Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$69M
Total assets Below avg plan size
361
Participants Below avg headcount
90th
Percentile by assets National rank
$190,250
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · Sponsored by IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · Pennsylvania · Construction

$69M in assets, 361 participants

IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund reported $69M in total assets and 361 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 90th 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.

  • #8,821 in Construction (9,927 peers)

Coverage in Pennsylvania

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund covers 361 participants in Pennsylvania, about 44% of the average Pennsylvania filer (state average ~822 per filing). Assets: $69M.

#8,821
in Construction (9,927 peers)
-16.5%
assets change YoY
0.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $14M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's outsized position by total assets

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$68,680,230 Top 10% higher than 90% of 139,123 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 2022

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund sits mid-pack in the medium band (361 participants).

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 236537047 · IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund · $69M · 361 · 90th

  • BOOK $69M
  • VS-ST 361
  • BOY 90th
  • SCH Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • EBSA near Painters Local Union 802 Retirement Plan
  • PART ind #8821

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 Construction retirement plans → · Plans in Pennsylvania →

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund in the asset neighbourhood

32bj Connecticut Pension Fund$69MTeamsters Local 469 Pension PlanTeamsters Local 469 Pension …$69MPainters Local Union 802 Retirement PlanPainters Local Union 802 Ret…$69M143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pen…$69MMajor League Baseball Pension Plan for Non-Uniformed PersonnelMajor League Baseball Pensio…$69M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022.

Pennsylvania filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$82M
Net Assets (End of Year)$68M
Net Income-$14M
Employer EIN236537047
Plan Effective Date1966-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$75M 9.067995258606443% vs 2022
2023 filing year
$68M$70M$72M$74M$76M 20222023 $68.7M $74.9M ▲ +9.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 361 $69M
2023 1 356 $75M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Pennsylvania

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

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 -5051015 Total assets ($B) Participants 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 0.06868023 · Participants: 361143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension FundNational Elevator Industry Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.401485458 · Participants: 27097National Elevator Industry Pension PlanSteelworkers Pension Trust, Total assets ($B): 5.908424468 · Participants: 52395Steelworkers Pension TrustThe PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 5.402519 · Participants: 63731The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. Pension PlanConstellation Retirement Program, Total assets ($B): 5.359207207 · Participants: 5314Constellation Retirement ProgramThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.968344232 · Participants: 8098The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Pension Plan
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Pennsylvania, assets vs. participants
Compare 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund side-by-side with 3 peers →

143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Pennsylvania, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Painters Local Union 802 Retirement Plan in WI ($69M); by covered participants it is Flexco Pension Plan in IL (361 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($69M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (361 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund assets move in 2022? ▼
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund declined sharply - down 16.5% during 2022, from $82M to $69M. Reported net income was -$14M.
How have IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 2 plan years on file (2022-2023), IBEW 143 Benefit Funds - Pension Fund's sponsor-wide assets grew 9.1%, from $69M to $75M.
Where does 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund ranks in the 90th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Painters Local Union 802 Retirement Plan in WI ($69M, 477 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to 143 IBEW Benefit Funds - Pension Fund? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Flexco Pension Plan in IL (361 participants, $74M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 236537047.

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.