRY INDUSTRY UNION PENSION PLAN FOR PHILADELPHIA & VICINITYbac716da-56a2-5a2b-089b-144feb5101fe-R | $55,279,846 | 1.2% |
| 12 | IRONWORKERS' LOCAL 340 RETIREMENT INCOME PLANd7e2e09a-7f10-f144-a33a-d09eed3398b5-R | $47,810,324 | 1.1% |
| 13 | SERCO INCUEI DKJ1R5ABCN48 | $41,086,614 | 0.9% |
| 14 | ASBESTOS WORKERS LOCAL NO. 8 RETIREMENT TRUST PLAN48c191e3-688e-6b89-3b31-d7fa78349dea-R | $40,088,553 | 0.9% |
| 15 | DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION WAREHOUSEMENS PENSION TRUSTfd4e2950-c29b-9728-307d-74520067523d-R | $32,699,794 | 0.7% |
| 16 | DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLPUEI F9KSDU7L9VP6 | $23,383,302 | 0.5% |
| 17 | IRONWORKERS-LABORERS PENSION PLAN OF CUMBERLAND MD067372d4-ac73-a26b-f938-b352a4886e11-R | $22,729,912 | 0.5% |
| 18 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 277 PENSION FUNDfc4936e5-f51f-ef8d-c2cc-73ffe5bcd1b3-R | $20,590,660 | 0.5% |
| 19 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 837 PENSION PLAN31237d19-0f0d-fa6f-a1ce-0e333bd46b89-R | $19,168,957 | 0.4% |
| 20 | BRICKLAYERS LOCAL NO. 1 OF RICHMOND470d9d9e-d2c0-c81b-a599-2defd339ca1f-R | $17,890,575 | 0.4% |
Federal Data
Top Subagencies And Offices
| Rank | Subagency / Office | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationPBGC | $4,455,099,417 | 100.0% |
Federal Data
Top Spending Categories
| Rank | Category | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pension Plan Termination InsuranceAssistance Listing · 86.001 | $4,225,446,598 | 94.8% |
| 2 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERPSC · R499 | $79,256,841 | 1.8% |
| 3 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: FINANCIALPSC · R710 | $74,485,018 | 1.7% |
| 4 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT/ACQUISITION SUPPORTPSC · R707 | $13,272,579 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: ACCOUNTINGPSC · R703 | $12,380,623 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPSC · B547 | $7,019,897 | 0.2% |
| 7 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01 | $6,736,942 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGALPSC · R418 | $6,028,990 | 0.1% |
| 9 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21 | $5,534,964 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTIONPSC · R702 | $4,675,032 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: AUDITINGPSC · R704 | $3,466,734 | 0.1% |
| 12 | IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DJ01 | $2,529,403 | 0.1% |
| 13 | TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- OTHER: OTHERPSC · V999 | $2,057,896 | 0.0% |
| 14 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10 | $2,024,921 | 0.0% |
| 15 | MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ADP EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE/SUPPLIES/SUPPORT EQUIPMENTPSC · J070 | $1,899,728 | 0.0% |
| 16 | IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DF01 | $1,732,632 | 0.0% |
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Spending By State
| Rank | State | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaCA | $2,671,266,113 | 60.0% |
| 2 | New YorkNY | $526,538,156 | 11.8% |
| 3 | New JerseyNJ | $206,268,788 | 4.6% |
| 4 | AlaskaAK | $170,263,007 | 3.8% |
| 5 | MarylandMD | $164,628,368 | 3.7% |
| 6 | OhioOH | $124,610,720 | 2.8% |
| 7 | OregonOR | $116,275,548 | 2.6% |
| 8 | District Of ColumbiaDC | $83,140,341 | 1.9% |
| 9 | VirginiaVA | $79,451,956 | 1.8% |
| 10 | UtahUT | $77,584,934 | 1.7% |
| 11 | IllinoisIL | $62,230,566 | 1.4% |
| 12 | KentuckyKY | $40,088,553 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MassachusettsMA | $38,678,997 | 0.9% |
| 14 | PennsylvaniaPA | $25,509,457 | 0.6% |
| 15 | MichiganMI | $15,242,162 | 0.3% |
| 16 | MissouriMO | $13,712,184 | 0.3% |
| 17 | IndianaIN | $7,599,519 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ConnecticutCT | $7,020,079 | 0.2% |
| 19 | ArizonaAZ | $6,650,000 | 0.1% |
| 20 | WisconsinWI | $5,137,400 | 0.1% |
| 21 | WashingtonWA | $4,308,014 | 0.1% |
| 22 | MinnesotaMN | $2,132,948 | 0.0% |
| 23 | DelawareDE | $1,375,300 | 0.0% |
| 24 | IowaIA | $805,609 | 0.0% |
| 25 | LouisianaLA | $619,200 | 0.0% |
| 26 | HawaiiHI | $617,500 | 0.0% |
| 27 | FloridaFL | $363,100 | 0.0% |
| 28 | MississippiMS | $148,600 | 0.0% |
| 29 | TennesseeTN | $138,600 | 0.0% |
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Sources And Transparency
Obligations are commitments by the federal government to spend money. They are not necessarily cash already paid to a recipient.
- Federal Data Last Updated
- Sep 3, 2026
- Research Last Reviewed
- Not available