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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
$4.2B
Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026
Federal Data
Last refreshed Sep 30, 2026
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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 | $3,842,766,644 | 90.7% |
| 2 | Contracts | $241,081,257 | 5.7% |
| 3 | Loans | $152,172,800 | 3.6% |
| 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 | 61.3% |
| 2 | LOCAL 153 PENSION PLAN756cb42d-3fa2-2af2-3354-8d610de90b4f-R | $229,654,945 | 5.4% |
| 3 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 210 AFFILIATED PENSION PLANc03decf0-ec2d-099e-f72d-cf2515fcda7e-R | $143,917,233 | 3.4% |
| 4 | WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES UNION LOCAL NO. 730 PENSION TRUST FUNDc344dcb0-c771-05cc-7e09-3c6f79ab6210-R | $127,270,680 | 3.0% |
| 5 | CLEVELAND BAKERS AND TEAMSTERS PENSION PLANd74191c8-0154-32f5-d9b7-3a82bb755b88-R | $120,878,262 | 2.9% |
| 6 | ALASKA UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL WORKERS PENSION FUNDe0bf5735-f7f0-741d-5854-b911de17d2f9-R | $109,106,231 | 2.6% |
| 7 | LOCAL 734 PENSION FUND1a052475-8d2d-d430-f91a-14292267d25d-R | $89,488,665 | 2.1% |
| 8 | RETAIL FOOD EMPLOYERS AND UFCW LOCAL 711 PENSION PLANc99529ce-1e44-deff-375f-5c77962ac1de-R | $77,584,934 | 1.8% |
| 9 | DAIRY INDUSTRY UNION PENSION PLAN FOR PHILADELPHIA & VICINITYbac716da-56a2-5a2b-089b-144feb5101fe-R | $55,279,846 | 1.3% |
| 10 | IRONWORKERS' LOCAL 340 RETIREMENT INCOME PLANd7e2e09a-7f10-f144-a33a-d09eed3398b5-R | $47,810,324 | 1.1% |
| 11 | SERCO INCUEI DKJ1R5ABCN48 | $40,666,286 | 1.0% |
| 12 | ASBESTOS WORKERS LOCAL NO. 8 RETIREMENT TRUST PLAN48c191e3-688e-6b89-3b31-d7fa78349dea-R | $40,088,553 | 0.9% |
| 13 | DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION WAREHOUSEMENS PENSION TRUSTfd4e2950-c29b-9728-307d-74520067523d-R | $32,699,794 | 0.8% |
| 14 | IRONWORKERS-LABORERS PENSION PLAN OF CUMBERLAND MD067372d4-ac73-a26b-f938-b352a4886e11-R | $22,729,912 | 0.5% |
| 15 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 277 PENSION FUNDfc4936e5-f51f-ef8d-c2cc-73ffe5bcd1b3-R | $20,590,660 | 0.5% |
| 16 | TEAMSTERS LOCAL 837 PENSION PLAN31237d19-0f0d-fa6f-a1ce-0e333bd46b89-R | $19,168,957 | 0.5% |
| 17 | DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLPUEI F9KSDU7L9VP6 | $18,815,400 | 0.4% |
| 18 | SALIENT CRGT, INC.UEI Q5LJNF15T2R5 | $18,668,118 | 0.4% |
| 19 | BRICKLAYERS LOCAL NO. 1 OF RICHMOND470d9d9e-d2c0-c81b-a599-2defd339ca1f-R | $17,723,075 | 0.4% |
| 20 | STATE STREET CORPORATIONUEI ESYMEX6MH9K7 | $14,444,500 | 0.3% |
Federal Data
Top Subagencies And Offices
| Rank | Subagency / Office | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationPBGC | $4,236,020,701 | 100.0% |
Federal Data
Top Spending Categories
| Rank | Category | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pension Plan Termination InsuranceAssistance Listing · 86.001 | $3,994,939,444 | 94.3% |
| 2 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: FINANCIALPSC · R710 | $95,147,380 | 2.2% |
| 3 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHERPSC · R499 | $71,791,325 | 1.7% |
| 4 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: CONTRACT/PROCUREMENT/ACQUISITION SUPPORTPSC · R707 | $13,272,579 | 0.3% |
| 5 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: ACCOUNTINGPSC · R703 | $12,210,608 | 0.3% |
| 6 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DA01 | $6,706,804 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: LEGALPSC · R418 | $5,821,821 | 0.1% |
| 8 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION SOFTWARE (PERPETUAL LICENSE SOFTWARE)PSC · 7A21 | $5,534,964 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTIONPSC · R702 | $4,801,798 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SPECIAL STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ACCOUNTING/FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTPSC · B547 | $4,015,874 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: AUDITINGPSC · R704 | $3,299,573 | 0.1% |
| 12 | IT AND TELECOM - SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DJ01 | $2,529,403 | 0.1% |
| 13 | IT AND TELECOM - IT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES (LABOR)PSC · DF01 | $2,507,843 | 0.1% |
| 14 | IT AND TELECOM - BUSINESS APPLICATION/APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE AS A SERVICEPSC · DA10 | $2,168,365 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TRANSPORTATION/TRAVEL/RELOCATION- OTHER: OTHERPSC · V999 | $1,951,595 | 0.0% |
| 16 | MAINT/REPAIR/REBUILD OF EQUIPMENT- ADP EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE/SUPPLIES/SUPPORT EQUIPMENTPSC · J070 | $1,899,728 | 0.0% |
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Spending By State
| Rank | State | Obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaCA | $2,667,312,113 | 63.0% |
| 2 | New YorkNY | $458,908,797 | 10.8% |
| 3 | New JerseyNJ | $207,599,488 | 4.9% |
| 4 | MarylandMD | $164,667,368 | 3.9% |
| 5 | OhioOH | $124,960,820 | 2.9% |
| 6 | OregonOR | $116,275,548 | 2.7% |
| 7 | District Of ColumbiaDC | $97,187,140 | 2.3% |
| 8 | VirginiaVA | $78,392,686 | 1.9% |
| 9 | UtahUT | $77,584,934 | 1.8% |
| 10 | IllinoisIL | $62,217,966 | 1.5% |
| 11 | KentuckyKY | $40,088,553 | 0.9% |
| 12 | MassachusettsMA | $38,658,502 | 0.9% |
| 13 | PennsylvaniaPA | $25,037,757 | 0.6% |
| 14 | MissouriMO | $22,222,748 | 0.5% |
| 15 | MichiganMI | $14,890,662 | 0.4% |
| 16 | IndianaIN | $7,722,119 | 0.2% |
| 17 | ConnecticutCT | $7,020,079 | 0.2% |
| 18 | ArizonaAZ | $6,599,400 | 0.2% |
| 19 | WisconsinWI | $5,137,400 | 0.1% |
| 20 | WashingtonWA | $4,308,014 | 0.1% |
| 21 | MinnesotaMN | $2,518,701 | 0.1% |
| 22 | DelawareDE | $1,016,300 | 0.0% |
| 23 | LouisianaLA | $832,800 | 0.0% |
| 24 | HawaiiHI | $817,200 | 0.0% |
| 25 | IowaIA | $805,609 | 0.0% |
| 26 | FloridaFL | $257,100 | 0.0% |
| 27 | MississippiMS | $148,600 | 0.0% |
| 28 | 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 30, 2026
- Research Last Reviewed
- Not available